Wise County native Vanessa Freeman is the new face of the Piedmont for Congressman Eric Cantor, R-Richmond. The 36-year-old Charlottesville resident took over as Cantor's area full-time "outreach coordinator" ...

Wise County students return to the classroom today, with school dismissing at 1:30 p.m. today and Friday.

Ball Construction Co. of Norton and the Wise engineering and architectural firm of Thompson & Litton will assess exterior and interior upgrade needs of the Wise County Courthouse under separate contracts ...