Pound Town Council members Glenn Cantrell and Danny Stanley voted Tuesday to fill one of two vacant council seats. Another council member and some citizens assert that the...

A regional industrial site project in Norton will host a new EarthLink customer support center, creating 285 jobs. Officials made the announcement...

One of the region’s first utility-scale solar energy projects will be built on Red Onion Mountain along the Wise-Dickenson county line, generating enough power to serve...

Wise County reported 125 new COVID-19 cases between last Friday and yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health. As of yesterday, the county had racked up a...

WISE — County supervisors voted 7-1 tonight to ask that state lawmakers work to dissolve the town charter of Pound. Supervisor Robby Robbins abstained from the...

Pound Town Council’s three active members voted “not so fast” in response to a Wise County proposal aimed at ending the town’s incorporation. Council members Clifton...

Wise County and Norton saw 25 new COVID-19 cases in one day at the end of last week. Yesterday, the Virginia Department of Health’s COVID data page included statewide case...

Wise County supervisors Thursday will consider a resolution that proposes eliminating Pound’s incorporation as a town. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. in the county...

Old Dominion Power Co. has asked the State Corporation Commission to approve a base electric rate increase. If approved, the rate hike would raise the monthly bill for a...

There were 51 new COVID-19 cases reported in Wise County between Monday and yesterday, according the Virginia Department of Health. As of Thursday, the county had racked...

There were 70 new COVID-19 cases reported in Wise County between last Thursday and yesterday, according the Virginia Department of Health. As of Thursday, the county had...

Sykes Enterprises Inc. has been sold to Sitel Group in an all-cash transaction, according to a Friday press release. The sale’s effect on local Sykes facilities is not yet...

There were 81 new COVID-19 cases reported in Wise County between Monday and yesterday, according the Virginia Department of Health. As of Thursday, the county had racked...

The man accused of shooting Norton Police Chief James Lane has pleaded not guilty to all charges. James Dyer Buckland enters his pleas during an...

A local man has been charged with rape in regard to incidents that allegedly took place in 2018. On Aug. 18, the Wise County grand jury also indicted several other people...