123 The third seed E. C. Glas High School varsity girls’ basketball team made it a game but second seed Mecklenburg County pulled away down the stretch for a 65-55 victory in a VHSL Region 4D ...

David Prichard, 90 of Boydton, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 at his residence. He was a retired electrical engineer. Services were private.

The history of the Jim Crow South is often told through laws and court cases. But its true meaning lives in the memories of those who endured it. During this Black History Month, I sat down with ...

A Mecklenburg County grand jury handed down eight felony indictments against Jason A. Glidewell II, 20, of Bracey on Tuesday related to a deadly Aug. 28 shooting on Interstate 85. His charges are not ...

Calvin Edward Wilkerson passed away Monday, Feb. 3 in Waynesboro. He was born Sept. 17, 1945, in Buffalo Springs, to the late Rev. Robert J. Wilkerson and Estelle Satterfield Wilkerson. Calvin grew up ...

One thing that W.W. “Ted” Bennett recalls clearly is how people came together back then to get it done. “I proceed somewhat nervously because I can remember a lot of the events,” said Bennett, an ...

Random thoughts as spring approaches: I wrote recently about how hard it is to open packages. I had to buy scissors to open something I bought once when I was traveling. The scissors were so securely ...

The Mecklenburg County Planning Commission voted Thursday to reject a rezoning request that would pave the way for the proposed Turtle Cove marina on Lake Gaston, following an outcry from nearby ...

Elizabeth Ann McLamb, 78 of Mechanicsville, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 in a Richmond hospital. She was a retired supervisor for Virginia Social Services. A funeral will be conducted Saturday, Feb.

The turnaround park that welcomes visitors to downtown Clarksville is about to get a refresh, thanks to Rex and Debbie Masterman. Turnaround Park — or as it is sometimes called, Circle Park or Circle ...

Black History Month (BHM) invites us to pause, reflect, and remember. But commemoration is more than a date on the calendar. It’s an active commitment—a promise to preserve stories, honor ancestors, ...

Virla Hazelwood Mills of Scottsburg passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 at the blessed age of 94. She was born in Halifax County Sept. 24, 1931 to the late John Anderson Hazelwood and the late Dora Mae ...