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Come January, retired Wise County school administrator Nolan Kilgore will take a seat on the school board after winning election Tuesday. Ron Skeber Photo
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Incumbents win local races-School board gets new members
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Tuesday was an eventful night for elections in Wise County and Norton. Incumbent District One county supervisor Ronnie Shortt easily won re-election in the only contested board of supervisors race. Three contested county school board races saw victories by two high school consolidation supporters and one opponent. In Norton, incumbent Commissioner of Revenue Judy Miller handily won another term in the city's only contested race. And in statewide elections, Virginia will have a Republican in the governor's office for the first time in eight years, as former Attorney General Bob McDonnel...
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Coeburn s Hannah Light (10) leaps up for a return against Thomas Walker during the Cumberland District semifinals Wednesday in Nickelsville. Melanie Lane Photos
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Lady Knights earn Region D berth
by ANTHONY STEVENS • Sports Writer
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NICKELSVILLE — The Coeburn Lady Blue Knights have advanced to the Region D volleyball tournament. One of the best seasons in school history continued Wednesday at Twin Springs High School. Coebur...
Gate City rolls, Battle advances in CMD
by BRIAN STOUT • Sports Writer
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GATE CITY — Defending Group A state champion Gate City's Lady Blue Devils smashed the Virginia High Lady Bearcats with their fast offense and took a 25-12, 25-14, 25-8 sweep Wednesday to advance to...
Appalachia’s Chelsea Boyd (21) sends a shot over the net in Wednesday’s Lonesome Pine District semifinal match with Powell Valley. Photos By Roddy Addington
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Lady Vikings, Burton girls win semifinal matches
by KEVIN MAYS • Associate Sports Editor
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POUND — Sometimes all that hard work in practice pays off. Such was the case for Powell Valley sophomore Susan Samedi Wednesday in the Lonesome Pine District volleyball tournament. When Lady Vik...
Recipes wanted by JodiDeal
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Until about a year ago, I wasn't much of a cook. I loved anything instant or frozen that could be reheated in a microwave or conventional oven, anything pre-packaged and encased in plastic and cardboard. As my boyfriend and I are both extremely picky eaters whose tastes share only a few common e...
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Standifer retires from Wise public works
by JODI DEAL • Staff Writer
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WISE — Although Garry Standifer was the town of Wise’s director of public works before his recent retirement, it wasn’t out of the ordinary to see him out at 2 a.m. scraping roads. Town council pr...
This is the lobby of UVa-Wise’s new cafeteria building, which will soon be a lounge area with wi-fi access.Melanie Lane Photos.
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Building the Dream: College construction progresses
by JODI DEAL • STAFF WRITER
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WISE — Although several major construction projects have recently finished or are drawing to a close at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, others are just beginning. College officials a...
Wise adjusts fence zoning rules
by JODI DEAL • Staff Writer
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WISE — Want to build a fence more than six feet high within the town limits of Wise? Not so fast — you’ll need special permission from the town board of zoning appeals. At a recent meeting, Wise T...
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