The Wise Town Council held a special called meeting Wednesday Aug. 19 at 5:00 p.m. in the municipal building. Skipping the usual opening rituals, Mayor Caynor Smith Jr....

East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is proud to host "The State of Aging in East Tennessee: Older but Better," a regional conference dedicated to exploring the...

Norton and Wise County, Virginia, are set to receive over $10.2 million in Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) funding to...

COEBURN — Keldan Hamilton excels on the football field. That’s pretty common knowledge to anyone who follows high school football in Southwest...

NORTON — Nearly 12 years after Burton and Central last met in a regular-season football game, the two schools located less than five miles from...

WISE — The Eastside Spartans moved along well in all aspects of the game Friday in their first preseason scrimmages. Spartan coach Mike Rhodes was...

Myrtle Pippin, Formerly of East Stone Gap, VA and currently residing at the Laurels Retirement & Assisted Living in Norton, VA celebrated a...

The August meeting of Town and Country Garden Club was held at The Inn at Wise with Teresa Adkins and Lalaine Baylor serving as hostesses.  There...

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Charlie Junior Smith, known lovingly as “Junior”, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2026, in Bristol, Tennessee, at the age of 71.He was born on May...

NORTON, VA – Jesse Leon Shupe, 83, went to heaven on August 1, 2026, from Norton Community Hospital, Norton, VA. He was a former employee of...

Monica Ann Hampton of Norton, VA.Passed on July 22, 2026,  at her home. She entered her Heavenly home wrapped in the arms of Jesus Christ.Monica...

NOTICE     A Special Called meeting of the Wise County Board of Supervisors has been requested by two Board members for Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in the...

TRUSTEE SALE OF9621 Emory Avenue Wise, VA 24293    In execution of the Deed of Trust dated January 24, 2019, in the original principal amount of $153,174.00, recorded as...

TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 114 EAST 28TH STREET N, BIG STONE GAP, VA 24219    In execution of a certain Deed of Trust dated October 8, 2020, in the original principal amount of...