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Lee County Board of Supervisors, town councils and other local government.
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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: Norton’s Industrial Park Is Starting to Pay Lee County a Share
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 Lee County’s share of…
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Lee County: Plan to Get Social Services Money Paid Back Has Stalled
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 happen, County Administrator Clint…
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Lee County: Supervisors Start a Two-Year Clock on the Regional Library Contract
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 can leave a regional…
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Lee County: Supervisors Gathered 371 Signatures for a 1% Sales Tax. It Isn’t on the November Ballot
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…
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Lee County: Auditor Finds No Fraud, but $40,937 in Social Services Card Charges Went Unchecked
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…
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Lee County: What’s on the Nov. 3 Ballot, From Senate to Town Council
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…
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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,…
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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…
