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    A Message From the Coalfield Progress Team

    As members of Wise County and Norton, we share your concern about the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and its impact on our community. We remain cautious but optimistic, and we take heart knowing that our corner of the world is full of strong, generous people that look after each other. And, as each of us know, it is in moments of crisis like this that our community sustains us; we need to connect with each other even if we need to keep our physical distance.

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    Susan Freeman, right, is sworn in Tuesday night as Pound’s newest council member.  APRIL HILL PHOTO

    Balance of power shifts in Pound

    Pound town government made a lot of profound changes over slightly more than two hours Tuesday ni...

    Balance of power shifts in Pound
    Pound town government made a lot of profound changes over slightly more than two hours Tuesday ni...
    Zachary Deel

    Gunfire injures three people

    Three people were injured Saturday when a St. Paul man allegedly started an altercation that conc...

    Gunfire injures three people
    Three people were injured Saturday when a St. Paul man allegedly started an altercation that conc...
    The Southside project will include demolition of a projected nine vacant, dilapidated structures, according to an application for state funds.  JEFF LESTER PHOTO

    Southside project gets $1.5 million

    Norton is getting a $1.5 million grant to help fund community rehabilitation and development in t...

    Southside project gets $1.5 million
    Norton is getting a $1.5 million grant to help fund community rehabilitation and development in t...
    The Health Wagon finally received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week and began putting shots in arms, according to president and chief executive Teresa Tyson, shown here administering the vaccine during a drive-through clinic. ‘The response has been overwhelming as cars lined up with eager folks to get their first shot,’ Tyson noted in a Thursday email.  TIM COX PHOTO

    Vaccine arrives

    Vaccine arrives
    Logo contest entries are expected to use this color scheme.

    County’s marketing includes logo contest

    Wise County’s marketing operations are evolving, and the department is marking the transition wit...

    County’s marketing includes logo contest
    Wise County’s marketing operations are evolving, and the department is marking the transition wit...

    Sweet donation

    The Pound Food Bank received a much appreciated donation of 100 boxes of Girl Scout cookies court...

    Sweet donation
    The Pound Food Bank received a much appreciated donation of 100 boxes of Girl Scout cookies court...
    Six young writers recently received honors for their patriotic essays during a ceremony at Rejoice Learning Center in Castlewood. They are the 2020-21 winners from Mountain Empire Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8652 in Coeburn, Keith Maggard VFW Post 4301 in Norton and John Fox Jr. VFW Post 5715 in Big Stone Gap. In the front row, left to right, are Melanie Holbrook, Ethan Owens, Christian Nunley, Caylee Jessee, Kellsie Brown, Madelyn Musick and Ida Lawson, VFW Post 8652 auxiliary president. In the back row are Anthony Willis, commander, Mountain Empire VFW Post 8652; David Jarvis, commander, Keith Maggard VFW Post 4301; and Joe Rasnick, commander, John Fox Jr. VFW Post 5715.  PROVIDED BY ANTHONY WILLIS

    Patriotic essay winners

    Patriotic essay winners
    The Spartans take the field for the start of the 2021 spring football season. PHOTO BY RICHARD MEADE

    Spartans blank Rebels in season opener

    COEBURN — It was a cold and rain-drenched Saturday afternoon at Carl McConnell Stadium and Alumni...

    Spartans blank Rebels in season opener
    COEBURN — It was a cold and rain-drenched Saturday afternoon at Carl McConnell Stadium and Alumni...
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    Featured
    Susan Freeman, right, is sworn in Tuesday night as Pound’s newest council member.  APRIL HILL PHOTO Balance of power shifts in Pound
    March 5, 2021
    Pound town government made a lot of profound changes over slightly more than two hours Tuesday night. During a special meeting, council named...
    Data center tax incentive approved
    March 5, 2021
    A regional job creation authority that includes Wise County has now approved what will be Virginia’s lowest regional property tax rate on data center equipment. That’s...
    News
    Only 11 new cases reported over three days
    March 6, 2021
    The Virginia Department of Health reported yesterday morning that Wise County’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the months since the pandemic began had risen to 2,884, or...
    The Health Wagon finally received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week and began putting shots in arms, according to president and chief executive Teresa Tyson, shown here administering the vaccine during a drive-through clinic. ‘The response has been overwhelming as cars lined up with eager folks to get their first shot,’ Tyson noted in a Thursday email.  TIM COX PHOTO Vaccine arrives
    March 5, 2021
    Logo contest entries are expected to use this color scheme. County’s marketing includes logo contest
    March 5, 2021
    Wise County’s marketing operations are evolving, and the department is marking the transition with a pitch for a new county logo. According to a...
    Sports
    Picker gets to the pickin’ for the third game day of the season
    March 4, 2021
    It was a short slate that turned even shorter due to COVID rearing its ugly head again. I went 2-0 last week, but more importantly let’s hope all the youngsters and coaches...
    The Spartans take the field for the start of the 2021 spring football season. PHOTO BY RICHARD MEADE Spartans blank Rebels in season opener
    March 1, 2021
    COEBURN — It was a cold and rain-drenched Saturday afternoon at Carl McConnell Stadium and Alumni Field to start the 2021 football season. Eastside...
    Union’s Alex Rasnick puts the exclamation point on a 15-2 run to start the state championship game with this steal and layup. PHOTO BY KELLEY PEARSON Bears maul East Rock for first ever state championship
    February 22, 2021
    BIG STONE GAP — In 1972, the Appalachia Bulldogs won the state basketball title. Then, in 1974, the Powell Valley Vikings brought home the gold....
    Morgan-McClure Chevy, Coeburn
    Mountain Empire Hearing & Balance
    Homespun
    Sweet donation
    March 4, 2021
    The Pound Food Bank received a much appreciated donation of 100 boxes of Girl Scout cookies courtesy of Charlotte Mullins, a third grader at Mt....
    Plan, prune, plant in busy March
    March 4, 2021
    March begins a season when we need to plan, prune, plant, prepare soil, and pull weeds on our properties. It’s time to choose seeds, buy onion sets and seed potatoes. If...
    A portion of the crowd that turned out the see the ‘General’ in Appalachia is shown on August 16, 1962. Obviously, the locomotive attracted visitors of all generations. (Ron Flanary Photo) The Civil War Steam Locomotive ‘General’ visits Southwest Virginia
    February 25, 2021
    Coalfield Progress - Homespun — A Personal Remembrance By Ron Flanary The short first-person story that follows this introduction...
    Obituaries
    CAROLYN MAE JONES
    March 6, 2021
    Well done, Ms. Carolyn.  You made a difference!   Carolyn Mae Jones, age 77, of Knoxville, TN,./Wise, VA, slipped into the arms of Jesus on...
    HENRY N. TAYLOR JR.
    March 6, 2021
    Henry N. Taylor Jr., 72, of Norman, OK, passed away, March 3, 2021. He was born February 24, 1949 in Jenkins, KY, to Henry Nelson Taylor Sr. and...
    PAUL LANE
    March 4, 2021
    Paul Daniel Lane, 64, of Birchleaf, died Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy, Va.. He was preceded in death by his...
    Printed Paper Online
    March 5, 2021

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    February 26, 2021

    February 23, 2021

    Classifieds
    FOR RENT: 2 BDRM, 1 BTH MOBILE HOME in small park in Wise
    March 4, 2021
    FOR RENT: 2 BDRM, 1 BTH MOBILE HOME in small park in Wise near Beeline Mkt.  No pets/ smoking.  Background check/ references. For more info call 276-328-6242. 3-5-1t
    FOR RENT- 2BR APARTMENT in Wise
    March 4, 2021
    FOR RENT- 2BR APARTMENT in Wise with central air and heating. Private entrance. Water, sewer and garbage included. Washer and dryer furnished. (276)337-1171 or...
    HELP WANTED - THE TOWN OF POUND, VIRGINIA has an opening for the...
    March 4, 2021
    HELP WANTED - THE TOWN OF POUND, VIRGINIA has an opening for the position of Clerk-Treasurer. This full-time position will perform duties including utility billing, routine...
    Legals
    NOTICE Public Hearing March 11, 2021 at 6:00 pm to receive...
    March 4, 2021
    NOTICE The Wise County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 6:00 pm in the School Board Education Center located on Lake Street...
    COUNTY OF WISE v JESS HORTON
    March 1, 2021
    VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF WISE COUNTY OF WISE, VIRGINIA, a Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia Complainant Case...
    COUNTY OF WISE v CLAUDE MARTIN, ET AL.
    March 1, 2021
    VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF WISE COUNTY OF WISE, VIRGINIA, a Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia Complainant Case...
    Pepsi Cola
    Mountain Empire Hearing & Balance
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