Thursday, February 12, 2026
TOWN LEADER LAMENTS HIGH POWER BILLS, RESIGNATION In what could be described as his first “test” as Mayor, Lafayette Dickens is publicly expressing frustration on Facebook about comments made by...
Karen Morris (right), who quit last week as Blackstone’s Town Treasurer, is shown here with Town Manager Philip Vannoorbeeck on August 11, 2025 -- her first day on the job....
CREWE — The Total Life Center of Southside Virginia (TLC-SOVA) has been awarded $75,000 to conduct environmental health education and outreach in Nottoway County communities, helping residents identify and reduce...
FREE Healthy Homes Workshop — Learn how mold, lead, and radon can affect your home and health. Join trained Community Health Workers for hands-on education and receive a free DIY...
SOURCE: SHE’D LIKE TO MEET WITH COUNCIL For the second time in less than a year, the Town of Blackstone is without a Treasurer. Karen Morris of Amelia, who began...
The Town of Blackstone is both “disappointed and shocked” to learn that its grant application for improvements in the Taylor Bottom neighborhood has been denied. Mayor Lafayette Dickens posted the...
A Nottoway County woman last week received an active sentence of eight months in jail for mistreatment of her dog which authorities say died from “a prolonged period of starvation.”...
SOUTH HILL -- VCU Health’s LifeEvac has opened a new base at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital (CMH), bringing around-theclock emergency air transport to patients in Southside Virginia and strengthening...
CLARKSVILLE -- State Senator Tammy Brankley Mulchi (R-Mecklenburg) has announced that Miss Courtney Astle of Blackstone is serving in the Senate Page Program during the 2026 General Assembly session. Courtney was chosen for her strong...
The Missionary Ministry of Union R.Z.U.A. Church, Meredithville, invites the public to its Black History Talent Program on Sunday, February 22nd at 2:30 p.m. Among those scheduled to appear on program will be Sis. Helen...
An Ash Wednesday Service with Imposition of Ashes will be held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church next Wednesday, February 18, at 5:00 p.m. St. Luke’s is located at 424 S. Main St. -- the corner...
Kenbridge-based Benchmark Bankshares, Inc., holding company for Benchmark Community Bank, announced that net income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $5.2 million -- up from $4.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. Benchmark’s...
Crewe Police in January wrote 64 traffic tickets, up 25% from the 51 summonses issued in December. Officers in Crewe during the month made 92 traffic stops. That’s 37% more stops than the 67 made...
One of Blackstone’s longest-running businesses -- Moncure Insurance Agency, Inc., which was founded in 1932 -- is under new ownership and now affiliated with Mechanicsville-based GHT Insurance Services. The business, located at 203 South Main...
Today’s lead story and the mugshots inside are going to make some readers angry. We are simply providing information that...
Focus on the law, not an office Dear Sir: So the puppet mayor suddenly wants an office -- and Councilman...
When Nottoway High School held its annual Valentine Program in February 1986, Neal Jones and Kitty Foote were crowned King...
It was early 1986 -- 40 years ago -- when 4th grader Sharri Rhodes (left) won Blackstone Primary School’s spelling...