The U.S. Forest Service plans to conduct prescribed burns today in the High Knob area in Wise and Scott counties. The Glades burn unit is 1.8 miles northwest of the Bark...

The Health Wagon has received a new imaging system for its now-open Owens-Hill Dental Health Care clinic. A donation from The Rapha Foundation...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin remains determined to launch small modular nuclear reactor research in Southwest Virginia. Visiting Abingdon Thursday, the governor signed into law...

Danny Sturgill’s trial on a charge of second-degree murder was set to begin Wednesday. Now, the trial dates have been moved to July 11-13. Meanwhile, a motions hearing has...

Family Crisis Support Services has been awarded two state grants to combat homelessness. Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently announced more than $12 million in homelessness...

Norton school officials are utilizing state reimbursement funds to keep the division’s education technology resources up to date. At the School Board’s March 13 meeting,...

Pound Heritage Days is planned for May 25-28. The festival was discussed at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting, according to Vice Mayor Leabern Kennedy. The event will kick...

Pound’s first community meal through Lonesome Pine Mutual Aid will take place Sunday, March 26. The town’s Facebook page posted the following: “We do not ask that you...

Wise County reported 23 new COVID-19 cases between March 14 and Tuesday. According to Virginia Department of Health statistics, the county’s total number of cases since...

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise has confirmed that a student has been found deceased in his residence hall room. Gage Clark, a sophomore sports management...

Yet another stream of abandoned mine land reclamation grant dollars is headed to Virginia. Yesterday, the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement...

Pound Town Council has postponed action on hiring a firm to fix the landslide damage at Church Street, according to Vice Mayor Leabern Kennedy. Meeting Tuesday, council...

NORTON — The city, the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Opportunity SWVA and Do Good Brands are partnering to bring about CreatorCon, an...

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise has reached another historic milestone — approval of its first graduate degree program. Tuesday, the...