Wise County Planning To Use Grant Money For Industrial And Workforce Development Projects

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is recommending Wise County receive more than 6 and a half million dollars in Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization grants. The funds will be used for several projects including leveraging abandoned mine properties for industrial operations, converting a former high school property into pad ready sites for housing development, improvements and expansions at Mountain Empire Community College’s Center for Workforce and Innovation of Appalachia and campsites and trails at Big Cherry Reservoir. The money is part of more than ten million dollars being recommended for eight projects in Southwest Virginia.