NORTON — City school officials are asking the city for $10,000 to pay for a basketball court project at John I. Burton High School. The School Board agreed Aug. 8 to...

WISE — Supply chain shortages and inclement weather have caused multiple project delays for county schools. At the School Board’s Aug. 9 meeting, Superintendent Mike...

Wise County saw 152 new COVID-19 cases between last Thursday and yesterday. The county’s total number of COVID cases since spring 2020 increased from 11,906 to 12,058 in...

Ballad Health will receive $752,500 in Big Stone Gap to “replace lost health care revenue and help with financial difficulties experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic,”...

WISE — New small businesses are growing around the county, and its economic development office is working to help them. Industrial Development Supervisor Brian Falin and...

NORTON — John I. Burton High School’s restrooms have been renovated to improve security and cleanliness and to accommodate all sexes within...

Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at the following locations in coming days: • Wednesday, Aug. 17, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lonesome Pine Hospital. •...

UPDATE: A second person has passed away as a result of a Sunday morning house fire. Also, Virginia State Police have identified the victims. In...

WISE — The county School Board approved several personnel actions Tuesday. RESIGNATIONS • Joyce Adkins, Wise Primary School speech therapy specialist, effective July...

Coal miners can receive free, confidential black lung screenings Aug. 15-19 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Call 888/480-4042 to schedule...

Wise County Extension Leadership Council members this week loaded and delivered hay to eastern Kentucky livestock producers impacted by recent...

Emergency repairs are being made at two Pound-area sites affected by abandoned mine lands, the Virginia Department of Energy announced...