Thursday, November 20, 2025
A Nottoway County drug defendant was sentenced last Wednesday in federal court to 15 years in prison for several drug and firearms charges. Tyrone Lamont Fowlkes, 42, of both Blackstone...
A Blackstone resident with an extensive criminal record -- including time behind bars -- will be sentenced Jan. 26th in Nottoway Circuit Court after a jury convicted him Friday on...
A Halifax County woman is facing several charges for her role in a motor vehicle crash that claimed the life a Nottoway County man and seriously injured his girlfriend. Stephanie...
A Petersburg man, who was clocked speeding at 103 mph in Nottoway County, received an active sentence of 30 days in jail -- but will be allowed to serve that...
After nearly three hours of closed door discussion, the Nottoway Board of Supervisors last Thursday night passed two significant motions, 5-0. The first motion is to advertise and hold a...
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DUE IN COURT TODAY Nottoway parent Chris Page says the School Board’s Code of Conduct appears meaningless based on recent actions by member Bill Outlaw and the...
Nottoway School Board members Thursday night approved the Superintendent’s recommendation to suspend two students through the end of the first semester. The issue was on the Board’s “consent agenda,” but...
Nottoway High Schools’ Naval JROTC (NJROTC) program is bouncing back after a challenging few years. Instructors David Perrin and Joseph Lynn appeared before the School Board last Thursday night and...
BOOK SIGNINGS SET FOR DEC. 1 AT BOTH CO. LIBRARIES A Kenbridge native, who enjoyed a successful, exciting career with Virginia State Police, is coming home to sign copies of her new book, Becoming Fire...
Undercover State Trooper Jennifer Clarke Eskew never had to fire her weapon, “but I came close a few times, and a couple of those stories are in the book.” Jenn’s book, Becoming Fire, goes on...
Nottoway School Board members Thursday night approved 15 appointments, three resignations, three retirements, a salary adjustment, and two terminations. Some effective dates are pending, and others are at various dates in 2025 and 2026. APPOINTMENTS...
Jerusalem Baptist Church, located at 141 Bowles Road, Blackstone, invites the public to a one-hour Thanksgiving worship service next Thursday, Nov. 27th, at 10:00 a.m.
“Carols for Christmas,” the work of Farmville composer Dr. Gordon Ring, will be premiered by the Commonwealth Chorale during two Christmas concerts -- Saturday, December 13th at Crenshaw United Methodist Church in Blackstone, and Suday,...
The Lunenburg County Historical Society has announced first-place winners of its annual photography contest. Contestants are invited to enter one photograph-- either color or black-and-white -- taken during the previous 12 months. Entries are to...
*** I was one of the last to hear about the Town of Blackstone’s new app for its leaf truck....
In July 2000 -- 25 years ago -- Kenbridge Mayor Dicky Harris and Kenbridge Chamber of Commerce President Charles Rickers...
Kathleen Hamlett of Blackstone was featured in the Courier-Record in November 1990 -- 35 years ago -- for her elaborate...
Bradley Hamilton held only a two-second lead just over halfway through Saturday’s State Championship race, but he stepped it up for the final two kilometers and brought home Nottoway High School’s first-ever state championship in...
After a big road tournament win over Thomas Jefferson High School, the #8 seed Nottoway Lady Cougars’ volleyball team was eliminated last Wednesday, Nov. 5th, at #1 seed Amelia in the Region 2A tournament. Nottoway...
Nottoway sophomore hitter Lorraine Wilson, junior libero Gracen Skinner, and junior hitter Willow Austin each received All-District volleyball honors last week from the James River District. They combined for 96 aces, 231 kills, and 233...
Three Nottoway High School varsity volleyball stand-outs recently received postseason honors from the James River District. Named 1st Team All-District were sophomore middle hitter Lorraine Wilson, who made 151 kills and 41 blocks. She also...
The Central of Lunenburg Chargers jumped out to a 21-0 lead and never looked back Thursday night en route to a 43-8 home varsity football victory over the Nottoway Cougars. The Chargers now lead the...
