A 45-year-old Boydton man was sentenced last week to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to three felony charges stemming from the 2020 shooting death of 32-year-old Ihssan Trent Thomas of South ...

The Mecklenburg County School Board adopted two key resolutions on Monday to advance the construction of a new La Crosse Elementary School. At their monthly meeting in Boydton, school trustees agreed ...

It was mighty thoughtful in a way for zillionaire Jeff Bezos and the good folks at Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide a launching point for a column I’ve been meaning to write of late. You probably ...

The Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors is considering a tax break for farm producers to shield them from paying the full share of real estate taxes based on their land’s fair market value, a ...

When the air traffic controllers’ union announced a walkout on Aug. 3, 1981, I did not take it seriously. I left their press conference on a Friday afternoon thinking: “They won’t go on strike. That ...

Mecklenburg County High School’s homecoming football game against visiting King William on Friday night was so fast-paced and full of big plays that it was like watching a real-life Madden game. There ...

Timothy Lee Mull, age 56, of Chase City passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. He was the son of the late Clayton “Bunt” and Barbara Mull; he is also preceded in death by a brother, Harvey Mull and a ...

Robert Allen Harrell, 79 of La Crosse, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. He was a retired Virginia Power supervisor and an Army veteran.  A funeral will be conducted Saturday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. at Crowder ...

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Joyce Comer Morris, a beloved resident of South Boston, Virginia, who peacefully departed this world at her residence, surrounded by her loving ...

The Dunn family of Palmer Springs, is sad to announce their patriarch, Robert “Bobby” Dunn passed away Tuesday Oct. 7, 2025 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Bobby was born July 25, 1944 ...

While homecoming night did not go the way the players and supporters of Mecklenburg County High School had hoped on Friday, it was a great game to watch if you liked offense. The two teams combined ...

Norma Wirt, age 92, passed away peacefully Monday, Oct., 13, 2025.  Born in Charlotte County, April 25, 1933, she was one of six children of the late St. Clair Smith Sr. and Pearl Jeter Smith. She was ...