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Applachian Regional Commission awards grant for Wise County records project
The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded $100,000 for the Wise County & City of Norton Records Workforce Development Project, which is believed to be the first in the nation to use blockchain technology to put land records online.
This funding, awarded to the Wise County Clerk of the Circuit, will be used to support recruiting, mentoring, career counseling, and job training of 24 high school graduates and college students over 14 months. In partnership with the United Way of Southwest Virginia, Mountain Empire Community College, and University of Virginia-Wise, the program will train students in land record abstraction and provide them with internships in the County Clerks and Land Records Office.
The grant was announced by Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, both D-Virginia.
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