- Government
Lee County: New Comprehensive Plan Projects Fewer People and Bets on the West End
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,…
- Government
Lee County: Data Centers Need a Special Permit Here, and Officials Say No Deal Is in Place
A data center could only come to Lee County through a special use permit, under a zoning change the Board of Supervisors approved a year ago. Since then, county officials…
- Local News
Lee County: Shelter Sent 560 Dogs to Rescue Groups Last Year, State Records Show
Most dogs that pass through the Lee County animal shelter leave on a transfer to a rescue group. In 2025, the county’s shelter took in 721 dogs and sent 560…
- Government
Lee County: Real Estate Tax Rate Stays at 69 Cents, One Year After a Split Vote
Lee County property owners are paying the same real estate tax rate this year as last year: 69 cents for every $100 of assessed value. A year ago, that rate…
- Local News
Pennington Gap: Tobacco Festival Weekend Brings Cledus T. Judd, a 5K and the 3 p.m. Parade
The Lee County Tobacco Festival fills downtown Pennington Gap on Saturday, October 24. The weekend opens the night before, when country comedian Cledus T. Judd plays Lee Theatre on Friday,…
- Health
Lee County: Hospital Not on State’s Closure-Risk Lists as Ballad Lands $2 Million Network Grant
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 links.
- Government
Lee County: Supervisors to Hear From College Promise Program on Tuesday
Mountain Empire Community College's president is on the Lee County supervisors' Oct. 20 agenda. What the Promise Program covers and what the board did in September.
- Local News
Pennington Gap: Water Plant’s Chlorine Monitor Back in Service After Rule Violation
Pennington Gap told water customers its continuous chlorine analyzer was out of service. No boil notice was issued.
- Local News
Gisele Bündchen Says Co-Parenting With Tom Brady Means Some Pushback From Their Kids
Editor’s note: The original January 2024 version of this article was lost. The Lee Daily Register rebuilt it in October 2026 from the reporting cited below, and added what happened…
- Local News
Michael Johnson’s Wife: Armine Shamiryan, the Chef Married to the Olympic Great
Editor’s note: The original November 2023 version of this article was lost. The Lee Daily Register rebuilt it in October 2026 from the reporting cited below, and added what happened…
