Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at the following locations in coming days: • Thursday, Dec. 8, noon-6 p.m., Food City, Big Stone Gap. •...

The Dickenson County Sheriff’s Office recently conducted a drug “buy/bust” operation with the 29th Circuit Narcotics Task Force. The operation...

Dickenson County reported 35 new COVID-19 cases in one week. According to the Virginia Department of Health, the county’s total number of cases since the pandemic began...

County schools will soon lose access to a key mental health resource. Family Preservation Services announced in an Oct. 27 letter that it would cease providing in-school...

A task force working on economic development in far Southwest Virginia will hold “listening sessions” to meet with citizens this week. According to the regional advocacy...

The county School Board has moved its Dec. 14 meeting to Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. due to scheduling conflicts. The board voted to make this change at its Nov. 21 meeting.

A Clintwood firm is set to receive a $75,000 state research grant for further development of a medical testing device. The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation’s...

The county School Board approved several personnel actions at its Nov. 21 meeting. • Jessica Roberts will be a part-time teacher aide at Ervinton Elementary School. •...

The Haysi Rescue Squad is asking Dickenson County for additional funding help. Grace Stanley of the squad told county supervisors Nov. 22 that the unit needs about $5,000...

Some county employees will be getting a raise soon. But which ones will be known only to the employees themselves, county supervisors and County Administrator Larry...

County supervisors agreed last week to give the county fair $30,000 from the county’s share of federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars. Meeting Nov. 22, supervisors were...

County supervisors have agreed to raise the price to dump garbage at the transfer station. Meeting Nov. 22, the board voted 4-1 to raise the tipping fee from the current...

County school officials have drafted a plan for safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services that outlines the strategies to maintain the physical and...