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    High Knob Outdoor Fest Storytelling Workshop led by Kelle Jolly
    August 4, 2026
     Saturday, August 8th from 3-5 p.m. Storytelling Performance Saturday, August 8th at 7 p.m. (Registration is required for the workshop: email destinationcenter@nortonva.org...
    Community spirit shines at Davey’s Back to School Shuffle 2026
    August 4, 2026
    What an incredible turnout at Davey’s Back to School Shuffle 2026! We estimate over 3,000 people joined us! The Health Wagon is so thankful for the...

    City of Norton appoints new police chief
    August 4, 2026
    The City of Norton is pleased to announce the appointment of Gregory Scott Stanley as the new Chief of Police. He was officially sworn into the...

    Ready to test your grit? Join the Melt The Limits Challenge on Main...
    August 4, 2026
    Join us for the Melt The Limits Challenge, Saturday, Aug. 22, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Main St. Wise transforms into an obstacle course unlike anything you’ve seen before! Thanks...
    Blood drives planned
    August 4, 2026
    Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at the following locations in coming days: Thursday, Aug. 6, Food City, Wise, 12-6 p.m.Monday, Aug. 10,...
    Wise County man convicted of illegal firearm possession, faces up...
    August 4, 2026
    ABINGDON, Va. - A Wise County, Virginia man with a history of felony convictions faces up to 15 years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of unlawfully...
    Historical marker to be dedicated for Big Stone Gap’s James A....
    August 4, 2026
    —The segregated Black school was built during a time when localities across the Commonwealth sought to establish ‘separate but equal’ facilities to avoid...
    Financial losses force closure of Big Stone Gap’s Minnick School
    August 4, 2026
    After 15 years of serving students with special education needs and their families in the region, enCircle has made the difficult decision to close its Wise Minnick School,...
    County school board approves numerous personnel changes
    August 4, 2026
    WISE – The personnel recommendations, voted on at the Wise County School board meeting on July 27, detail a number of changes, covering retirements, transfers,...
    Why Americans vote… and why they don't: The surprising history of...
    August 4, 2026
    If you want to start an argument at the feed store, don't bring up religion or college football. Just ask, "Why don't people vote anymore?"You'll hear everything from,...
    Pound Bottom water service upgrade
    July 31, 2026
    On Monday, August 3, PSA contractors will be transferring all customers in the Pound Bottom area onto the newly installed waterline. As crews abandon the old line and place...
    PVB to host 3rd annual End of Summer Blood Drive July 29
    July 24, 2026
    Wise, VA – Powell Valley National Bank (PVB) is proud to partner with Marsh Regional Blood Center to host the 3 rd Annual End of Summer Blood Drive at their Wise Office...
    Delores W. Smith sworn in as President of National Association;...
    July 24, 2026
    The Honorable Delores W. Smith, CPA, MGT, Treasurer of Wise County, Virginia, has been sworn in as President of the National Association of County...

    Lindsey Wilson and Red Onion State Prison have launched a partnership to expand educational opportunities to employees at the state institution. The agreement makes the prison's full-time and part-time employees and their immediate family members eligible to receive scholarship opportunities through Lindsey Wilson. Pictured, front row, from left: LWU Assistant Vice President of Educational Outreach Tommie Saragas; LWU Enrollment Coordinator Leanna Perkins; Lindsey Wilson Director of Enrollment Ryan Vitatoe; Red Onion Warden David Anderson; Red Onion Senior Mental Health Clinician Edward Richie Creech; Red Onion Warden Amee Duncan; and LWU Regional Academic Director Kimberly Brown. Back row, from left: LWU counseling professor Richard Carroll; LWU Enrollment Coordinator Jason Weaver; Red Onion State Major Steve Franklin; and LWU criminal justice professor Dennis Souther Lindsey Wilson University creates scholarship for Red Onion State...
    July 24, 2026
    Partnership opens 'exceptional pathways' for Red Onion employees and their immediate family members.POUND, VA. (07/23/2026) Lindsey Wilson...

    Virginia State Police Investigating fatal crash
    July 24, 2026
    LEE - Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred last night (July 20, 2026) at approximately 11:44 p.m. at the intersection of Route 642...
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