FOIA Resources
- Virginia Freedom of Information Act This is the actual current law, from the Commonwealth's web site.
- Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council This is a state agency, with resources and the expertise to help resolve FOIA issues
- Sample Letters and much more.
- Virginia Coalition For Open Government This non-profit organization offers a tool to generate a FOIA request letter , a Citizen's FOIA Guide FAQs and much more.
Local Government
- www.scottcountyva.org Home of the Scott County Economic Development Authority and Scott County Chamber of Commerce.
- www.scottcountyva.com Home of Scott County's Administrative offices and the Board of Supervisors
State Government
- State of Virginia Legislative Information Services
- The Code of Virginia, and the Virginia Administrative Code
- Richmond Sunlight Status of bills in the General Assembly
Government Representatives
- Congressman Rick Boucher U.S. House Representative for the Ninth District
- Senator George Allen U.S. Senator for Virginia
- Senator John Warner U.S. Senator for Virginia
- Delegate Terry Kilgore First District representative in Virginia's House of Delegates
- Senator William Wampler Scott County's representative in Virginia's State Senate
Planning Resources
- Citizen's Planning Education Association of Virginia
- Lenowisco Planning District Virginia's Planning District One, made up of Lee, Wise and Scott Counties and the City of Norton
- Main Street USA
- Main Street Virginia
Preservation
- www.nationaltrust.org The National Trust for Historic Preservation
- The Virginia Department of Historic Resources The State Historic Preservation Office has the mission to foster, and support the stewardship of Virginia's significant historic, and cultural resources.
Online Media
- Scott County Virginia Star Scott County's only in-county newspaper, more than one hundred years old, based in Gate City
- Kingsport Times-News A regional daily paper for East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, based in Kingsport, TN. Registration is required to read articles.
- Bristol Herald Courier A regional daily paper for East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, based in Bristol, TN. Slow to load over dial-up connections.