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Wrong-lane crash is among indictments

January 22, 2021

The Wise County grand jury has indicted a woman for causing a September 2020 accident that took the life of a Big Stone Gap resident. Indicted Tuesday was Laya Maude...

County, Norton see six more deaths, 37 cases

January 22, 2021

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by 35 across three days. The Virginia Department of Health reported Thursday morning that the county’s...

Joe B. Salyer of Wise receives his first COVID-19 vaccination at Mountain View Hospital in Norton. The facility has been designated as a COVID-19 vaccination site. Administering the shot is licensed practical nurse Rosemary Garrison, who has worked in healthcare for 32 years. TIM COX PHOTO

Four days, 81 new cases

January 19, 2021

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by 72 across four days. The Virginia Department of Health reported Monday morning...

The former Bush Furniture building in St. Paul is about to house a new wood products industry. PROVIDED BY VCEDA

Manufacturer intends to locate in St. Paul

January 19, 2021

A wood products manufacturer plans to create 73 jobs in St. Paul and bring life back to the former Bush Furniture Industries building. The...

Wise Countian jumps into state Senate contest

January 15, 2021

A familiar name in Wise County has been added to the ever-growing list of candidates for Virginia’s Senate District 38. Retired circuit court judge Chad Dotson has...

Area sees seven more deaths

January 15, 2021

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by 65 across three days. The Virginia Department of Health reported Thursday morning that the county’s...

Area sees three deaths, 159 new cases

January 12, 2021

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by 134 across four days. The Virginia Department of Health reported Monday morning that the county’s total...

Expanded vaccination efforts start this week

January 12, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination efforts are expanding in the region. In a Monday press release, the Virginia Department of Health announced that local health districts will conduct...

Congressman, senators react to Capitol riot

January 8, 2021

Southwest Virginia’s congressman and Virginia’s U.S. senators have expressed their opinions of the riot Wednesday afternoon when supporters of the president overran police...

Three days, three deaths, 102 new cases

January 8, 2021

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by 98 across three days. The Virginia Department of Health reported Thursday morning that the county’s...

A rampage: One week, 245 new cases, three deaths

January 5, 2021

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by 229 in one week. The Virginia Department of Health reported Monday morning that the county’s total...

State Sen. Ben Chafin speaks on behalf of Republican candidate for governor Ed Gillespie at a 2017 rally in Abingdon. TIM COX PHOTO

State senator passes away; COVID-19 blamed

January 2, 2021

State Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. passed away Jan. 1 from complication of COVID-19, according to a press release. Chafin, of Lebanon, was elected to the...

One week, 216 cases, five deaths

December 29, 2020

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by 188 in one week. The Virginia Department of Health reported Monday morning that the county’s total...

Nurses, testing participant: Get vaccinated

December 29, 2020

Appalachia resident and registered nurse Amber Riley received her COVID-19 vaccination during the week before Christmas. She is one of the many healthcare workers to get...

County, city get 134 cases in four days

December 22, 2020

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by 112 between Thursday and yesterday. The Virginia Department of Health reported Monday morning that the...

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