Trishaun Murphy of Chase City was sentenced last week to 35 years in prison for sexually molesting a 15-year old girl at his ...

I awoke abruptly the other night from what my Mom used to call “sweet dreams” that had turned instead into scary nightmares of the political sort: Images and stories conjured up from the dark recesses ...

Amish family members aboard a horse-drawn wagon suffered minor injuries after the buggy was hit by a car on Route 1 in Brunswick County last week. According to Virginia State Police, the Amish horse ...

Douglas Hinman of South Hill will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after the 69-year-old defendant was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison for killing his wife, Jackie Hinman, in a ...

It’s a chaotic news scene these days. Hard to know where to focus. The dollar is down. Inflation is up. Trump continues to levy tariffs even after a U.S. court specifically designated by Congress to ...

Why do I need a knife or scissors to open just about everything anymore? Even the plastic on garlic at the grocery store. (Why does garlic need a plastic wrapper anyway?) In opera, the tenor always ...

A new chapter opened for Mecklenburg County Public Schools on Thursday with a ribbon cutting for the newly rebuilt and upgraded Clarksville Elementary School. CES Principal Dominique Sturdifen ...

Caerlos Leon Clifton, 69 of White Plains, died Thursday, July 24, 2025. He was a painter for Slate and Spivey in Emporia. A funeral will be conducted Saturday, Aug. 2 at 3 p.m. at Crowder-Hite-Crews ...

Earnest Raymond Newcomb, 73 of Boydton, died Wednesday, July 23, 2025 in a Richmond hospital.  He was a retired Virginia Department of Transportation employee. A graveside service was conducted Sunday ...

We are excited to announce an upcoming event titled “Meet the Candidates,” featuring state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, candidate for lieutenant governor, and Earnadette Powell-Farrar, candidate for the ...

Nancy Jackson LaWall of South Boston, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, July 24 2025, she was 82 years old. Nancy was born in Dayton, Ky., Oct. 6, 1942 to the late Preston Jackson and the late ...

Stephen Robert Hite, 40 of Richmond, died Friday, July 18, 2025 in a Richmond hospital.  He was an insurance salesman.  A funeral service will be conducted Saturday. Aug. 9 at 1 p.m. at Buffalo ...