Wednesday, April 23, 2025
A Blackstone man is being held without bond at Piedmont Regional Jail after a Drug Task Force operation here last week. Chief of Police Sam Murphy identifies the suspect as...
Lawrence Benjamin Green, the first Blackstone Mayor to resign in more than 50 years (see historical perspective, page 4), tendered his resignation last Wednesday, April 16th, at 2:04 p.m. Effective...
Blackstone Primary’s School Resource Officer, SRO Christie Booth, was identified incorrectly as “Carrie Booth” in an article, “SRO on the Spot,” in last week’s edition. SRO Booth has a sister...
With more than 4,000 print subscribers, 20,200+ active Facebook Followers, and 600 digital subscribers, the award-winning Courier-Record today is being seen -- and talked about -- by more readers and...
Daphne Norton appeared caught off-guard Thursday night by a claim made by County Administrator Steve Bowen -- that the County will renovate or build new court facilities at the courthouse...
Nottoway Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Collins is apologizing to constituents who voted for him in Nov. 2023 because he had pledged to oppose industrial solar facilities. “Part of the...
Citizen Sonny Abbott continues to question the County’s finances. Last Thursday night, he told the Board of Supervisors that if information he’s received is correct, “Interest earned on monies held...
Even after apologizing during Thursday night’s solar debate, Supervisor Dicky Ingram continued to express remorse for grilling a solar industry rep earlier that evening. At the end of Thursday night’s...
Charger Pride never dies in Lunenburg -- like fine wine, it only gets better with age. Members of Central High’s Class of 1974 recently donated $500 to their alma mater for Teacher Appreciation. FROM LEFT:...
Seventeen talented students from Nottoway High and Middle Schools recently represented the Cougar community with pride and passion at the Central Virginia Honor Band held April 11th at Appomattox High School. Formerly known as the...
A Crewe Police officer helped deliver a baby early Saturday morning in the 1100 block of West Carolina Avenue. According to Chief of Police Phil Morgan, Cpl. Lee Dowdy responded at approximately 3:30 a.m. to...
Declining enrollment in Nottoway County Public Schools could cost the division more than $500,000 in reduced state aid. School Finance Director Heather Maier reported to the School Board on April 10th that the division’s Average...
Central of Lunenburg High School seniors Connor Abernathy and Ann Turner Glenn were crowned 2025 King & Queen of prom Saturday night in the school gym. King Connor is the son of Kevin & Jessica...
Nottoway High School seniors Logan Hayes and Ariel Booker were crowned King & Queen of Nottoway High School’s prom held Saturday night, April 19th, at the Pickett Officers Club. This year’s theme was Arabian Nights....
If you’d like to become Interim Mayor of Blackstone, Town Council this past Monday night (April 21st) set a deadline...
This is change we can believe in! Dear Sir: The last few months have been so REFRESHING as far as...
Nottoway Senior High School’s Cougar baseball team took a break from hitting, fielding, and throwing for this Courier-Record photo. FRONT...
The Blackstone Junior High School Forensics team placed 3rd in competition back in the Spring of 1978 -- 47 years...
The Nottoway Lady Cougars stranded six base runners and failed to score Thursday evening in a 3-0 varsity softball loss to the Central of Lunenburg Chargers. Sophomore Kathryn Gravely tripled for host Nottoway, but Central...
The only thing brighter than new lights at Nottoway High School’s softball field last Tuesday night, April 8th, was the Lady Cougars’ high-powered offense. Nottoway slaughtered Amelia, 13-3, in six innings. Sophomore Cambria Ashford (3...
Clay Meadows, 8-year-old son of Ryan & Ashley Meadows of rural Blackstone, killed this nice gobbler Saturday morning, and his father bagged one, too. Both birds had 11-inch beards. It was opening day of Virginia’s...
Nottoway High School’s JV softball team entered this week 2-0 after beating Colonial Heights, 15-0, and Charles City, 10-0, last week. Victoria Christopher (left) homered at home against Charles City, and Raegan Tucker struck-out 14...
After losing its five first games -- three by shut-out -- Nottoway High School’s varsity baseball team posted its first “W” last Thursday, April 10th, a 13-5 rout over Cumberland at Golubic Stadium in Crewe....