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WISE — One thing’s clear: The $42 million county supervisors promised to fund school construction projects won’t pay for the current plan to consolidate six high schools into three new facilities. ...
No more city decal!After Dec. 18, Norton residents can scrape off that city vehicle decal if they wish, and will no longer have to stand in line to buy one each year. Tuesday night, city council repealed the decal o...
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Schools fearing a budget crisis
WISE — Schools Superintendent Jeff Perry isn’t saying the county school system will have to make major cuts to survive the upcoming year. But he’s not saying it won’t, either. The state budget o...
WISE — Schools Superintendent Jeff Perry isn’t saying the county school system will have to make major cuts to survive the upcoming year. But he’s not saying it won’t, either. The state budget o...
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Unintended consequences: Thanks to stimulus, contractors not hungry enough to offer low sewer project bids
Bids are coming in high on water and sewer projects planned in Wise County. Those who oversee the projects think a flood of construction that resulted from federal stimulus spending is at least pa...
Bids are coming in high on water and sewer projects planned in Wise County. Those who oversee the projects think a flood of construction that resulted from federal stimulus spending is at least pa...
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High school schedule change may wait
WISE — County school administrators may back off a proposed shift in high school scheduling, according to Superintendent Jeff Perry. In a Wednesday interview, Perry explained that while administ...
WISE — County school administrators may back off a proposed shift in high school scheduling, according to Superintendent Jeff Perry. In a Wednesday interview, Perry explained that while administ...
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WISE — The county has scrapped a long-standing contract with Thyssenkrupp Elevator for maintenance of the county courthouse’s elevators after a recent inspection revealed several violations. Accor...
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Today, the state Air Pollution Control Board is expected to follow up on a September report about how dust related to coal mining affects air quality in the Roda area. The board's Richmond meeting...
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WISE — When county supervisors meet Dec. 3, they’ll give residents who live on roads about to get new names a chance to weigh in on the names those roads are about to get. Supervisors have set a ...
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WISE — Two county families are looking to establish private cemeteries, but need county approval first. County Administrator Shannon Scott is seeking permission for a family cemetery on Laurel Gro...
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COEBURN — After six months of searching, the county Public Service Authority has found a bank willing to loan it $1.72 million to build a new water line already under construction for a new power p...
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Someone very wise once said something like, "Love isn’t taught; it’s caught!” The following letter from SSG Brian Renfro, a Powell Valley Middle School teacher currently deployed to Iraq, clearly ...
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