Guide
to Services (G - L)
Select
the First Letter of the word from the List Above
to jump to the appropriate section of the Services Guide.
- Garbage
Disposal
- (See
Convenience Centers
and Can Sites)
(See also Landfill) -
- Genealogy
- Wise
County Genealogical Research Site - Part of the VAGen
Web Project
Wise
County Historical Society
(276) 328-6451
Circuit
Court Clerk
(276) 328-6111 -
- Geographical
Information System (GIS)
- Wise
County, with the assistance of Anderson
& Associates of Blacksburg VA, has developed a
Web based Geographical Information System (GIS).
Wise
County GIS Online
Wise County GIS Department
(276) 328-7110
- Hand
Gun/Concealed Weapon Permits
- Applications
for concealed weapon permits.
Circuit
Court Clerk
(276) 328-6111 -
- Hazardous
Waste Disposal (Household)
- Annually,
usually in October, Wise County holds a Hazardous Waste
Roundup for hazardous/toxic household waste products including
oil-based paint; pesticides; cleaning fluids or other
chemicals; old household or automobile batteries; and
other potentially toxic materials.
-
County
Administrator - Litter Control
(276) 328-1000 -
- Health
Department
- Provides a
coordinated, prevention-oriented programs that promote and
protect the health of all county citizens.
Services: prenatal care; pregnancy testing/birth control
services; STD/HIV screenings; pediatric-child health (well
child care 0-5 years old); immunizations/vital statistics;
communicable disease surveillance; environmental health/dental
services; Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program; and
school health.
Health Department
(276) 328-8000 -
- Hepatitis
Vaccine
- Health
Department
(276) 328-8000 -
- Historical
Society
- Wise
County Historical Society
(276) 328-6451 -
- HIV/AIDS
- Testing,
medical case management, medication assistance, emergency
financial assistance including rent, utility and mortgage
assistance, medical follow-up and weekly support group
for HIV-infected individuals.
Health Department
(276) 328-8000 -
- Horticulture
- Extension
Service
(276) 328-6194 -
- Hospitals
(Chamber of Commerce Listings)
- There are
three well-equipped, modern hospitals in the Wise County
area.
Norton
Community Hospital - Norton, Va.
(276) 679-9600
Mountain
View Regional Medical Center - Norton, Va.
(276) 679-9100
Wellmont
Lonesome Pine Hospital - Big Stone Gap, Va. -
- House
Numbers
- To obtain
a house number for a new or existing home.
County Administrator
- E-911 Mapping Technician
-
(276) 328-7119
-
- Housing
(Affordable)
- REDEVELOPMENT
AND HOUSING AUTHORITY
Big Stone Gap
(276) 523-4788
Norton
(276) 679-0020
Wise
(276) 395-6104
RENTAL ASSISTANCE
Wise County Rental Assistance
(276) 395-6507
- RURAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
- USDA
- Rural Development Housing Service
-
(276) 386-3951 (Gate
City office)
-
- Hunter
Safety Classes
- Game
and Inland Fisheries
(276) 783-4860 - Region III Office,
Marion Virginia
Virginia Hunter Safety Education
- Immunization
Program
- Health
Department
(276) 328-8000 -
- Income
Taxes
- No local income
taxes are assessed by Wise County or the incorporated
towns within. There are both Federal and State (Virginia)
income tax assessments.
- ASSISTANCE
(State)
- Free assistance
in completing state income tax forms for county citizens.
Commissioner of Revenue
(276) 328-3556
TAX FORMS
Federal - Internal
Revenue Service (IRS)
State - Virginia
Dept. of Taxation
-
- Infant
Programs
- BABY
CARE PROGRAM
Health Department
nursing intervention for Medicaid clients with maternity
or child health problems.
-
(276) 328-8000
-
- Influenza
Vaccination
- October through
December only.
Health Department
(276) 328-8000 -
- Information
- General County
Information
- Chamber
of Commerce
-
(276) 679-0961
County Administrator
-
(276) 328-2321
- Jail
- Housing offenders
serving sentences of one year or less, and those suspected
of crimes and are awaiting trial.
- Sheriff
- Corrections
Division
-
(276) 328-4174
-
- Jobs
- EMPLOYMENT
-
- Jury
Duty / Juror Information
- General
jury service information
-
- Juvenile
Detention Center
- Provides secure
detention care for juveniles (up to 18 years of age) charged
with offenses in the State of Virginia. Serves Planning
Districts 1 through 5.
- Highlands
Juvenile Detention Center - 2105 Shakesville Rd.,
Bristol VA
(276) 466-7800
-
- Juvenile
Probation
- Juvenile
Court Service Unit, 30th District
- To reduce
juvenile delinquency by providing services, programs and
policies that advocate for the needs of youth and their
families; assist the community in preventing juvenile
delinquency; divert from the juvenile system those whose
needs are more appropriately met elsewhere; promote rehabilitation
of youth; and protect the people of the community from
crime. Provide juvenile probation services and parole
information.
(276) 328-2141 or (276) 328-2151
- Landfill
- SOLID WASTE
LANDFILL - 5401-B Kent Junction Rd., Norton VA
- Located in
the Blackwood area between Norton and Appalachia on Kent
Junction Road. All commercial waste, building materials
and large loads of household waste (in excess of one pickup
truck load) must be disposed of at the county landfill.
Open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
-
County
Administrator - (Public Works)
(276) 328-2321
(276) 679-0515 (Blackwood Landfill)
-
- Lead
Screening and Education
- Health
Department
(276) 328-8000
-
- Libraries
- LONESOME
PINE REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM
Has four (4) public branches located within Wise County.
- Wise County
Public Library - Wise, Virginia
-
(276) 328-8061
- C. Bascom
Slemp Memorial Library - Big Stone Gap, Virginia
-
(276) 523-1334
Coeburn Community Library - Coeburn, Virginia
-
(276) 395-6152
J. Fred Matthews Memorial Library - St. Paul, Virginia
-
(276) 762-9702
JOHN
COOKE WILEY LIBRARY
Located on the campus of the University of Virginia's
College at Wise - Wise, Virginia.
(276) 328-0150
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- Licenses
- CONTRACTOR'S
(Certification) LICENSE
Information and Regulations regarding Certification
and Licensure
- VA
Dept. of Professional & Occupational Regulation
- Board of Contractors
-
(804) 367-8511
- Forms
& Applications:
-
Contractors
-
Tradesmen
Licensure - (Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, Gas-Fitting)
CONTRACTOR'S (Business) LICENSE
All contractor's performing services within the unincorporated
areas of Wise County, VA and gross receipts in excess
of $50,000.00 annually are required to obtain a Contractor's
License. (The incorporated towns of Wise County
have their own business license ordinances and they should
be contacted directly for questions regarding their particular
requirements.)
Commissioner of Revenue
(276) 328-3556
DOG LICENSE
- Dog tags are
due and payable by January 1st and not later than January
31st of each year. A current rabies certificate
is required.
- Treasurer
(276) 328-3666
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Circuit
Court Clerk
(276) 328-6111
VEHICLE LICENSE
Vehicle license decal must be purchased within 30 days
of new vehicle purchase or relocation to the county.
Treasurer
(276) 328-3666
-
- Litter
Awareness
-
County
Administrator - Litter Control
(276) 328-1000
- Keep
Wise County Beautiful
(276) 328-1000
-
- Low-Income
Citizens Services
- CHILD
DAY CARE
Social Services
(276) 328-8056
FOOD STAMPS
Social Services
(276) 328-8056
HEALTH SERVICES
Health Department
(276) 328-8000
HOUSING
Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Big Stone Gap
(276) 523-4788
Norton
(276) 679-0020
Wise
(276) 395-6104
Rental Assistance
Wise County Rental Assistance
(276) 395-6507
- MEDICAID
Social Services
(276) 328-8056
SERVICES TO FAMILIES
Helps families achieve self-support or increased self-
sufficiency within potential.
Services: financial assistance; emergency needs; food
stamps; fuel assistance; Medicaid; Temporary Aid to Needy
Families; counseling; information and referral; employment
services; day care; child protective services and foster
care.
Social Services
(276) 328-8056
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