Guide
to Services (S - Z)
Select the First
Letter of the word from the List Above to jump
to the appropriate section of the Services Guide.
- Schools
- WISE
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(276) 328-8017
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- Senior Adult Services
- ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT
SERVICES
To prevent unnecessary and/or inappropriate institutionalization
of older persons by the development and maintenance of
comprehensive user-friendly community based long term
care services; recognizing that families provide the bulk
of care for older people and then developing a user-friendly
comprehensive infrastructure to support family caregivers;
and by serving as an active and responsible advocate on
issues effecting older persons.
Services: Specialized and public transportation
(for all ages); Family Support (caregivers, personal care,
Alzheimer's, senior volunteers); Nutrition and Wellness
(Cancer support, employment services, meals on wheels,
socialization and recreation); Elder Rights and Security
(abuse prevention, legal and other counseling services).
Mountain Empire
Older Citizens, Inc. (MEOC)
(276) 523-4202
SeniorNavigator.org
REAL ESTATE TAX RELIEF FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED
- Qualifying individuals can
receive up to $150.00 credit toward the County real estate
taxes on their home.
Commissioner of Revenue
(276) 328-3556
SOCIAL
SECURITY
(276) 679-7633
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- Septic Tanks
- Permits and inspections.
- Health
Department
(276) 328-8000
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- Sewer Services
- C-N-W REGIONAL WASTE
WATER TREATMENT AUTHORITY
C-N-W manages and operates waste water treatment facilities
in the Coeburn-Norton-Wise areas. For service questions,
contact the respective town or the City
of Norton.
- TOWN SEWER SERVICES
- All towns have sewer service
available to their residents and to some county residents
in their immediate vicinity. Contact the town in
question to determine the scope of their service area.
- Appalachia
- (276)
565-3900
- Big
Stone Gap
- (276)
523-4382
- Coeburn
- (276)
395-3323
- Pound
- (276)
796-5188
- St. Paul
- (276)
762-9683
- Wise
- (276)
328-6119
City
of Norton
(276) 679-1160
- PUBLIC
SERVICE AUTHORITY
- Provides water and sewer
services to selected areas of Wise County.
(276) 395-6780
- UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
LOCATION
Miss Utility - Location of existing facilities,
new construction, etc.
1-800-552-7001
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- Sexually Transmitted
Diseases (STDs)
- Provides
surveillance, investigation and education of all reportable
communicable diseases.
Health Department
(276) 328-8000
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- Sheriff
- Provides security for courts;
responsible for the service of civil process, such as,
warrant in debt, garnishment, show cause, etc., and the
performance of all related duties including, but not limited
to, evictions, levies and capias enforcement. Management
& operation of county jail facility; management
& operation of central dispatch & communications
center.
(276) 328-3566 or (276) 328-3756
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- Small Business Assistance
- MECC
Small Business Business Development Center (SBDC)
is a partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The SBDC provides one-on-one counseling, business education
opportunities and resources to help small business owners
or managers improve their business. Contact Tim
Blankenbecler, SBDC Director, for more information.
(276) 523-6529
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Social Services
- FINANCIAL SERVICES
Services; food stamps; Temporary Aid to Needy Families;
Medicaid; and general relief.
HUMAN SERVICES
Services: child protective services; foster care
and adoptions; services to the elderly; and child daycare.
(276) 328-8056
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- Soil Analysis
- Extension
Service
(276) 328-6194
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- Soil Information
- Provides general soils characteristics
and information.
Extension
Service
(276) 328-6194
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- Street Names
- To change existing street
name or name unnamed street.
County
Administrator - E-911 Mapping Technician
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(276) 328-7119
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- Street Signs
- To report missing or vandalized
Street Name signs.
County Administrator
- E-911 Mapping Technician
- (276)
328-7119
- To report all other missing
or vandalized street signs.
Virginia
Department of Transportation - Wise Residency
(276) 328-9331
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- Substance Abuse
Services
- ABC (Alcoholic Beverage
Control) Violations
1-800-552-3200
Alcoholics
Anonymous
(276) 523-4545 (local chapter)
Drug
Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) is designed to provide
accurate information about drugs and alcohol; teach students
the necessary decision-making skills; show students how
to resist negative peer pressure; suggest healthy alternatives
to drug use; and build confidence and self-esteem.
Sheriff
(276) 328-3756
Drug Violation Hotline (VA State Police)
1-800-553-3673
Office
on Youth
(276) 523-5064
Planning District One Community Services Board
(276) 523-2562
Parent to Parent Program - A parenting skills workshop
with a strong drug and alcohol prevention focus.
(276) 523-0682
Wise County Behavioral Health Services - Frontier Health
(276) 523-8300 or (276) 523-8360
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- Subdivision of Land
- How to subdivide your land
and information regarding residential subdivisions.
Building and
Zoning Dept.
(276) 328-7119
- Tacoma School Community
Center
- This building is available
for rent for reunions, weddings, receptions, parties,
etc.
(276) 328-9270 - Charles Hughes
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- Taxes (Assessment)
- For questions regarding
real estate, personal property, and coal severance assessments,
as well as, contractors licenses.
Real
Estate Assessments Online
- Commissioner
of Revenue
(276) 328-3556
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- Taxes (Payments)
- (Also see Utilities Tax)
- Real
estate and personal property tax payments are accepted
at the Treasurer's
Office in the Wise County Courthouse. Payments
can also be made using Direct Payment, Credit/Debit Card
Payment online, or at selected area banking institutions.
Treasurer's Office
(276) 328-3666
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- Tax Return Assistance
(State)
- Commissioner
of Revenue offers free assistance in completing
the state income tax form for county citizens.
(276) 328-3556
TAX FORMS
Federal - Internal
Revenue Service (IRS)
State - Virginia
Dept. of Taxation
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- Trash Disposal
- (See
Convenience Centers
and Can Sites)
(See also Landfill)
- Underground Utility
Location Services
- Miss Utility
1-800-552-7001
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- Utilities (Communications,
Electricity, Water & Sewer )
- COMMUNICATIONS
Cable Television
ComCast Cable
(800) COM-CAST
InterMountain Cable - Serves portion of Pound, VA area
(606) 478-9406
Local Telephone Service
Verizon
Communications
954-6222 (Residential)
(800) 826-2355 (Business)
Local Internet Access (Dial-up & Broadband)
ComCast Cable
(800) COM-CAST
InterMountain Cable - Serves portion of Pound, VA area
(606) 478-9406
MountainNet
(Scott Co. Telephone Coop.)
(866) 746-7592
nTelos
(877) 468-3567
OptiDynamic
Communications, LLC
- (276)
328-2128 Wise, Va.
(276) 523-2002 Big Stone Gap, Va.
Verizon
Online
(800) 638-2026
Wireless (Cellular telephone)
ALLTEL
(276) 679-2014 (Ridgeview Center
Store, Wise Va.)
(276) 679-5903 (Inside Wal-Mart, Norton
Va.)
(888) 360-9766
Appalachian
Wireless (Ky. Cellular)
(800) 452-2355
Verizon
Wireless
ELECTRICITY
American
Electric Power - Serves northernmost Wise County
only.
(800) 956-4237
Old
Dominion Power (Ky. Utilities Co.) - Serves the remainder
of Wise County.
(800) 981-0600
WATER & SEWER
- Public
Service Authority
- Provides water and sewer
services to selected areas of Wise County.
(276) 395-6780
- Town Services
- All towns have water &
sewer service available to their residents and to some
county residents in their immediate vicinity. Contact
the town in question to determine the scope of their service
area.
- Appalachia
- (276)
565-3900
- Big
Stone Gap
- (276)
523-4382
- Coeburn
- (276)
395-3323
- Pound
- (276)
796-5188
- St. Paul
- (276)
762-9683
- Wise
- (276)
328-6119
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- Utilities Tax
- For information about the
tax charged on telephone, cell phone and electricity bills.
Commissioner of Revenue
(276) 328-3556
- Vehicle Licensing
- STATE
LICENSING - Online Registration Renewal
Virginia
Dept. of Motor Vehicles - Norton VA Office
(NOTICE: Beginning July 1, 2008, a $5 service fee will be added when renewing vehicle registrations at any DMV customer service center)
1-866-368-5463 (Customer Contact Line
- Toll Free)
- COUNTY LICENSING - Decals
- For new residents registering
vehicles for the first time, or for any resident with
a newly purchased or vehicle newly located in county,
as well as, vehicle license renewal.
Treasurer
(276) 328-3666
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- Victim/Witness
Assistance
- To assist victims and witnesses
of crime.
(276) 328-4421
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- Vital Records &
Health Statistics
- For applications and copy
of existing records (birth certificates, etc).
State Department of Health
Office
of Vital Records and Health Statistics
P.O. Box. 1000
Richmond, VA 23208-1000
(804) 662-6200
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- Vocational Education
- Wise
County Career Technical Center offers a wide variety
of course programs for public school students, which include
design and technology, drafting, graphic communications,
and electronic technology.
Regularly scheduled programs include many other
trade skills programs common to the business and industrial
community. Various adult evening classes are offered
based on interest and enrollment.
(276) 328-6113
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- Volunteer Opportunities
- Mountain
Empire Older Citizens, Inc. (MEOC) offers information
on volunteer opportunities both for senior citizens and
provides assistance to the elderly.
- (276)
523-4202
Office
on Youth offers information on volunteer opportunities
for youth and adults who wish to work with youth.
(276) 523-5064
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- Voter Registration
- Registration closes 29 days
prior to an election.
REGISTRAR
- How
to Register
- Registration
Forms
(276) 328-8331
- Waste Disposal
- (See
Convenience Centers
and Can Sites)
(See also Landfill)
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- Water Services
- PUBLIC
SERVICE AUTHORITY
- Provides water and sewer
services to selected areas of Wise County.
(276) 395-6780
- TOWN WATER SERVICES
- All towns have water service
available to their residents and to some county residents
in their immediate vicinity. Contact the town in
question to determine the scope of their service area.
- Appalachia
- (276)
565-3900
- Big
Stone Gap
- (276)
523-4382
- Coeburn
- (276)
395-3323
- Pound
- (276)
796-5188
- St. Paul
- (276)
762-9683
- Wise
- (276)
328-6119
UNDERGROUND UTILITIES LOCATION
Miss Utility - Location of existing facilities,
new construction, etc.
1-800-552-7001
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- Website
-
http://www.wisecounty.org
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- Wells
- Permits and inspections
for new or replacement wells.
- Health
Department
(276) 328-8000
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- Wills (Probate)
- Circuit
Court Clerk
(276) 328-6111
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- Wise-TV (PEG channel)
- Wise County Public, Educational and
Government (PEG) information channel on ComCast Cable
channel 19 and InterMountain Cable channel 67. Tune in for Board of Supervisors meetings,
School Board meetings, educational programs, change of
schedule notices for schools, other public notices, etc.
(276) 395-7437 -- WISETV97@msn.com
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- Women, Infants and
Children (WIC) Program
- Supplemental food and education
program for women who are pregnant, post-partum or breast
feeding; infants up to one year of age; and children up
to five years.
- Health
Department
(276) 328-8000
- Youth Development
- 4-H Programs
- Extension
Service
(276) 328-6194
Office
on Youth
Advocates and promotes positive youth development.
Facilitates access to services enhancing the quality of
life through prevention of delinquency and substance abuse.
(276) 523-5064
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- Youth and Family
Programs
- Information and referral
to resources that address youth and family matters.
Office
on Youth
(276) 523-5064
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- Youth Awards Programs
- Youth Services accepts
nominations all year for youths making positive contributions
to the community, and to adults who assist youth.
Office
on Youth
- (276)
523-5064
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- Youth Issues
- Statistics on issues; youth
awards to recognize positive contributions to the community;
and addressing current youth issues.
Office
on Youth
- (276)
523-5064
- Zoning
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INDUSTRY ZONING and REZONING
Economic
Development works with the development community,
as well as, the Building
and Zoning Dept., to assess needs for current and
future sites for industrial zoning.
(276) 328-7119
ZONING PERMITS & ENFORCEMENT
To obtain a zoning approval permit or report
businesses operating in a residential area or other possible
violations of the county zoning ordinance
- Building and Zoning
Dept.
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(276) 328-7119
PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES
Advertised in The Coalfield Progress
and The Post; adjacent property owners are notified;
signs posted on property; public hearings held.
Building and
Zoning Dept.
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(276) 328-7119
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