News from Lee County, Virginia
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 266, according to its 2020-2024 veteran-status…
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.
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%…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In July, 4,908 people in Lee County received SNAP food benefits. By The Lee Daily Register’s calculation, that is about 23 for every 100 residents, compared with about 8 for…
Lee County had an average of 4,153 jobs in the first quarter of 2026, and they paid an average of $910 a week, according to the latest county file from…
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 counties in the report,…
