The Mecklenburg County High School varsity football coaching staff got a chance to evaluate its young team Friday during their first scrimmage of the season against visiting Appomattox. It was a ...

Carolyn Smith Phillips of Halifax,  passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Halifax County Sept. 30, 1949, to the late Henry Smith and the late Geneva Falls ...

Former Brunswick High School and Radford University basketball standout Javonte Green recently signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. The veteran ...

Bernard Lacy McCraw of Nathalie, passed away Friday, Aug. 15 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in Halifax County June 17,1934 and was 91 years old. He was the son of the late Samuel Ma ...

South Hill Town Council will hold an October public hearing to solicit opinions on the use of low speed vehicles such as golf ...

Mecklenburg County Public Schools has rolled out a new CTE (Career and Technical Education) program to prepare students for careers in emergency medical services, law enforcement and 911 call service ...

Several residents of Chase City aired their frustrations with people who blow their lawn clippings onto town sidewalks and streets during a short meeting of Chase City Town Council Monday night. The ...

Bridgette Lyle’s new life has lured her away from the ocean — where she once sailed in the company of royalty and riches — but she is still close enough to the water to pursue her professional passion ...

Ethel Kinder Whitt of Mount Pleasant, S.C., and formerly of South Boston passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, at the age of 90. Ethel was born July 12, 1935, in Buchanan, to the late George ...

Schools across Mecklenburg County reopened their doors Monday, welcoming thousands of students for the first day of the 2025-26 school year. The first day back from summer break saw busy streets, full ...

The annual National Night Out celebration in Chase City on Tuesday drew a large and diverse crowd eager for an evening of fun, information and community building. National Night Out, an annual ...

Fourteen-year-old Trace Daniel is quietly earning a place among the top drivers in the competitive Limited Sportsman Division at South Boston Speedway. Daniel may not be as flashy as his fellow teen ...