Nicole Dockery, MSN, MBA, RN-BC, has assumed the role of president of Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, effective immediately. Dockery will also continue in her role as VP, chief ...

A North Carolina county is asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to reallocate water from Kerr Lake to meet its growing demand over the next 50 years. Before that request by Franklin County, ...

Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal single vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday, March 9 at 2:24 p.m. on Sinai Road in Halifax County. A 2005 GMC Envoy was traveling eastbound on Sinai Road ...

Brenda Banton Riddle of South Boston passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at the age of 73. She was born in Lynchburg, Feb. 23, 1953 to the late Van Edward Banton Jr. and the late Betty Doss Banton.

Kyle Crump was honored by Mecklenburg supervisors on Monday night for his 25 years of service as a member of the Mecklenburg County Planning Commission. Crump retired from the commission in August, ...

During a short business meeting Monday night, Chase City Town Council waso told that the town’s natural gas provider, Columbia Gas of Virginia, is seeking to revise the terms and conditions of its gas ...

A popular vape shop product with addictive qualities has ensnared community members in its grip, a local healthcare practitioner told the Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors Monday, and she asked ...

Sometimes when a person critiques you although that person may disagree with you, they prove your point. In his Feb. 25 Viewpoint letter, Mr. Jeff Stratford tried mightily to counter my statements on ...

On Monday, March 2, 2026 Halifax County lost one of its beloved optometrists, Dr. Clyde Franklin Peer at the age of 90. He was born in Wardensville, W.Va., Aug. 21, 1935 to the late Elbert Clyde Peer ...

Two centenarians, Samuel Bugg and Ruth Crowder, were honored by the Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors on Monday for their service to the community and having reached the age of 100. Their ...

While the opening week of the NCAA basketball tournament may be the best week of the year for college hoops fans, this week is certainly a great warm-up with conference tournaments being played across ...

Charles Mortemore Taylor, 80 of South Hill, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 at his home. He was a retired insurance agent. A funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, March 4 at 2 p.m. Wednesday, ...