Turn'em Back On
    Al Moore, owner of Farmers Cafe on Main Street, criticized the Town's recent decision to de-activate one-half of downtown street lamps. Moore also expressed impatience with the Town's downtown revitalization grant project.

Report critical

of Nottoway Co.

library system

Study suggests
improvements
could take years

Nottoway County’s Public Library system is poorly-run, its collection of books outdated, and relationships among key stakeholders are strained and “dysfunctional.”
Those are just some of the findings in a detailed 18-page report, “Nottoway County Public Library: An Operational Study.”
The findings were issued by Moorman Library Consulting of Williamsburg, at the request of . . . . . . Read more >

Reduced downtown lighting

upsets restaurant owner

Urges Town to
reactivate street lamps

    Is it worth it, for the Town of Blackstone to save $500 a month, to have lightbulbs unscrewed in one-half of downtown street lamps?
    Al Moore says absolutely not.
    Moore is owner of Farmer’s Cafe restaurant. He illuminated Town Council with his thoughts during the panel’s September 15th meeting.
    “We had people in town for the Crafts Show, and it was dark out there. You’ve got people walking up and down the street, and you’re liable for a lawsuit if anybody trips up and falls in a dark area.”
    Since the meeting, Moore has informed the Courier-Record that the very next night, at about 10:30 p.m., he saw a man urinating near the ATM machine at Citizens Bank & Trust’s North Main location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Read more >

     As a cost-savings measure, Town workmen recently unscrewed one-half of the lightbulbs in downtown street lamps. Town Manager Larry Palmore says the move will save about $500 a month. Every other lightpost is not burning. A planned streetscape project next year would see the relocation of streetlamps, Palmore says. This photo was taken Friday night at 9 p.m.