As banks, healthcare and other services move online, an award-winning RACE 1 program called Digital Literacy for Seniors at Mountain Empire Older...

General Interest Meeting: Tuesday, November 17th, 2026 at 7 p.m. in Cantrell Hall at UVA Wise. All are welcome to attend to meet other travelers and ask questions about the...

WISE, VA – On Friday, December 4th at 6:00PM, Camp Bethel will host a community-wide Vision Dinner, inviting community leaders, churches, businesses, and friends of the...

Wise County 4-H representatives attended tonight’s school board meeting to share updates and celebrate the accomplishments and opportunities that...

Students from Coeburn Primary School joined us at the November Wise County Public School Board Meeting to share a special patriotic song in honor...

The Wise County Public School Board proudly recognizes School Board Member Mrs. Stephanie Kern for her dedication to continued learning and...

WISE – The personnel recommendations, voted on at the Wise County School board meeting on Nov. 9, detail a number of changes, covering transfers, resignations, new hires...

WISE, VA – Students were at the forefront during the regular meeting of the Wise County School Board November 9, both in terms of highlights and new safety protocols. The...

The mountains keep their secrets. Beneath neighboring Middlesboro, Kentucky, lies one that took scientists generations to decipher: a city built...

UVA Wise celebrated the dedication of the Pat and Joe Stallard Scoreboard at the David J. Prior Convocation Center, recognizing a family whose...

There's a certain kind of cold that settles into the mountains in the fall. Not snow cold, just cold enough to step outside, see your breath and...

ABINGDON, VA – The next projects to focus on in relation to advancing the Coalfields Expressway was a topic for discussion November 5 during a...

• Thursday, Nov. 12, Ridgeview High School, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, Food City Big Stone Gap, noon to 6 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 17, Mountain Empire Community...

James “Jim” Wardell, a longtime educator, musician and community leader, has been named the 2026 recipient of the William P. Kanto Memorial Award...

CITY Voter turnout in the city was 41%, with 1,077 votes cast.  Joseph Fawbush and Stacy Salyers were re-elected to Norton City Council, and George “Skipper” Dorton won the...