05/08/2026
🎉 Congratulations! 🎉 These Tazewell County businesses have been voted as one of Southwest Virginia’s BEST in Virginia Living’s 2026 Best of Virginia issue.
🎉1st Place - Southwest Virginia Division
🥇Barbecue Restaurant - Fisher and Company, Tazewell
🥇Caterer - Your Grate Escape, Tazewell
🥇Coffee Shop or Roaster - The Well Coffee Shop, Tazewell
🥇 Sandwich Shop - The Happy Goat, Tazewell
🥇 Seafood Restaurant - Fisher and Company, Tazewell
🥇 Art Gallery - Appalachian Arts Center - Cedar Bluff
🥇Veterinary Hospital - Crab Orchard Veterinary Clinic, Tazewell
🥇K-12 Independent School - Main Street School, Tazewell
🥇Preschool - SonShine Preschool & Learning, Tazewell
🥇Bed & Breakfast - The Old Jail, Tazewell
🥇 Dance Studio - Tazewell Dance Center, Tazewell
🥇Paddle or Racquet Sports Facility- Lincolnshire Park, Tazewell
🥇General Dentistry Practice - Lutz Family Dentistry, Tazewell
🥇Optometry Practice, ClearSight EyeCare, Tazewell
🥇Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation - Carilion Clinic Therapy and Rehabilitation, Tazewell/Multiple Locations
🥇Primary Care Practice - Carilion Clinic Family and Community Medicine, Tazewell/Multiple Locations
🥇Barbershop - Freddie's Barbershop, Tazewell
🥇Cosmetic Surgery Practice - Householder Aesthetics, Tazewell
🥇Non- Surgical Cosmetic Practice - Householder Aesthetics, Tazewell
🥇Architecture Firm - Thompson & Litton, Tazewell/Multiple Locations
🥇Greenhouse and Nursery - Kimberly’s Greenhouse at Pisgah, Tazewell
🥇Homebuilder - Gillespie Contracting, LLC, North Tazewell
🥇Kitchen and Bath Design Firm - Appalachian Millworks & Cabinetry, Richlands
🥇Landscape Design - Adam’s Land Improvements, North Tazewell
🥇Real Estate Firm - Tazewell County Realty, Tazewell
🥇Accounting Firm - Samuel H Johnson, CPA, PLLC, Tazewell
🥇Auction House - Riverside Realty & Auction, Tazewell
🥇Funeral Home - Hurst Scott Funeral Home, Richlands
🥇Law Firm - Altizer, McGraw and French, PLLC, Tazewell
🥇Antiques - M & E Antiques & Vendor Mall, Tazewell
🥇Thrift & Consignment Shop - Bee-N Thrifty Consignment, Tazewell
🥇Florist - Love Ya, Babe Florist, Tazewell
🥇Men's Store - Grey & Grit, Tazewell
🥇Record Store - Welcome Back Kollectables, Tazewell
🥇Women's Clothing Store - Bohemian Grey, Tazewell
🎉2nd Place - Southwest Virginia Division
🥈Pizzeria - Italian Village of Tazewell, Tazewell
🥈Farmers Market - Tazewell Farmers Market, Tazewell
🥈Summer Camp - Mountain Kids, Inc., Pounding Mill
🥈Gym - Four Seasons YMCA, Tazewell
🥈Speciality Fitness - Mountain Roots & Wellness Studio, Tazewell
🥈Ophthalmology Practice - ClearSight EyeCare, Tazewell
🥈Primary Care Practice - Dr. Eric Shrader, Tazewell
🥈Barbershop - Old Town Barber Co., Tazewell
🥈Hair Salon - Wild RoseHair Lounge, Tazewell
🥈Spa - Householder Aesthetics, Tazewell
🥈Car Wash - Blake's Detailing, Pounding Mill
🥈Children's Store - Between Friends Gifts, Tazewell
🥈Fine Jewelry Store - J & R Gold, Tazewell
🥈Gift Store - Between Friends Gifts, Tazewell
🎉3rd Place - Southwest Virginia Division
🥉Historic Site - Historic Crab Orchard Museum, Tazewell
🥉Gym - Anytime Fitness, Bluefield/Claypool Hill/Multiple Locations
🥉Counseling or Therapy Practice - Healing Waters Counseling Center, Richlands/Multiple Locations
🥉Hospital - Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital, Tazewell
🥉Dermatology Practice - Derm One, Bluefield/Multiple Locations
🥉Orthodontic Practice - Crowe & Co. Orthodontics, Bluefield
🥉Pediatric Practice - Clinch Valley Physician Practices, Richlands/Cedar Bluff/Bluefield/Pounding Mill
Thank you to Virginia Living Magazine for recognizing our local businesses. The Best of Virginia issue is now on newsstands.
