The Halifax County High School varsity softball team won its Piedmont District opener 6-2 over Magna Vista on Tuesday. Halifax (4-2, 1-0 Piedmont) trailed 2-0 until the top of the sixth inning when ...

Lee Brankley is seeking vendors and sponsors to support the eighth annual South Central Bike Fest in June. This popular festival attracts bikers and motorcycle enthusiasts from across Virginia and ...

Last week’s Signalgate scandal — y’know, the one where the White House national security team shared plans for bombing Yemen in a group chat with a journalist for The Atlantic magazine — has led me to ...

Mecklenburg County’s new recycling program is under way. Mecklenburg County officials, using social media, announced on Monday that the first of its comingled recycling bins were available at two ...

Kavonte Jakyle Drequan Gayles of Saxe could spend the rest of his life behind bars after he was convicted this week of second degree murder in a June 2023 shooting spree in Clarksville. A five-man, ...

The Halifax County High School varsity boys soccer team lost its match with Magna Vista Tuesday 3-2. Halifax (2-2, 0-1 Piedmont) takes on Mecklenburg tonight in a home match. Mecklenburg (0-0-1, 0-0 ...

Imagine my shock when I found out last week that copies of Orbit Video magazine, which I managed, are now being sold online for $40 to $49 apiece. Why didn’t I save more from the stacks of copies ...

The 7 Bridges Solar project moved one step closer to reality after the Mecklenburg County Planning Commission voted narrowly Thursday to recommend a special exception permit for developer Longroad ...

On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a category 4 hurricane. This storm would soon make its way to western Virginia and western North Carolina, leaving behind extreme ...

Students in Brittany Perkins’ agriculture classes at Mecklenburg County High School are blending agriculture with technology with the help of a program developed by Microsoft and FFA. Through the ...

Things will quickly tighten up for our local high school teams across the area this week as district play for spring varsity teams begins. Mecklenburg County High School varsity baseball and softball ...

Jacqueline Carter, 97 formerly of Brodnax, died January 30, 2025 in Lawrence, Kansas. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday, April 5 at 11 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery, South Hill.