Lee County: Virginia Flu Visits Run Ahead of Last Year as Local Shot Rates Lag
Flu visits in Virginia are running well ahead of last fall’s pace, and Lee County enters the season with some of the lowest flu shot rates in the state, based on the…
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Lee County: School Enrollment Falls to 2,593, the Lowest Since at Least 2018
Lee County Public Schools had 2,593 students in kindergarten through 12th grade on Sept. 30, 111 fewer than on the same date last year. That is…
Lee County: Deer Rifle Season Opens Nov. 14 After the Biggest Harvest Since 2015
Deer rifle season opens in Lee County on Saturday, Nov. 14, coming off the county’s biggest deer harvest in a decade. Hunters reported 1,424 deer in…
Lee County: The 115-Home Ewing Project Has $5.3 Million in Public Grants and Waits on a Sewer Line
A year after then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin came to Ewing to announce it, the Western Lee Housing Project has collected more grant money but is still waiting…
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Lee County: State to Present Wilderness Road State Park Draft Plan Nov. 4
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation will present a draft update of the master plan for Wilderness Road State Park on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at…
Pennington Gap: Council Sets Nov. 3 Hearing on $291,835 for Water and Sewer Equipment
Pennington Gap residents get a chance next week to speak on a $291,834.99 budget amendment for water and sewer equipment. The Town Council will hold a…
Lee County: More Voters on the Rolls Than Before the 2022 Midterm
Lee County has more registered voters heading into the Nov. 3 election than it did before the last midterm. The Virginia Department of Elections counted 15,985…
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Lee County: A Year After Pennington Gap EMS Closed, the County’s EMS Budget Line Is Down 62%
Lee County’s budget line for emergency medical services is much smaller this year. The 2026-27 appropriation labeled “Emergency Medical Service” is $124,700, down from $325,500 a…
Lee County: Health Wagon Keeps Asking for Help; County Hasn’t Given Since 2022
The Health Wagon, the free-care nonprofit based in Wise County, has asked Lee County for a donation at least three times since August. The Board of…
Lee County: Where the Opioid Settlement Money Is Going
Lee County has set aside most of its direct share of the national opioid settlements for one program. The money will keep the county’s Works Program…
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Lee County: The District Gravel Fund Is Gone, and Boones Path Road Waits Until 2032
Lee County no longer sets aside money for gravel in each supervisor’s district. The Board of Supervisors voted 3 to 2 on May 19 “to no longer fund the gravel…
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Lee County: The Jail Bill Jumped Last Year. This Year’s Budget Expects It to Fall by Nearly $600,000
Lee County expects to spend less on the regional jail this year. The 2026-27 budget sets aside $2,830,795 for jail operations, down from $3,425,542 the year before, a drop of…
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Lee County: The 115-Home Ewing Project Has $5.3 Million in Public Grants and Waits on a Sewer Line
A year after then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin came to Ewing to announce it, the Western Lee Housing Project has collected more grant money but is still waiting on the sewer line…
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Lee County: A $110 Trash Bill, a Higher Tire Fee and Two Convenience Centers on the Move
Jim Crabtree cleaned out a house he had bought and hauled three loads of garbage to the county’s waste site. Before he could dump a fourth, the scale house attendant…
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Lee County: A Year After Pennington Gap EMS Closed, the County’s EMS Budget Line Is Down 62%
Lee County’s budget line for emergency medical services is much smaller this year. The 2026-27 appropriation labeled “Emergency Medical Service” is $124,700, down from $325,500 a year earlier, a cut…
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Lee County: Four of 10 Schools Earn the State’s Top Rating, and All Stay Fully Accredited
Four of Lee County’s 10 rated public schools earned Virginia’s top rating, “Distinguished,” in the state’s newest school performance results, and all 10 are fully accredited. Rose Hill and St.…
