Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Another new business -- believed to be the first of its kind here -- has opened in downtown Blackstone. Foundation Meal Prep will operate out of the kitchen of “Salt...
Nottoway Supervisor Dicky Ingram asked several questions of the school division but reminded the School Board during a March 2nd joint meeting that between his 12 years as a student...
Blackstone Mayor Lafayette Dickens says he has obtained a legal opinion from Town Attorney Julian Harf, saying that he has a right to block critic Sam Mordan from texting and/or...
The Mayor of Blackstone says that one particular person -- believed to be frequent Courier-Record Forum contributor Sam Mordan -- has “exposed” the Mayor “to a good bit of persecution.”...
BUT WHAT WOULD CO. VOTERS SAY? Should Nottoway County raise the local sales tax by an extra penny on the dollar, which would be earmarked strictly for school renovations and...
The Town of Blackstone billed its electrical customers a total of $552,578.44 for kilowatt consumption in January. That number excludes the monthly Fuel Adjustment charge, which is a pass-through. The...
COUGAR KEEPS GETTING FASTER Nottoway Cougar Bradley Hamilton outran all of this competitors last Thursday, March 5th, winning Class 2 Indoor State Track Championships in both the 1600-meter and 3200-meter...
Drivers in Crewe apparently “got the memo” to watch their speed. Crewe Police in February wrote 18 traffic summonses -- down from 64 in January and 51 in December 2025....
A woman who grew-up in Nottoway County has been honored by the nation’s second oldest institution of higher learning for helping students find the best jobs available in today’s competitive workplace. Caroline Williamson Herath was...
The Nottoway Public School division educates a number of children who don’t reside in Nottoway -- but how many? During a joint meeting with the School Board on Monday, March 2nd, Board of Supervisors Chairman...
The Blackstone Woman’s Club is awarding two, $2,000 scholarships in memory of one of its long-time members, the late Marilyn Semtner. Scholarships will be awarded to two individuals who reside in Nottoway County and are...
Something new is coming to the Blackstone Library this coming Saturday, March 21st, and it’s called speed puzzling. Teams of 2-4 are invited to register to test their puzzling skills at 2:00 p.m that day....
Union Grove Baptist Church -- located at 2006 County Line Road, Keysville (Lunenburg County) -- invites the public to a special Sunday Singing this coming Sunday, March 15th, at 11:00 a.m. featuring Curtis Hyler, a...
Blackstone native Tyler Banks has graduated a semester early from the University of Mississippi, where he was a fouryear football starter for the Ole Miss Rebels. Banks, who earned a degree in Computer Science, is...
I take this opportunity to once again remind readers that all persons charged with any crime are innocent until proven...
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This was the scene in late July 2007, just a few days before the Dairy Freeze closed on North Main...
After considerable discussion with Adjutant General Claude Williams, Nottoway supervisors Thursday night instructed county attorney Mayo Gravatt to work out...
WILBORN AND WINGFIELD AMONG TOP FINISHERS Nottoway 6th grader Chance Wilborn made history Saturday by becoming the first Nottoway youth wrestler ever to reach the state podium. Wilborn took 5th place (the top six medal)...
Nottoway High School’s JV girls’ basketball team won the James River District Championship, holding-off Central of Lunenburg, 36-32, in a physical nailbiter last Wednesday on the Lady Cougars’ home court. Nottoway enjoyed a 19-12 lead...
Nottoway Cougars Wrestling Club members Gauge Wingfield (left) and Chance Wilborn recently qualified for the 2026 Virginia Wrestling Association’s (VAWA’s) Kids Folkstyle State Championships, to be held in Prince William this coming Saturday, Feb. 28th...
Crewe Primary School principal Lloyd Page announced the names of students making Honor Roll (All A’s & B’s) for the 2nd quarter grading period. 1st Grade Brantley Allen, Keagan Andrews, Jamir Artwell, Andrew Atkins, Carson...
Kenston Forest School junior, Graham Sledd, last week scored his 1,000th career basketball point for the varsity Kavaliers. Sledd achieved his feat last Tuesday, Feb. 17th, during the semi-finals of the Virginia Colonial Conference tournament...