The county is facing both a budget shortfall and complaints from residents about the real estate tax rate.
Jeff Lester
Jeff Lester served for five years as editor of The Coalfield Progress in Norton, The Post in Big Stone Gap and the Dickenson Star in Clintwood. He has worked in rural community journalism in Southwest Virginia for nearly 35 years, beginning as a Coalfield Progress staff writer in early 1990. Lester grew up in Marion and in the Glade Spring area and is a proud graduate of Virginia Intermont College and Virginia Highlands Community College. He has won numerous Virginia Press Association awards, including the 2002 statewide best in show writing award for nondaily newspapers. Under his guidance, Coalfield Progress reporters won the same award in 2008. He can be reached at jeff.c.lester819@gmail.com.
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Town’s disincorporation push snags on surprise vote
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Wise County residents angry at possible tax hikes amid budget crisis; supervisors meet Tuesday
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Buchanan County tentatively agrees to give $3.4 million to struggling law school
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2 undisclosed economic development projects on Montgomery’s Tuesday morning EDA agenda
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Drone in the air and polling place changes on the ground for Montgomery County
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Postponed Montgomery county board meets Wednesday to consider rezoning requests, more
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Montgomery school rankings to be reviewed at Tuesday school board meeting
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