Wise NewsLocal news for Wise, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Winning and Losing in Wise Co., Va- June 29, 2008 For the last year in Virginia we have been fighting tooth and nail against a new coal fired power plant in Wise Co., Va , one of the few coal producing counties in this state, and a place where King Coal still ...http://www.topix.net/city/wise-va/2008/06/winning-and-losing-in-wise-co-va?fromrss=1 Jobs. Jobs. Jobs.- June 27, 2008 Wise County is one step closer to having a modicum of economic prosperity handed to it: A Virginia regulatory board yesterday approved key permits for a new coal-fired electric plant in the state's southwest ...http://www.topix.net/city/wise-va/2008/06/jobs-jobs-jobs?fromrss=1 Va. board to rule on Wise Co. coal plant- June 25, 2008 Special to The Virginian-Pilot Environmentalists say mining methods that use dynamite to clear trees and rocks to reach coal on mountaintops, such as this one in Wise County, Va., are ecologically dangerous.http://www.topix.net/city/wise-va/2008/06/va-board-to-rule-on-wise-co-coal-plant?fromrss=1 The Balladeer- June 23, 2008 Moore holds a record of "Dad, Sister and Mother Are Gone," which was written by his wife.http://www.topix.net/city/wise-va/2008/06/the-balladeer?fromrss=1 Virginia tourism groups offer training in customer service- June 2, 2008 The Virginia Tourism Corp., the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority and the Wise County Tourism Committee will host free customer service training at 2 p.m. on June 18 at the Wise County Education Center, ...http://www.topix.net/city/wise-va/2008/06/virginia-tourism-groups-offer-training-in-custom... |