Wise News

The airport in Wise, Virginia started using a new system Friday that not only makes things safer for pilots, but could help land new companies in the region.

Earl Neikirk/Bristol Herald Courier - This view of the University of Virginia College at Wise shows some of the buildings which are part of the expansion that occurred during the tenure of Chancellor David Prior.

A large coal corporation with several mines in Southwest Virginia is temporarily laying off several employees.

In a $40,000 event paid for by a host of local sponsors, children bused from seven different localities had the chance to speak with astronauts on the International Space Station via video downlink for about 20 minutes Thursday morning.

The first is at 12:15 p.m. in Mountain Empire Community College's Goodloe Center, Phillips-Taylor Hall, presented by Pro-Art Association and Mountain Empire Community College.

One performance is at 12:15 p.m. in Mountain Empire Community College's Goodloe Center, presented by Pro-Art Association and MECC as part of the Mountain Empire Community College Cultural Arts Series.

Students gathered at The University of Virginia College at Wise will speak with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineer Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station at 9:20 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan.