On a 26-14 vote, the Virginia Senate has rejected Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposal to tie the loss of state coal tax credits to new funding for the University of Virginia’s...

The use of Starlink satellite-based internet in schools is set to expand in the coalfields. Ninth District U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith was on hand...

Wise County’s January unemployment rate was 7.3 percent — higher than the December 2020 rate of 6 percent and significantly higher than the jobless rate of 5.2 percent one...

Wise Town Council has passed zoning changes aimed at regulating clinics that provide methadone or other drug substitution treatments. Meeting March 23, council adopted...

If the coalfield region is going to lose the direct benefit of coal tax credits, Virginia should compensate by providing substantial new funding to the University of...

Anyone in Virginia who is 16 or older will be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination starting April 18. Gov. Ralph Northam made that announcement Thursday morning during a...

Most of the Wise County mine permits formerly controlled by Blackjewel LLC have been successfully transferred to other companies, according to records of the Virginia...

The two public health districts serving the coalfield region have moved into phase 1c of COVID-19 vaccinations. The change took effect March 29, according to a press...

The shopping center at the intersection of U.S. 23 and U.S. 58A in Norton is up for sale again. The VA-KY Regional Shopping Center is listed for auction on Ten-X...

As COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to rise, Virginia is allowing relaxed guidelines on the size of event crowds and gatherings. Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday...

Pound has a new town manager. Town council met in closed session March 18 to discuss several matters. Returning to open session, members unanimously voted to appoint Drew...

Two area men have pleaded guilty to selling firearms without a license at the Indian Mountain Trade Center near Wise. In separate hearings Friday, James Michael Boggs, 66,...

A Norton man has been indicted for alleged attempted murder because of an October 2020 incident. Wednesday, the Wise County grand jury handed down indictments against...

Questions, comments, accusations and concerns about town officials dominated Pound Town Council’s Tuesday night meeting, which extended beyond four hours. Some citizens...

Why are roadsides and ditches full of trash? Why has the litter problem become an epidemic? Why isn’t someone doing something? And the biggest...