NORTON, Va. (WJHL) – The High Knob Outdoor Festival is making its return to Norton, Virginia in a few weeks. The goal is to highlight the variety of outdoor recreation opportunities. The ...

NORTON, Va. (AP) — Community members have rebuilt a lookout tower in the Jefferson National Forest that was destroyed by arsonists. The new High Knob Tower is constructed of concrete ...

WISE, Va. — Six years after it was destroyed by arson, the High Knob Observation Tower will be rebuilt, beginning in July. The USDA Forest Service has awarded the contract to rebuild the tower ...

ABINGDON, Va. – With a five-year mandatory minimum sentence hanging over his head, a 23-year-old Coeburn man pleaded guilty Tuesday to burning the High Knob observation tower. “I set fire to ...

WISE COUNTY, Va. - What was destroyed by an arsonist in 2007 is rising from the ashes as construction on the new High Knob Tower in Wise County has begun. We visited the site and talked with those ...

Wise County, Va. - After seven years and a community effort that raised more than $500,000, the iconic High Knob Tower in Wise County is officially open. The ribbon was cut and visitors got their ...

For years, the High Knob observation tower ... Rick Boucher, D-Va., has pledged to work to get federal money to help rebuild the tower. Meade said he anticipates that it will cost $200,000 to ...