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    New economic development Director Dana Cronkhite is a Dickenson County native.  ANNA MULLINS PHOTO

    Supervisors hire economic development chief

    The county has an economic development director. County supervisors voted last Thursday to hire ...

    Supervisors hire economic development chief
    The county has an economic development director. County supervisors voted last Thursday to hire ...
    The walls of the classroom addition are being poured and work on the second floor will start soon.  PROVIDED BY SKANSKA

    New school project sees milestones

    Ridgeview Elementary School’s power has been turned on and other key construction milestones are ...

    New school project sees milestones
    Ridgeview Elementary School’s power has been turned on and other key construction milestones are ...

    Baby the Chipping Sparrow

    Wayne Riner writes: I call her baby because she will come visit me looking for cheese treats. She...

    Baby the Chipping Sparrow
    Wayne Riner writes: I call her baby because she will come visit me looking for cheese treats. She...
    The sheep are from a local producer.

    Coalfield hair sheep sale is Aug. 20

    Submitted by Brad Mullins Extension Agent A first for Dickenson County is happening on Satur...

    Coalfield hair sheep sale is Aug. 20
    Submitted by Brad Mullins Extension Agent A first for Dickenson County is happening on Satur...
    David Smith served in the Virginia State Line and Co. E 21st Virginia Calvary during the Civil War.

    Revolutionary War ancestors: David Smith

    Submitted by: Edith Faye Redden Dickenson County Historical Society President As Dickenson Co...

    Revolutionary War ancestors: David Smith
    Submitted by: Edith Faye Redden Dickenson County Historical Society President As Dickenson Co...
    The historical highway marker XB-23 on the left was erected prior to 1932 according to a 1932 historical markers booklet.  In 2000, a new marker was reworded to be more “politically correct.”  Under the auspices of the Department of Historic Resources the marker pictured on the right was erected on the opposite side of the road between the Haysi post office and Haysi Town Hall. 

    Revolutionary War ancestors: Electious Musick

    Submitted by: Edith Faye Redden Dickenson County Historical Society President As our research...

    Revolutionary War ancestors: Electious Musick
    Submitted by: Edith Faye Redden Dickenson County Historical Society President As our research...
    From right to left: Tim Lovelace, Russell County member, Carl Rhea, Chairman and Russell County member, Damon Rasnick, Dickenson County member, Ron Peters, Vice Chairman and Dickenson County member, Tim Hess, Buchanan County member, and Toby F. Edwards, Executive Director of the Cumberland Plateau Regional Solid Waste Management Authority.  www.cprwma.com

    Rasnick was honored after more than 30 years o...

    At the recent Cumberland Plateau Regional Solid Waste Management Authority monthly meeting, Damon...

    Rasnick was honored after more than 30 years o...
    At the recent Cumberland Plateau Regional Solid Waste Management Authority monthly meeting, Damon...
    Enterpreneur Blake Salyer is UVA Wise’s new ecosystem and innovation manager.  UVA WISE PHOTO

    Apply to business startup training program by A...

    Do you have an idea for a business or want to expand an existing one? The University of Virginia’...

    Apply to business startup training program by A...
    Do you have an idea for a business or want to expand an existing one? The University of Virginia’...
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    Featured
    New economic development Director Dana Cronkhite is a Dickenson County native.  ANNA MULLINS PHOTO Supervisors hire economic development chief
    August 10, 2022
    The county has an economic development director. County supervisors voted last Thursday to hire Dana Cronkhite, according to a Tuesday press...
    Flood relief funds are set up
    August 10, 2022
    Less than a month after creating a disaster relief fund to help flood victims in Buchanan County, United Way of Southwest Virginia has announced the creation of new funds...
    News
    School board approves special ed panel changes
    August 15, 2022
    County schools’ Special Education Advisory Committee is inducting new members after many years of maintaining the same personnel. At its July 27 meeting, the School Board...
    Black lung screenings offered
    August 13, 2022
    Coal miners can receive free, confidential black lung screenings Aug. 15-19 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Call 888/480-4042 to schedule...
    School staffing decisions made
    August 12, 2022
    The county School Board approved several personnel actions at its July 27 meeting. TRANSFER • Cheri Taylor will be transferred from bus number 9 to bus number 3 in the...
    Sports
    He wore number 43
    August 9, 2022
    As August 12 approaches, I try as I do every year to prepare mentally and spiritually for my annual trip to the cemetery. It seems impossible to believe that this year will...
    This week in sports history July 24-30
    July 27, 2022
    1962 The Wise Little League All-Star team was announced and consisted of Mike Stinson, Gary Connel, Mike Kirk, Robert Wheatley, Jonny Davis, Gary Kilgore, Scotty Hopkins,...
    This week in sports history July 10-16
    July 14, 2022
    1957 Ramsey swept a doubleheader against Jonesville in Mountain States League baseball action. Ramsey took the first game 7-2. Harry Short was the winning pitcher for...
    VEC Hiring Grundy & Vansant
    Mountain Empire Hearing & Balance
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    Baby the Chipping Sparrow
    August 9, 2022
    Wayne Riner writes: I call her baby because she will come visit me looking for cheese treats. She has a preference for sharp cheddar. She will come...
    The sheep are from a local producer. Coalfield hair sheep sale is Aug. 20
    August 9, 2022
    Submitted by Brad Mullins Extension Agent A first for Dickenson County is happening on Saturday, August 20. The Coalfield Sheep Association...
    August and the last days of summer
    August 9, 2022
    By Howard E Cummins Columnist This week will mark the end of the dreaded “dog days”, a time known for morning mists, inclement noon heat, and the unpredictable...
    Obituaries
    GENERAL GERALD “JERRY” CHILDRESS
    August 9, 2022
    ROSWELL, NM General Gerald “Jerry” Childress passed peacefully in his sleep on July 7, 2022. Jerry was known to many across the nation and...
    JAMES EDWARD PHIPPS
    August 9, 2022
    James Edward Phipps, 77, of Vilas, NC, died July 18, 2022 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC after a brief illness. He was born March 28, 1945...
    BILLIE ETTA FLEMING
    August 3, 2022
    Billie Etta Fleming, of Clintwood, entered eternity on July 30, 2022, to forever know Heaven’s unending joy and everlasting peace. Etta was...
    Printed Paper Online
    August 10, 2022

    Classifieds
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    August 9, 2022
    AUCTIONS ATTN. AUCTIONEERS: Advertise your upcoming auctions statewide and in other states. Affordable Print and Digital Solutions reaching your target audiences. Call...
    HELP WANTED- PREVENTION SPECIALIST
    August 2, 2022
    HELP WANTED- DICKENSON COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES is currently recruiting the following position: PREVENTION SPECIALIST. The Prevention Specialist is responsible...
    HELP WANTED - EMERGENCY SERVICES CRISIS SPECIALIST.
    July 26, 2022
    HELP WANTED - DICKENSON COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES is currently recruiting the following position: EMERGENCY SERVICES CRISIS SPECIALIST. The Emergen-cy Services...
    Legals
    ABC LICENSE Dollar General Store #2243
    August 9, 2022
    ABC LICENSE Dolgen, LLC (Used in VA by Dolgencorp, LLC), trading as Dollar General Store #2243, 313 Chase Street, Clintwood, VA 24228-2059, Dickenson County is applying to...
    VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD HEARINGS AUGUST 16, 2022
    August 2, 2022
    COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD HEARINGS AUGUST 16, 2022 Pursuant to Sections 45.2-1609.C and 45.2-1624.B of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Gas...
    COUNTY OF DICKENSON v SUSAN A. COUNTS
    August 2, 2022
    VIRGINIA: IN OF THE COUNTY OF DICKENSON COUNTY OF DICKENSON, VIRGINIA, a Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia Complainant Case No....
    Mogan McClure Ford
    VEC Hiring Grundy & Vansant
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