Dilapidated properties continue to be a major topic of conversation at the South Hill Town Council meetings each month.
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Jim Merritt, a lifelong hiking enthusiast, completed the Pacific Crest Trail—a 2,650 mile long trek spanning from Mexico to Canada—over a span of 38 years. Jim’s journey began in 1983 after graduating from the University of Colorado Boulder. He first set out on the Pacific Crest Trail with h…
Southside Electric Cooperative has completed restoration of electricity for its members impacted by this week’s snowstorm.
Mecklenburg’s Supervisors heard from Melissa Hartman, Chairperson of the Bracey History Project, Monday regarding an office space for the non-profit.
Sentara emergency departments continue to see record high numbers of patients for the second week in a row. Thousands of people a day are going to Sentara emergency departments. Many are asymptomatic seeking a COVID-19 test or have mild COVID-like symptoms.
Brittany Malone of Clarksville is one of 1,024 students who earned a spot on the Dean's List at Shenandoah University for the Fall 2021 semester.
Monday’s Board Meeting began with the public hearing for an appeal by Longroad Energy for the Seven Bridges Solar Project. The Mecklenburg County Planning Commission voted unanimously in October 2021 to deny the proposed project on the grounds that it does not meet the Comprehensive Plan Gui…
Benchmark Community Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Lee Minix to Executive Vice President of Credit Administration. The announcement was made by President/CEO Jay Stafford with the new role taking place on January 1, 2022.
VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital’s Family Care Center will be offering COVID vaccines for ages 5-11 Thursday, January 6 and Friday, January 7 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. by appointment only. The child must already be established with CMH Family Care, and you must make an appointment by …
Benchmark Community Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of L. Michael Arthur, Jr. to Executive Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer. The announcement was made by President/CEO Jay Stafford with the new role taking place on January 1, 2022.
Effective Thursday, January 6, VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital (VCU Health CMH) will start seeing walk-in patients at a temporary urgent care clinic located at the current Occupational Health and Wellness clinic. This is located at 416 Durant Street, near the old hospital site on Buen…
Buggs Island Baby and Children’s Clothing/East Coast Embroidery celebrated its one year anniversary June 29, 2021 with its ceremonial ribbon cutting. They were unable to celebrate the opening in 2020 with a ribbon cutting due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today declared a state of emergency in advance of a winter storm that is predicted to bring snow and other winter weather to many parts of Virginia. This storm, expected to arrive Thursday evening into Friday morning, comes on the heels of a storm Monday tha…
Stacey Pulliam and Israel Velez welcomed Oakley Velez, the first baby of the New Year at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital, on January 1, 2022. She was born weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces and being 20 inches long. Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital presented Stacey and Israel with diapers, wipe…
Crews from electric cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware joined more than 100 cooperative lineworkers from four states to restore power to tens of thousands of members affected by a powerful winter storm.
On December 28, 2021 at 23:47, the Mecklenburg EOC received a call for a missing 84 year old male. Deputies arrived on scene and conducted an initial investigation. Deputy Short deployed the Sheriff’s Office drone in an effort to locate the missing man using thermal imaging. K-9 Reba and her…
USDA’s Mecklenburg County Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that Andrew T. Pittard, III was elected to represent his local administrative area LAA 3 during the recent county committee election. Eugene Brandon will serve as the first alternate.
Mecklenburg County’s, as well as the rest of the United States’, community transmission levels have returned to red. In the US, there have been 56,310,718 new cases in the past thirty days. The record-breaking amount of new cases recorded January 3—828,417—are more than double that of the pr…
Mecklenburg County received its first snow of the new year Monday, with a total accumulation of 1-4” across the county.
Given the unprecedented surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital (VCU Health CMH) will adopt revised visiting policies on Sunday, December 26, 2021. Adult inpatients are limited to one adult visitor per day. Please understand we are in a fluid situatio…
COUNTY-WIDE OPEN BURN BAN LIFTED
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As snow, sleet and rain continue to fall across various regions of Virginia today, Virginia State Police troopers continue to respond to traffic crashes and disabled vehicles caused by motorists driving too fast for conditions. State police is still asking people to avoid driving, unless abs…
Southside Behavioral Health continues its commitment to serve the counties of Brunswick, Mecklenburg, and Halifax by hosting its sixth Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) 40-hour core training class. This important training ensures individuals with behavioral health needs receive an appropriate r…
The Virginia State Police investigation remains ongoing into Thursday night's shooting that involved a South Hill Police Officer at Walmart.
A Mecklenburg County Grand Jury indicted 11 individuals in Decemnber. An indictment is not a verdict of guilt but rather a formal accusation initiating a criminal case.
“Blossom with us” is our campaign motto for the 2022 Membership Drive here at the Clarksville Lake County Chamber of Commerce. Every January we send out well over 300 membership packet applications to partner with area businesses & organizations. In 2021, we had 225 members of the Clarks…
Southside Behavioral Health (SBH) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1972. In celebration of its achievements, SBH will host a series of exciting events throughout the year in an effort to share its milestones and challenges of the last 50 years with community members.
Fourteen new historical markers coming to roadsides in the commonwealth will highlight a nationally-recognized Lynchburg resident who saved antique and heirloom roses from extinction, two men who shaped Virginia’s post-Civil War constitution of 1869 which granted Black men the right to vote,…
Announced in a Facebook post on the restaurant’s page, “We would like to thank all of you that have visited our restaurant since our opening in early 2021. For our loyal customers that we see on a weekly basis, we appreciate the unwavering support you have shown us. However, we’ve had to mak…
Again, Mecklenburg County showed up to support communities in 2021. From successful donation drives to driving to Kentucky to support tornado victims, Mecklenburg County’s residents showed that they care about the world around them. Through the good and the bad times, this is Mecklenburg Cou…
On December 13, Governor Northam’s office announced EMPOWER Broadband and the Southside Planning District Commission’s (SPDC) joint Virginia Telecommunications Initiative application had been awarded a grant of $69 million. The grant will supplement an overall $154 million investment and rea…
What do you get when The Grinch, Santa, Frosty the Snowman, and Buddy the Elf all pile into one fishing boat? A Merry Fishmas!
The Town of South Hill pays an annual contribution for emergency call responses to the South Hill Volunteer Fire Department. The department in turn pays its members $10.00 per call for responses. The payment to the members is based on individual call responses from December 1 through Novembe…
What is a prescribed burn? A prescribed burn is a planned fire, conducted by trained professionals, used to achieve specific natural resource objectives. Many types of plants and wildlife need fire to survive. Periodic fire stimulates growth, helps reproduction of plants, provides wildlife h…
Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers from Mecklenburg and Brunswick Counties met Saturday morning to shop for 40 kids in need this Christmas.
A public hearing was held Monday to discuss an amended ordinance to Article 20, Solar Ordinance.
On Saturday, December 11, in the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va., 32 students graduated with a Master's of Occupational Therapy (MOT). Kayla Royster of CLARKSVILLE, VA, 23927 has graduated from Emory & Henry School of Health Sciences with a Master's of Occupational Therapy.
Clarksville’s Chamber of Commerce celebrated 50 years at the 2021 Christmas Social Thursday. The Chamber introduced the 2022 Officers and Directors as well as awarded the Evelyn Hurst Volunteer of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, the Kathleen Walker Lifetime Achievement, …
UPDATED: This article has been updated with more Clarksville Vaccination Clinic dates.
Governor Ralph Northam today announced new grants that will advance Virginia 90% to the goal of achieving universal access to broadband and high-speed internet, placing Virginia on track to being one of the first states successfully charting a path to universal access to broadband.
The National Weather Service has declared Mecklenburg County as experiencing moderate to severe drought conditions. In addition, the County is expected to see below normal precipitation through the end of December. Due to the combination of these factors, a county-wide ban on open burning ha…
The Lunenburg County Historical Society is pleased to announce that this year’s “Holiday Heritage House Tour” will be held in the Kenbridge Historic District at 300 East Fifth Avenue. This house will be open to the public on Sunday, December 12, between the hours of 1:00 and 5:00 PM. The tou…
Have you heard that “Virginia is for Lovers?” It’s true! And if you are a lover of Southside’s natural beauty and rich diversity of wildlife, flowers, trees, and geology, then mark your calendar and attend one of our upcoming information sessions on how to become a Virginia Master Naturalist…
The Commonwealth of Virginia’s Board of Historic Resources added Canaan, the house of the Methodist minister, The Rev. Edward Dromgoole, Sr. (1751-1835), to the Virginia Historic Landmarks Register. The Virginia Landmarks Register is the Commonwealth’s official list of places of significant …
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital has named Nicole Dockery, MSN, MBA, NE-BC as the Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer. Dockery has been a part of Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital for 12 years and most recently held the position of Director, Patient Care Services. She is originally from t…
In our ongoing effort to combat the opioid epidemic and improve community health outcomes, Southside Behavioral Health (SBH) reopened Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) Services to individuals in Halifax, Mecklenburg and Brunswick counties during the first week November.
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On Tuesday, November 23, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office responded to Triangle Grocery #2 on Highway 58 for a robbery call.
Thanks to the donation from Microsoft’s Women in Construction in Boydton, Purposeful Journey provided twenty-five local families with Thanksgiving meal kits Monday, November 22. Purposeful Journey shares that they look forward to continuing to spread love, peace, and happiness to the residen…
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR), District C and the SOVA RISE Collaborative (led by the SOVA Innovation Hub and Longwood University) are teaming up to recruit Southern Virginia educators for a cutting-edge coaching program. Sixteen educators from across GO Virginia Re…
