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Lee County: VA Spent $29.2 Million Here in 2025, and Nearly Half of It Went to Medical Care
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…
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Lee County: Reported Violent Crime Rose to 50 Cases in 2025 as Virginia’s Fell
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 rate.
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Lee County: An Inmate Died in USP Lee’s Isolation Unit in February. Five Agencies Are Investigating
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.
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Lee County: Same County, Two Power Bills, and One of Them Could Rise 23%
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.
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Lee County: The Census Counted 22,173 People in 2020, 3,414 Fewer Than in 2010
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…
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Lee County: Federal Mine Records Show No Coal Reported Since 2013
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…
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Lee County: How Many Residents Rely on SNAP, Medicaid and TANF, Compared With Wise, Scott and Virginia
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…
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Lee County: Weekly Pay Reaches $910, Still 55% of the Virginia Average
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…
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Lee County: Half of Nine Years of Crashes Were on U.S. 58 and Its Alternate Route
Lee County recorded 2,502 reportable traffic crashes from 2017 through 2025, by The Lee Daily Register’s count from the state’s public Virginia Roads crash records. Twenty-seven people died and 1,046…
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Lee County Schools: Chronic Absenteeism, School by School, From 2023-24 to 2025-26
Fewer than one in 14 Lee County students was chronically absent last school year, down from more than one in three two years earlier. By The Lee Daily Register’s count…
