Plus: a skate park opens in Big Stone Gap, and the Birthplace of Country Music Museum offers free tours for veterans.
Bristol/Southwest Zone
Bristol, Abingdon, all of far Southwest
Posted inOpinion
Buchanan County has a rare opportunity. Will supervisors seize the moment?
The Kentucky-based University of Pikeville is interested in taking over the struggling Appalachian School of Law and potentially starting other programs in the the county. This is a generational opportunity for the county to secure an affiliation with a four-year university.
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Police make a big weed bust in Bristol. Here’s what that tells us about Virginia’s unique cannabis laws and the economy.
Virginia has some of the highest marijuana prices in the country. Why? Because retail sales are illegal. Those high prices also help fuel the black market weed economy.
Posted inLocal
Small nuclear power projects will be subject of 2 public meetings in Wise County
Public information sessions scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday are part of the county’s microreactor feasibility study.
Posted inEconomy
Living for coal, dying for breath
As coal production in Southwest Virginia wins White House support, miner protections stall under the Trump administration. Miners, their families and the community struggle with the illnesses the industry leaves behind.
Posted inEducation
Appalachian School of Law considers merger with Kentucky’s University of Pikeville
School officials hope the partnership could alleviate the law school’s financial woes while keeping it in Buchanan County.
Posted inHealthcare
Blacksburg nonprofit helps abolish $51 million in medical debt in Southwest Virginia
The Secular Society partnered with a New York-based corporation, Undue Medical Debt, to eliminate medical bills for Southwest Virginians.
Posted inOpinion
Appalachian journalist: One mountain over
Could a halfback wave save the coalfields?
Posted inLocal
Scott County supervisors seek to close $2.5 million budget gap
On Wednesday, the county board will discuss the budget that will take effect July 1.
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Russell County supervisors to consider calls for forensic audit of county finances
Many complaints have centered on the county public service authority’s billing and fee collection practices and the dissolution of the Dante Fire Department.
