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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mintie Izilia House, 81, of Chase City, entered eternal rest Monday, July 21, 2025. Born Sept. 15, 1943, in New York City to ...

Cecil Jane Chappell Puryear of Vernon Hill, passed away Monday, July 28, 2025 at the age of 78. She was born in Halifax County Aug. 22, 1946 to the late John Woodson Chappell and the late Nannie ...