News from Lee County, Virginia
A new teacher with a bachelor’s degree started at $41,000 in Lee County Public Schools in 2025-26. Of the 121 Virginia school divisions that gave the state a starting figure, that is…
How many veterans live in Lee County depends on who is counting. The Census Bureau’s latest five-year survey puts the number at 1,489, give or take…
Lee County reported 50 violent crimes in 2025, up from 32, while Virginia's total fell. State Police data also show drug cases at twice the state's…
An inmate died in USP Lee's Special Housing Unit in February 2026. Federal prison officials say the FBI and four other agencies are investigating.
Virginia approved all three amendments on Nov. 3, but Lee County voted no on each. How the county ranked among 133 localities, precinct by precinct.
Unofficial Nov. 3 results for Lee County: Mizusawa and Griffith led the county, Warner won statewide, and Pennington Gap and Jonesville elected town leaders.
Lee County government spent $4,177 for every resident in the year that ended June 30, 2025. That is almost exactly the middle of the 90 Virginia…
Three of the 15 active public water systems in Lee County had any violation in the five years ending June 30, 2026, according to EPA’s public…
Lee County’s highest federal shortage score is for dental care. In the shortage-area list the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) updated on Nov. 6, the…
Meth was involved in 15 of 23 overdose deaths in Lee County from 2023 to 2025, state data show. Deaths are down, but overdose ER visits…
A Lee County home using 1,000 kWh pays about $128 at Powell Valley Electric this month and $156 at Old Dominion Power, which wants a 23% increase.
Meth was involved in 15 of 23 overdose deaths in Lee County from 2023 to 2025, state data show. Deaths are down, but overdose ER visits rose in 2026.
Virginia approved all three amendments on Nov. 3, but Lee County voted no on each. How the county ranked among 133 localities, precinct by precinct.
Unofficial Nov. 3 results for Lee County: Mizusawa and Griffith led the county, Warner won statewide, and Pennington Gap and Jonesville elected town leaders.
Lee County had 22,173 residents at the 2020 Census, 3,414 fewer than in 2010, a drop of 13.3 percent, according to the Census Bureau’s 2010 and 2020 counts. The bureau’s…
Lee County’s coal mines have not reported a ton of coal to federal regulators since 2013. In 2000 they reported 941,256 tons. By The Lee Daily Register’s count from the…
