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UVa-Wise’s Prior remembered
WISE — David Prior, chancellor of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, died unexpectedly Thursday morning following a brief illness. The Highland Cavalier, UVa-Wise’s student newspaper, r...
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Merger? Norton school board mixed on joining county system
NORTON — They talked budgets, cuts in staff, courses and programming, and finally consolidation before city school board members Monday came down to a crucial question: What do THEY think? Chairma...
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Well servicing trucks sit parked at Halliburton’s facility in the Wise County industrial park at Esserville. JEFF LESTER PHOTO. <a href="/pages/submit_photo_reprint">Click Here</a> to order photo reprints
EQT, Halliburton shifting some resources
Two major players in the region’s natural gas and coalbed methane industries are now the subject of rumored job cuts. Gas producer EQT, which has numerous wells in Wise County and substantially mo...
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Major mine layoff rumored here
Rumors are flying from several sources that one or more related local coal operations have laid off roughly 100 to 200 employees in the last few days. On the street and on Facebook, people with fr...
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Mounds of newspapers and aluminum cans sit at the Bedford County Materials Recycling Facility. KATIE DUNN PHOTO. <a href="/pages/submit_photo_reprint">Click Here</a> to order photo reprints
County studies recycling expansion
BEDFORD — More education could be the key to boosting Wise County’s recycling efforts. County supervisors spent last Friday touring Bedford County’s Materials Recycling Facility, gathering ideas f...
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Battles at Wise: Town again commits to Civil War re-enactment
WISE — Town Council again committed time and money to host the Battles at Wise Civil War re-enactment but not without first pondering the expense against community participation. Since 2009, the t...
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Animal Planet seeks Bigfoot in Wise County
HIGH KNOB — Megafauna including bears and deer regularly frequent High Knob’s steep slopes, but could the ever-elusive Bigfoot also roam the mountainside? A team from Animal Planet’s ‘Finding Bigf...
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