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Abandoned mine emergency declared in Pound

by Cardinal Staff June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Runoff has blocked entry to a home.

Posted inCulture

Celebrating Appalachia’s heritage, block by block

by Megan Schnabel May 3, 2022May 2, 2022

Project Heritage Quilt honors the stories of Wise and Dickenson counties and will be unveiled next week at a Richmond museum gala. But creator Amy Tetterton doesn’t want to stop there.

Posted inPolitics

‘We ask for the opportunity to prove ourselves’

by Megan Schnabel March 4, 2022March 3, 2022

The Wise County town of Pound is in danger of losing its charter after years of what county and state officials have called drama and mismanagement. Some townspeople are fighting back.

Posted inPolitics

Bill to strip charter from Wise County town advances to full House

by Megan Schnabel February 11, 2022February 11, 2022

Council member says of Pound: ‘Our house is a hot mess.’

Posted inPolitics

Wise County town of Pound faces losing charter

by Megan Schnabel February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

Kilgore’s bill gives residents of troubled town a year “to get their house in order.”

Posted inNews Briefs

Drainage from historic coal mine diverted to protect houses in Pound

by Cardinal Staff January 13, 2022January 12, 2022

Also, a second project about to get underway in Wise County.

Posted inNews Briefs

Abandoned mine threatens homes in Wise County

by Cardinal Staff December 9, 2021December 10, 2021

Virginia Department of Energy is working to halt the erosion.

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