Get ready for “LVA On The Go,” an outreach program from the Library of Virginia!
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MECKLENBURG — The Virginia Tourism Corporation has released 2021’s tourism visitation numbers. According to their research team Mecklenburg has seen another significant increase in its tourism visitation.
Department co-hosting April 15th Show Of Support event in Richmond
The Mecklenburg Scholarship Association (MSA) is offering the below three scholarship opportunities for the 2023-24 academic school year. Only one scholarship per applicant will be awarded. The postmarked deadline date is April 15, 2023. Questions may be submitted to dottie.bratton@gmail.com.
Virginia Delegate Tommy Wright of District 61 gifted coloring and Activity books to 3rd and 4th Graders at Clarksville Elementary School. Accepting on the behalf of the school is Dr. Sturdifen, CES principal with a few 4th grade students. Also, Delegate Wright donated the book "Tales of a Da…
BOYDTON, V.A. – North Bend Park at John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir (Buggs Island), 64 N. Bend
The Sentara COVID-19 Task Force has closely monitored COVID-19 activity for the past three years across our communities, using scientific data and the highest safety standards to guide our decisions throughout the pandemic. Currently, health systems across the country are seeing a steady dec…
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Mecklenburg Tourism Coordinator Tina Morgan provided details of the upcoming fishing tournament. During the first week of May, Buggs Island Lake will host the 2023 Sant Croix Bassmaster Open for Division Three. They are expecting a full field of 240 teams at Occoneechee State Park May 3rd th…
LOUISVILLE, KY – March 16, 2023 – Virginia farmers still have time to be counted in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Although the deadline for submitting the ag census has passed, NASS wi…
Congratulations to Mr. Eugene Brandon! Mr. Brandon has been appointed as the Advisor to the Mecklenburg County Committee. Mr. Brandon owns a farm in Buffalo Junction and has enrolled his farm in conservation habitats. Advisors are needed to be a voice to ensure fair representation for unde…
Join us for Cooking for Kidney Health, a program focusing on nutrient requirements for optimal kidney function. This lunch-and-learn style program includes a “hands-on” component for participants to assist with preparing a kidney-friendly lunch to be enjoyed at the end of class.
Funding will support rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing and support services to underserved populations in 118 localities including Mecklenburg
Lucinda Talley Wright Alexander was the owner and operator of Wright’s General Store in Palmer Springs/Boydton. She and her husband were the first black citizens to own a business in the area, Lucinda being the first black woman.
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No one spoke against DeKing’s conditional use permit application—to house poultry within town limits on his property located at 517 Walker Street—during the public hearing that was set at the last meeting. DeKing noted on the application that no roosters would be kept as to avoid any disturb…
RICHMOND – Virginia State Parks campgrounds will open on March 3, 2023. Full-service campgrounds with bathhouses are open from the first Friday in March through the first Monday in December, with the exception of Douthat, Hungry Mother, Pocahontas and Shenandoah River state parks, which have…
Retired Navy Veteran, and Buffalo Junction resident, Scott WIlliamson shares his story as a sailor on the historic Navy battleship USS IOWA BB-61 in a new documentary produced by PBS.
On March 1, 2023, at 7:44 a.m., Mecklenburg County Emergency Communications was notified of a person shot in 800 block of Lees Court. Officers arrived on scene and located a female victim suffering from non life-threatening gunshot wounds to the shoulder and hand. The victim was transported …
A Mecklenburg County Grand Jury indicted 30 individuals in February. An indictment is not a verdict of guilt but rather a formal accusation initiating a criminal case.
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Mecklenburg’s FY24 budget will include a seven percent increase to the base salary of all MCPS employees. This increase is projected to cost $3,322,222; the state will supply a total of $1,693,950 from the Compensation Supplement leaving a total of $1,628,272 that the school board must reque…
RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin's legislation to consolidate and transform Virginia’s fragmented workforce development system, supported by a broad coalition of businesses, trade and industry groups, labor unions, and workforce leaders, passed the General Assembly this week with nearl…
FRANKLIN — To honor March as National Peanut Month, the Virginia Peanut Board and Virginia Peanut Growers Association are again teaming with Peanut Proud to contribute pallets of peanut butter to the Federation of Virginia Food Banks, a partner state association of Feeding America.
SOUTH BOSTON – Featuring award categories for start-ups, existing businesses and female founders, the RISE Collaborative Business Pitch Competition on March 28 will award more than $15,000 in prize money to local entrepreneurs and business owners.
ABHA Properties, LLC to Liem Thanh Tran for lot I block B Northington Heights in the town of South Hill for $259,000.
When we think of six-year-old children we picture them playing games, starting school, and simply just being a kid. How many do we seeing orchestrating a drive to help the homeless? Well, that is what six-year-old Camden DeOrnellas did when he learned about the homeless. He never fathomed in…
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Paul Jackson submitted a special exception permit application this month to construct a recreation vehicle park on the north side of Bailey Drive near its intersection with Huss Road in Chase City. The proposed park would host approximately 117 sites.
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RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that approximately $1 million in Site Remediation Grants from the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund (VBAF) will be awarded to four localities, which include the Accomack-Northampton Transportatio…
Could you perform CPR if your family member needed you? Research shows each minute that CPR is delayed decreases the odds of survival by about 10% and according to the CDC 80% of annual cardiac arrest deaths occur outside of the hospital. Having a bystander perform CPR doubles or triples the…
Longtime South Hill resident Vernon Oakley, Jr. called the actions of Town Council into question at Monday’s meeting first asking why Town Manager Kim Callis was absent.
RICHMOND, VA, Feb. 16, 2023 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin applying for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup starting February 27 through April 7, 2023. CRP is a cornerstone voluntary conservation pr…
“If you’re lucky enough to be Irish…You’re lucky enough!” You may not be Irish, but you can be lucky by attending the MacCallum More Museum & Garden’s March 18 dinner & Silent Auction fundraiser. Only 100 tickets are being sold, and they have sold fast!
RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the General Fund revenue collections for January 2023. For January, which is typically a significant month for collections, adjusted general fund revenues increased by 3.0 percent compared to January 2022. On an unadjusted basis, general fund …
RADFORD —Radford University has released its Dean's List for Fall 2022.
In March of 1963, after saving his earnings from a factory job at Hercules, Inc. in Hopewell, Jamie Barker purchased his first bulldozer to begin his career in construction.
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VDOT’s representative Kevin Smith reported at February’s board meeting that they are undergoing typical winter maintenance on most of the roads including shoulder work, dirt road maintenance, and filling potholes.
RICHMOND, VA –Wildlife biologists with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) have compiled preliminary figures for the 2022-23 hunting season. Not unexpectedly, bear, deer, and fall turkey harvests all decreased from the previous season. According to Dr. Gray Anderson, Wildlife…
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Early in the morning on April 11, 1994, a maintenance worker in Boydton discovered a crying, newborn baby abandoned on top of a trashcan in the breezeway near the Department of Social Services offices.
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Chase City residents have joined together to form the new 501(c)(3) non-stock corporation “Uptown at the Lee” to preserve the Robert E. Lee Auditorium in town. Group members Cindy West, President; Dennis Wilson, Vice President; Mary Anne Wood, Secretary; Richie Richards, Treasurer; Earl West…
Funds will support construction of biotechnology facilities and expand pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities in Petersburg and other localities
Christian Buffaloe, Kyokushin Karate fighter & instructor at the Super Rhino Muay-Thai Gym in Clarksville, recently won 1st place in the Men's(Lightweight Division) of the Japan sponsored "Kyokushin Karate USWC Championships" in Los Angeles(Little Tokyo) on February 5th.
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Continuing from where the planning commission left off two weeks prior, the Board of Supervisors held the public hearing for the amendment to zoning ordinance article 20.5 Solar Facilities which would limit the time frame a utility scale solar facility has before they are able to reapply for…
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On February 10, 2023 around 2pm, deputies were dispatched to 1950 Regional Airport Road, Tobacco Heritage Trail, in Brodnax for larceny of three vehicles. Upon arrival, there were three vehicles with the front windows knocked out and vehicles had been ransacked. Credit cards, debit cards alo…
CLARKSVILLE — National Kappa Kappa Iota (KKI) one of the oldest organizations for educators in the nation is seeking to form chapters within your area.
KENBRIDGE, VA, January 31, 2023 - Benchmark Bankshares, Inc. (BMBN), the Kenbridge-based holding company for Benchmark Community Bank, announced unaudited results for the quarter and year ending December 31, 2022. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 amounted to $3,938,784 or $0.87 per …
RICHMOND, VA- As temperatures fall and food sources become less abundant, many bears in Virginia will enter a winter den. Other bears will greatly reduce their movements during but may remain active throughout the season. Movements and denning behavior vary greatly across regions of the stat…
RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Corrections has again achieved one of the lowest recidivism rates in the nation.
USDA Rural Development is providing $177 million in funding for power grid improvements.
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Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (MEC) was recently named a 2022 Best-in-Class Employer by Gallagher for its strong efforts to continuously improve employee and organizational wellbeing.
Following only three short years, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (MEC), along with its wholly owned subsidiary, EMPOWER Broadband (EMPOWER), is pleased to announce it has met its obligation in the Connect America Fund II (CAF-II) Auction to fully deploy fiber-to-the-premise in south centra…
Donate canned or boxed foods to pay off your library fines Wednesday, February 1 through Thursday, February 28 during Mecklenburg County Public Library’s Food for Fines Drive. All branches will accept donations during regular hours of operation in February.
HALIFAX, Va. – The Southside Health District will conduct a public health exercise offering a free seasonal flu vaccine at a clinic Friday, February 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mary Bethune Complex Gymnasium, 1030 Cowford Road.
Kenbridge, VA, February 2, 2023 - Benchmark Bankshares, Inc., holding company for Benchmark Community Bank, is pleased to announce the addition of Emporia resident Clifton Threat to its Board of Directors.
