DAMASCUS, Va. — A local businessman is looking to reel in sales with new fish baits he developed from his home in Damascus.
Nicole Childress, director of Abingdon Main Street, is creating a unique event in October for local residents, tourists and anyone who loves Abingdon.
Schools remain shuttered to students in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but on Monday, the School Board decided to reopen schools on Oct…
Around Washington County, I have journeyed in quest of customer service.
Of late, we have taken our little one out to the lake. It is time for lessons.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. — Sarah M. Biggs, a reading teacher for first and second grades at High Point Elementary in Washington County, has been…
Public meetings in Washington County between Sept. 23 and Sept. 30, 2020.Â
Abingdon is seeking applications to fill vacancies on multiple committees.
Road closures in Washington County between Sept. 23 and Sept. 30, 2020.
I would like to thank the Bristol Herald Courier and the Washington County News for revealing and publishing the spending habits of Abingdon’s…
EMORY, Va. — Emmett Tracy has been named dean of the new School of Business at Emory & Henry College.
While many of us hunkered down at home, as we were asked to do when the pandemic struck in March, there were some who took the opportunity to …
College rankings released this week by the U.S. News and World Report recognized Emory & Henry College in the liberal arts category, along…
ABINGDON, Va. — A Bristol, Virginia, man, who previously pleaded guilty to child pornography distribution and possession charges, was sentence…
A twisted abduction plot in Wise County, Virginia, that left multiple people shot and one dead resulted in convictions for two others, authori…
The League of Women Voters will host virtual candidate forums for the Glade Spring and Damascus Town Council elections this week through the Zoom app.
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Sam Mayer gained some attention last year by sweeping the two NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Kristina Morris couldn’t be happier with the number of people who have stepped up to volunteer at the Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps…
A community herbalist is using her lifelong passion for native plants to open a tea business inside the Springhouse, a new Abingdon company th…
At its most recent meeting, the Washington County Board of Supervisors changed the county’s ordinance so that loud animal sounds will no longe…
Anxiety, depression and trauma have risen across the U.S. under the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Businesses are now allowed to have larger signs near Interstate 81 and other parts of Abingdon.
The Robinette Co. recently agreed to pay a total of $20,000 in fines for multiple air pollution violations.
At Wallace, a Washington County community near Bristol, it would seem that everybody knows Marlene.
A federal judge has set a mid-November 2021 trial date for Bristol, Virginia’s lawsuit against BVU Authority.
Fractures in the seams of the American fabric have inspired a pair of spiritual events taking place this weekend.
I wish Gov. Ralph Northam and other liberal leaders in our country were interested in unborn babies having a chance to even have a childhood.
