A Friday morning car crash on U.S. Route 58 west of Clarksville claimed the life of one person involved, Virginia State Police confirmed Friday. The crash happened around 11:23 a.m.in the 49000 block ...

Nancy Snead Lowery of South Boston passed peacefully Thursday, June 26, 2025 at the age of 80. Born April 25, 1945 in the landscapes of Halifax County, Nancy’s life was a tapestry woven with threads ...

The air temperature hovered at 93 degrees. The heat index was over 100 degrees. The asphalt temperature of the track was 138 degrees. Yet, Matt Waltz and Tate Fogleman were braving the intense heat at ...

A trio of Martinsville Speedway winners, all of whom are in the top three of the Late Model Stock Car point standings at South Boston Speedway, say winning the 19th running of the Thunder Road ...

A Virginia State Trooper suffered minor injuries Thursday in a crash that occurred at the intersection of Broad and Webster Streets in South Boston. Trooper R. Compton suffered minor injuries when his ...

Mecklenburg County and vast swaths of the U.S. are broiling under extreme heat that settled in Monday and will continue for the next several days. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service at Wakefield ...

Park View High School in South Hill has been designated a Virginia Historic Landmark by the Commonwealth’s Board of Historic Resources, in recognition of the state’s long struggle to desegregate its ...

With no competitive races on the local ballot, Virginia’s June 17 primary election drew scant interest in Mecklenburg County. Voter Registrar Jason Corwin said local turnout was a dismal 4.7 percent ...

Construction is wrapping up on the new $1.7 million Clarksville Marina building. Clarksville Town Manager Jeff Jones said he expects to move marina managers Scott and Kristy Matthews into their new ...

One of the area’s finest attractions is finally open for visitors five days a week. What? Did a new Disney park open up here? Six Flags, maybe? No, I am talking about the Thomas Day House, the ...

I read the well-written article (Sun, June 4 edition) on the proposed traffic overhaul at the Route 58 and Atlantic Avenue intersection in South Hill. I was concerned reading the article that email in ...

If you had told me one-year ago I’d be knee-deep in trying to save endangered farmland while screaming from the mountaintops about the green scam that is the solar farm industry … I would’ve told you ...