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News from Lee County towns and communities.
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Lee County: Cumberland Gap Park Drew 765,010 Visits in 2025, Still Below Its 2016 High
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park counted 765,010 recreation visits in 2025, according to the National Park Service’s visitor-use statistics. By The Lee Daily Register’s calculation from that table, the total…
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Lee County: School Enrollment Falls to 2,593, the Lowest Since at Least 2018
Lee County Public Schools had 2,593 students in kindergarten through 12th grade on Sept. 30, 111 fewer than on the same date last year. That is a drop of about…
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Lee County: Deer Rifle Season Opens Nov. 14 After the Biggest Harvest Since 2015
Deer rifle season opens in Lee County on Saturday, Nov. 14, coming off the county’s biggest deer harvest in a decade. Hunters reported 1,424 deer in the county in the…
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Lee County: The 115-Home Ewing Project Has $5.3 Million in Public Grants and Waits on a Sewer Line
A year after then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin came to Ewing to announce it, the Western Lee Housing Project has collected more grant money but is still waiting on the sewer line…
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Lee County: A $110 Trash Bill, a Higher Tire Fee and Two Convenience Centers on the Move
Jim Crabtree cleaned out a house he had bought and hauled three loads of garbage to the county’s waste site. Before he could dump a fourth, the scale house attendant…
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Lee County: Four of 10 Schools Earn the State’s Top Rating, and All Stay Fully Accredited
Four of Lee County’s 10 rated public schools earned Virginia’s top rating, “Distinguished,” in the state’s newest school performance results, and all 10 are fully accredited. Rose Hill and St.…
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Lee County: Jobless Rate Is 4.8%, but the Bigger Story Is a Smaller Workforce
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 and July, and close…
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Lee County: Shelter Volunteers Say Sick Dogs Cost Them a Key Rescue Partner, Ask for Kennel Fixes
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…
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Lee County: Western Lee Sewer Moves to Easements as Property Owners Get Offer Letters
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…
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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…
