Catherine Ferrell McDowell of Halifax passed away Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 at the blessed age of 93. She was born in Halifax County Aug. 4, 1932 to the late Jesse B. Ferrell and the late Iola Lewis ...

John William Powell, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 at the age of 73. He was born in Halifax County Jan. 30, 1952 to the late John Hagood Powell and ...

Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Wednesday at 2:02 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 501 and Stage Coach Road in Halifax County. A 2003 Dodge Ram was ...

A Mecklenburg County grand jury on Monday handed down indictments against 11 persons suspected of crimes, including a Clarksville man who was charged for his alleged involvement in the shooting death ...

The free world democracies were terrified when Nazi Germany marched into a region of the present-day Czech Republic known as Sudetenland in 1938. Hitler claimed it rightfully belonged to Germany ...

The Mecklenburg County School Board tabled a vote to name a new school superintendent when the matter came up Monday at the board’s monthly meeting. Vice Chair Ricky Allgood presented the postponement ...

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking public input on a proposal to dump treated residential sewage into Little Buffalo Creek west of Clarksville. The waterway flows into ...

Mecklenburg County Public Schools has honored the alumni of the Thyne Institute by installing a historical marker at the site of the Thyne Institute Memorial in Chase City. Superintendent of Schools ...

I have told you before that my family should own much of California by now after opening a hardware store and bank in the heart of the Gold Rush. The next generation ran them both into the ground, but ...

About your front page story, “County updates development plan with aim of sustainability” (Sun, Aug. 13), it’s a bit late, don’t you think? In less than 20 years we have witnessed the closing, ...

It is with heavy hearts and incredible memories that we share the passing of Jennifer West Wednesday, Aug. 13. Jennifer was the beloved wife of Frank West, with whom she shared 47 beautiful years of ...

The Mecklenburg County High School golf team finished second in a Piedmont District match Monday in some tough conditions at Tunstall. The home team captured the match with a 334 total while the ...