• Home
  • Categories
    • Announcements
    • Classifieds
    • Featured
    • Homespun
    • Legals
    • News
    • Obituaries
    • Sports
    • Best of the Best
    • College Bound
    • Subscription Policy
    • Advertiser Billpay
    • Search
  • About Us
  • Printed Paper Online
  • LOGIN
    LOGIN
  • Login with Facebook
  • Login with Facebook

Subscribe

Loading...
Coalfield Progress, A progressive newspaper serving the mountain area since 1911
NORTON WEATHER
  • Announcements
  • Classifieds
  • Featured
  • Homespun
  • Legals
  • News
  • Obituaries
  • Sports
  • Best of the Best
  • College Bound
  • Subscription Policy
  • Advertiser Billpay
  • Search
    VA Voting Banner

    Dave Eggar vs. Dave Shenton: The Battle of the ...

    Dave & Dave: The Battle of the Daves is a genre-bending musical performance that combines...

    Dave Eggar vs. Dave Shenton: The Battle of the ...
    Dave & Dave: The Battle of the Daves is a genre-bending musical performance that combines...
    Norton cheer team

    Students recognized

    The Norton City School Board met on Monday, October 19, to celebrate recent local athletic and...

    Students recognized
    The Norton City School Board met on Monday, October 19, to celebrate recent local athletic and...
    Union's Kynlee Johnson (4) goes up for the kill in Tuesday's Mountain 7 District match with Lee.

    Bears outlast Generals, inch closer to regional...

    BIG STONE GAP – Union sent its seniors out with a five-set Mountain 7 volleyball victory (25-20,...

    Bears outlast Generals, inch closer to regional...
    BIG STONE GAP – Union sent its seniors out with a five-set Mountain 7 volleyball victory (25-20,...
    Eastside's Lexi Nixon makes a set for the Lady Spartans in Tuesday's Cumberland District match against J.I. Burton. 

    Lady Spartans clinch Cumberland volleyball crown

    COEBURN – The Eastside trophy case is full of Cumberland District volleyball championship...

    Lady Spartans clinch Cumberland volleyball crown
    COEBURN – The Eastside trophy case is full of Cumberland District volleyball championship...
    Coeburn's Sawyer Phillips will compete in the MLB Pitch, Hit & Run Finals in Milwaukee this weekend. She is one of five competitors seeking the national title. 

    Phillips to compete for national pitch, hit and...

    Sawyer Phillips is doing it again.For the second time in three years, the 10-year-old is...

    Phillips to compete for national pitch, hit and...
    Sawyer Phillips is doing it again.For the second time in three years, the 10-year-old is...

    Pro-Art presents Terrance Simien and the Zydec...

    Wise, VA – Two-time Grammy award winner Terrance Simien has been shattering the myths about...

    Pro-Art presents Terrance Simien and the Zydec...
    Wise, VA – Two-time Grammy award winner Terrance Simien has been shattering the myths about...
    The Central Warriors celebrate the team's first victory over Abingdon in the program's history. 

    Elkins leads Central’s historic win over Abingdon

    NORTON - Homecoming night will be one to remember for Central football.The Warriors put together...

    Elkins leads Central’s historic win over Abingdon
    NORTON - Homecoming night will be one to remember for Central football.The Warriors put together...
    Eastside's Rocky Bone (10) runs past a Twin Springs defender in Friday's Cumberland District game at Carl McConnell Stadium in Coeburn. 

    Eastside dominates Twin Springs to maintain dis...

    COEBURN – Eastside started quick and did not let up Friday on the way to a big Cumberland...

    Eastside dominates Twin Springs to maintain dis...
    COEBURN – Eastside started quick and did not let up Friday on the way to a big Cumberland...
    Previous Next
     
    featured
    Proposed Islamic center draws strong opposition, calls for...
    October 23, 2026
    Mayor clarifies city’s role; 13 of 19 public commenters clearly opposed the proposalNORTON, Va. — A proposed Islamic center at the former Bank of America building drew more...
    WHAT CAN THE CITY LEGALLY DO?
    October 23, 2026
    Zoning authority and religious freedom both shape the proposed center’s next stepsThe question facing Norton officials is whether the specific activities proposed for 702...
    News
    Proposed Islamic center draws strong opposition, calls for...
    October 23, 2026
    Mayor clarifies city’s role; 13 of 19 public commenters clearly opposed the proposalNORTON, Va. — A proposed Islamic center at the former Bank of America building drew more...
    WHAT CAN THE CITY LEGALLY DO?
    October 23, 2026
    Zoning authority and religious freedom both shape the proposed center’s next stepsThe question facing Norton officials is whether the specific activities proposed for 702...
    Thank you for showing up and speaking up
    October 23, 2026
    It takes courage to stand before a room full of people and say something that matters deeply to you.Your voice may shake. Your words may not come out exactly as you...
    Sports
    Union's Kynlee Johnson (4) goes up for the kill in Tuesday's Mountain 7 District match with Lee. Bears outlast Generals, inch closer to regional bid
    October 23, 2026
    BIG STONE GAP – Union sent its seniors out with a five-set Mountain 7 volleyball victory (25-20, 23-25, 19-25, 25-12, 15-12) over visiting Lee in...
    Eastside's Lexi Nixon makes a set for the Lady Spartans in Tuesday's Cumberland District match against J.I. Burton.  Lady Spartans clinch Cumberland volleyball crown
    October 23, 2026
    COEBURN – The Eastside trophy case is full of Cumberland District volleyball championship trophies. The case will get a little more crowded after...
    Coeburn's Sawyer Phillips will compete in the MLB Pitch, Hit & Run Finals in Milwaukee this weekend. She is one of five competitors seeking the national title.  Phillips to compete for national pitch, hit and run title
    October 23, 2026
    Sawyer Phillips is doing it again.For the second time in three years, the 10-year-old is competing in the 2026 MLB Pitch, Hit and Run Finals at the...
    Cavalier Housing
    Morgan McClure 3
    Homespun
    What’s going on? Kiwanis spaghetti dinner, breakfast buffet, Stars...
    October 23, 2026
    Do you have community news or an event you would like to appear in this column? Please contact Myra at mmyra9639@gmail.comSPAGHETTIKiwanis Club of...
    6th Annual Chili Chili Bang Bang Chili Cook-Off!
    October 23, 2026
    Support the Lyric Theater in St. Paul at one of the town’s tastiest annual traditions!• When: Saturday, November 7, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM• Where: St. Paul Farmers...
    New books by some of your favorite authors : October 23
    October 23, 2026
    They Say a Girl Died Here by Sarah PinboroughAfter moving to the struggling rural town of Harper’s Creek, college dropout Anna Maybourne feels...
    Obituaries
    THEA ANN SMITH
    October 15, 2026
    Thea Ann Smith, age 71, of Norton, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at Johnson City Medical Center. She was born in Jenkins,...
    JOHN MICHAEL "MIKE" BROWN
    October 15, 2026
    John Michael “Mike” Brown, 75, of Norton passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2026.Mike was born at Park Avenue Hospital in Norton to the late...
    JIMMIE D VANOVER
    October 12, 2026
    CLINTWOOD, VA – Jimmie D Vanover, 83, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday October 9, 2026 from her...
    Printed Paper Online
    October 23, 2026

    Classifieds
    FOR SALE - TWO CEMETERY PLOTS IN POWELL VALLEY MEMORIAL GARDENS....
    October 22, 2026
    FOR SALE - TWO CEMETERY PLOTS IN POWELL VALLEY MEMORIAL GARDENS. $600 each. 423-416-1580.  10-23-2t s10-27
    FOR SALE - TWO CEMETERY PLOTS IN POWELL VALLEY MEMORIAL GARDENS
    September 17, 2026
    FOR SALE - TWO CEMETERY PLOTS IN POWELL VALLEY MEMORIAL GARDENS. $1000 each. 423-416-1580.  9-18-1t
    Legals
    NOTICE OF PROPOSED ROAD ABANDONMENT - ROUTE 814: DINGUS HOLLOW ROAD
    October 19, 2026
    NOTICE OF PROPOSED ROAD ABANDONMENTROUTE 814:  DINGUS HOLLOW ROAD    Pursuant to §33.2-909 Code of Virginia, the Wise County Board of Supervisors will consider abandonment...
    APPLICATION FOR REVISION - PUBLICATION NUMBER 26SRW917, Red River...
    October 8, 2026
    PUBLIC NOTICEAPPLICATION FOR REVISION TOCOAL SURFACE MINING/NPDES PERMIT NO. 1101272UNDER CHAPTER 19 TITLE 45.2 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIAPUBLICATION NUMBER...
    COUNTY OF WISE v STEVEN HOLYFIELD
    October 5, 2026
    VIRGINIA:IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF WISECOUNTY OF WISE, VIRGINIA, a Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of VirginiaComplainantCase No. CL25-818v. STEVEN...
    College Bound Ad
    VA Housing
    We'd love to hear from you!  Click here to contact us.

    Copyright © 2026 Coalfield Progress - All Rights Reserved - Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - About Us
    Loading...