The Town of Big Stone Gap web site was started in July 1998.

The Big Stone Gap web site has two primary missions. The first mission is to promote tourism by encouraging visitors to come to our area to share in our heritage and hospitality. The second mission is to share pertinent and timely information about our Town Government and Town activities with our citizens.

To accomplish our missions, the Big Stone Gap web site is divided into two major sections. The first section entitled "Our Town" contains demographic information, details of local attractions, and photographs and maps of the area. Also, contained in this section are directories of local hotels and motels as well as Big Stone Gap restaurants.

The second major section called "Town Government" is, as the name implies, a summary of local governmental activities. Contained in this area are the names, addresses, and photographs of our Councilmen and Town Officials, names and addresses of committee members, the minutes of several previous council meetings, the Annual Report for the previous year, tax rates, and fee schedules.

The "Home" page of our site is devoted to current events in a section called "What’s Happening." Here, you will find a brief listing of local events, meeting announcements, and Town Government announcements. The "Home" page also includes a summary of new additions to the site in a section appropriately called "What’s New." This page also includes links to third party news and weather services.