News from Lee County, Virginia
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 Supervisors has not acted on the…
Tax revenue from two businesses in a Norton industrial park is now reaching Lee County. In September, the county accepted a check for $16,667.27. It was…
An agreement meant to make sure Lee County gets back money it advances to its Department of Social Services is, at this point, not going to…
The Lee County Board of Supervisors has decided to give the Lonesome Pine Regional Library two years’ notice, the step state law requires before a county…
Lee County’s unemployment rate was 4.8% in August, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down from 5.0% in June…
Most dogs that leave the Lee County shelter go to rescue groups, and much of that work runs on volunteers. The volunteers told the Board of…
The sewer line planned for western Lee County has moved from drawings to land. In August, county staff mailed “just compensation” letters for the easements the…
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…
A June 2026 state report on Virginia's rural hospitals does not list Lee County Community Hospital as at risk. A new grant will upgrade its network…
Most dogs that leave the Lee County shelter go to rescue groups, and much of that work runs on volunteers. The volunteers told the Board of Supervisors last month that…
The sewer line planned for western Lee County has moved from drawings to land. In August, county staff mailed “just compensation” letters for the easements the project needs, County Administrator…
For most of 2025, the Lee County Board of Supervisors asked residents to sign a petition for a 1% local sales tax. By March 2026, county staff had counted 371…
The forensic audit Lee County ordered last year did not turn up fraud, the auditor told the Board of Supervisors in August. It did find weak record-keeping in the school…
Lee County voters will choose a U.S. senator and a member of Congress on Tuesday, November 3, and decide three changes to the Virginia Constitution. Voters in Pennington Gap and…
Lee County has a new long-range plan, and its own population table points down. The 2025 Comprehensive Plan, which the Board of Supervisors approved 5 to 0 on April 21,…
