Norton News

Congressman Morgan Griffith issued the following statement today announcing the 2012 Congressional Art Competition for the Ninth District of Virginia: "Each year, the U.S. House of Representatives sponsors the Congressional Art Competition for high school students.

An energy company operating in southwest Virginia has confirmed a number of reports that it is closing its office in Norton.

For the average person, the sky is no longer the limit, but you just might have to be dead first.A Delegate Terry Kilgore, R-Gate City, is proposing legislation to provide tax breaks to Virginia residents who send their cremated remains into outer space.

State Del. Terry G. Kilgore and state Sen. Bill Carrico Thursday night held the first of several telephone town hall meetings for the 2012 General Assembly session.

Mountain Empire Older Citizens will be hosting a Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop beginning Jan.