The county will utilize a large support network to identify and attempt to overcome current and future challenges. It is one of two Southwest Virginia localities to be...

Pound River Campground construction will not last too much longer. The campground was damaged in the July 2022 flood, and the US Army Corps of Engineers have been...

Sister Bernadette Kenny, an Appalachian hero known affectionately as Sister Bernie, passed away recently. Kenny founded the Health Wagon, a...

The county will use new grant funds to market the region’s tourism opportunities. It recently received $10,000 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation to promote tourism...

Red Onion State Prison inmates have not set themselves on fire, claims the state Department of Corrections. The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, in a Nov. 26 statement,...

A new scam in the county is rampant enough to get a response from the sheriff. Scammers are contacting residents, telling them their banks have a security breach and...

County schools will be restricting student cell phone use.The School Board approved a new cell phone policy at its Nov. 18 meeting, following mutliple months of discussion...

Dickenson County will use a design-build contracting method for construction of a wellness center beside the men’s substance abuse recovery facility that will soon open on...

County schools Superintendent Haydee Robinson was nearly removed from office Monday night.Following community outcry and allegations of neglect regarding bullying at the...

Virginia recently released a new framework gauging K-12 school performance.According to its metrics, Dickenson County schools are in good shape, with one school falling...

The county Department of Economic Development and the Industrial Development Authority will host a career fair Nov. 20.It will take place 1-6 p.m. at the Dickenson Center...

UPDATE: In the Clinchco council race, the 55 write-in votes have been counted. Five people were written in, with 27 votes going to one person....

One local fire department is dismissing rumors about its future, while local rescue squads are getting state regulation exemptions because of personnel shortages.These...

Jelane Mock will be the next mayor of Clinchco, but the makeup of Clinchco Town Council is not yet known.In today’s election, Mock, currently a council member, received 57...

County schools will now use metal detectors on all students, staff and visitors.The School Board voted Oct. 23 for Superintendent Haydee Robinson to increase security...