Norton firefighters were able Saturday to stop a blaze that could have severely damaged a church. Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator Todd Lagow confirmed...

From health care to hunting, law enforcement to firearms, several new state laws of local interest became effective across Virginia July 1. They include: LAW...

New Peoples Bank now admits that someone breached its computer systems in mid-June and may have accessed customers’ personal information. The bank posted an update on the...

WISE — Appalachia Fire Department will receive $70,000 from the county today to keep the agency afloat. The county Board of Supervisors met with County Administrator Mike...

Wise County supervisors will meet twice this week — first, to discuss fire and rescue funding problems, then to vote on the proposed fiscal 2022-23 budget. The first...

Norton City Council voted June 21 to approve the fiscal 2022-23 budget, which includes a water rate increase. No other tax or fee increases are included. The enterprise...

The Appalachia Fire Department, which also provides the town’s emergency medical services, may be forced to reduce service capacity following years of money...

Wise County saw 64 new COVID-19 cases between Monday and yesterday. The county’s total number of COVID cases since spring 2020 increased from 10,778 to 10,842 in three...

A local man has been indicted for the December 2021 armed robbery of the Quality Inn in Big Stone Gap. He was among several people indicted June 15 by the Wise County...

As of yesterday, New Peoples Bank had entered day six of a crisis due to a computer system disruption. As time has passed since the problem was disclosed Wednesday...

The Coalfield Progress does not publish information that could identify the victim of a sex crime. A Norton man charged with allegedly murdering his 4-year-old son has...

WISE — The county School Board is considering six applicants for the position of superintendent, according to Chair Larry Greear. Following a nearly two-hour closed...

A provision in the new state budget will allow Wise County to meet the school system’s fiscal 2022-23 funding request, according to County Administrator Mike Hatfield. He...

“The relationships that you build over a number of years, that will be the thing I miss most,” said Greg Mullins, county schools...

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration aims to get tougher on health enforcement to reduce miners’ exposure to crystalline silica. “Simply put, protecting...