An August 2022 murder case has been quietly concluded with a plea and a prison sentence for a lesser charge. Danny Sturgill, 61, pleaded guilty April 18 to one count of...

The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development released a report last week that recommends expanding some existing programs and creating new ones to support...

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing 13 coal companies controlled by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice for failing to pay federal civil penalties, abandoned...

Race cars will be zipping up and around High Knob’s switchback turns this weekend and you are invited to meet the drivers as well as witness their...

The man accused of shooting Norton Police Chief James Lane in 2021 has been denied bond. James Dyer Buckland’s trial has been set for Oct. 19-27,...

Power demand is projected to rapidly increase across the state, and energy developers are moving to utilize Southwest Virginia to mitigate the...

DUFFIELD — Four sites in Wise County or Norton are among seven Southwest Virginia sites that could accommodate development of small modular nuclear reactors, according to a...

Got opinions about the U.S. 23 corridor in Wise County, Norton and Wise? Of course you do! You probably drive at least part of it every day. The...

NORTON — The city’s proposed fiscal 2023-24 budget shows the city being funded at nearly $700,000 more than in the current fiscal year and includes no tax increases. Water...

POUND — Town Council’s attempts to discuss the upcoming fiscal 2023-24 budget turned into a debate about the legality of a meeting. During a May 9 budget workshop, council...

Several people face charges involving alleged violence or crimes of a sexual nature. Those indicted Wednesday by the Wise County grand jury include: • Dakota Jack Tate,...

WISE — The county Board of Supervisors agreed May 11 to hold a June 8 hearing on the county’s proposed fiscal 2023-24 budget. Budget planning is complicated by the fact...

WISE — The county School Board approved a tentative division budget at its May 8 meeting and with it will come a 5 percent minimum raise for teachers. The fiscal year 2024...

This weekend, longboarders will be rushing down High Knob at up to 80 miles per hour! The Woodbooger Freeride will have riders carving down two miles of Stone Mountain May...

A highway hazard that has raised local concern for a long time is getting new attention. The Virginia Department of Transportation announced yesterday afternoon that one...