Background The Interstate Railroad began serious planning for an extension from Norton, Va. to a connection with the Carolina, Clinchfield &...

Wise, VA — At their fourth quarter meeting, members of Pro-Art Association’s Board of Trustees conferred the membership of three new Trustees—Gabby Barnette, Lisa Davis,...

Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 class of Forward Wise County, a leadership development program sponsored by the Wise County/City of Norton Chamber of...

If you have space to create a new garden plot, or can find a few inches in an established mixed garden, or even an out-of-the-way fence row, consider putting in plants...

Pound, VA – Enter the most unlikely setting for a circus, a factory. One where the workers are acrobats and the machines are circus props. Welcome...

Wise, Va.—The 26th annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Program sponsored by the University of Virginia’s College at Wise returns in...

Wise, VA — It’s a University of Virginia’s College at Wise music tradition a decade in the making. Students travel to the Windy City for an...

Big Stone Gap, VA — The MECC Foundation is pleased to announce the 46th annual John Fox, Jr. Literary Festival, a free virtual event featuring Beth...

Sponsored by Lonesome Pine Arts and Crafts, Inc. Contact: Megan Gibson at 276/523-7466; e-mail: mgibson@mecc.edu CONTEST RULES Stories will be accepted in three...

Sponsored by MECC Foundation Cultural & Humanities Committee Contact: Megan Gibson at 276/523-7466; e-mail: mgibson@mecc.edu CONTEST RULES Poetry will be...

Local author and retired high school English teacher, Karen Peters, has published her first children’s book, “Fairy Diddle: An Appalachian Fairy...

Virginia Sugarcane Cloggers were the most well-known clogging team in the area from their beginning in 1976 until their retirement in 2009 - nearly...

The 2021 Leigh Ann Bolinskey Memorial 5K Run/Walk is expected to raise more than $18,400 for the Mountain Laurel Cancer Support & Resource...

The looks on faces Saturday morning told just part of the Norton Lions Club annual holiday giving story, aptly named Big Heart. This was the 72nd...

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is pleased to announce a special night viewing on Christmas Eve. This special night viewing will be on Friday, Dec. 24...