Various groups will offer a panel discussion for National Recovery Month on September 5 at the Southwest Virginia Higher Ed Center  in Abingdon. The event is from 9 a.m. to...

Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV), a lending cooperative serving Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland, announced that they are now accepting applications for the...

Annie Hay is the new Children’s Programming Specialist at the Lee County Public Library in Pennington Gap and she is excited about the start of...

The monthly  meeting of the Lee County Garden Club is held the first Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. in the American Legion Building, Cumberland Bowl Park, 842 Park...

People of the Frontier - Museum ToursAugust 14 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Begin your journey along the Wilderness Road towards Cumberland Gap as an interpreter takes you on a...

I’m sure you’ve been outside, and a yellow and black, bee-like critter flies up to your head and just hovers in mid air, staring at you.  Growing...

 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced on July 9 that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024...

The tenets of wellness can be traced to ancient civilizations. Wellness encompasses strategies that lead to a state of holistic health. Those...

The month of August has been home to many historical events over the years. Here's a look at some that helped to shape the world in August 1925. • The National Football...

World War II was an intense and bloody conflict that mercifully came to a conclusion in 1945, when the Allied forces claimed victory over the Axis...

Dear Editor: The most evil of all sins is lying to hurt another person. The scripture calls it bearing false witness.  A lot of sins and crimes are unintentional or in the...

Academic environments have undergone quite a change over the last several decades. Technological advancements have changed the way educators teach...

A ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the opening of Small Town Scoops in Jonesville with owner/operators Jessie and Vicki Middletown joined by...

Arrests by the Lee County Sheriff’s Department for      July 31 - August 6, 2025, are listed as follows: ~ July 31, 2025 ~ Blake Lee Harless, 22, Pennington Gap, Probation...