Free Rapid COVID-19 AT-HOME Test Kits available at Wise County libraries.

Free Rapid COVID-19 AT-HOME Test Kits available at Wise County libraries. Locker or porch pickup ONLY. To request kits, call: 

• Wise  276-328-8061
• Big Stone Gap  276-523-1334
• Coeburn 276-395-6152
• St. Paul 276-762-9702

Notice - Community Center Rentals

Due to issues with our old Reservations Calendar, anyone who has an Upcoming Rental of any Community Center should Contact the County Administrator's Office at 276-328-2321 at Your Earliest Convenience so that we can re-enter your information int...

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"It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" -By Noelle Bissell, M.D., Lenowisco Health District

COVID-19 is surging in southwest Virginia. Friday's daily brief from Ballad Health offers some sobering statistics:

• Positive COVID-19 cases have increased more than 800% since July 4. 
• We have had more t...

New Community Job Board

The Wise County Office of Economic & Industrial Development has launched a new community job board. View or list available employment opportunities with us!

New Real Estate Database

The Wise County Office of Economic & Industrial Development has launched a new residential and commercial real estate database. View or list available properties in Wise County with us!

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, virtual classroo...

Wise County Celebrates Groundbreaking on Mineral Gap Solar Project

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$500K grant will open solar project in Wise County – July 31, 2019

A large-scale solar project is being planned in Wise County thanks to a $500,000 grant from a program focused on reclaiming and developing abandoned mine sites.

TNC Announces Innovative Collaboration for Solar Development in Central Appalachia – May 10, 2021

The Nature Conservancy, Sun Tribe, and Sol Systems will pursue the development of some of the first utility-scale solar projects on former coal mines in the region.

Former coal mine land to be transformed into solar energy sites in Wise County – June 3, 2021

Five different sites in Wise County are designated to become utility-scale solar farms over the next few years.