Mintie Izilia House, 81, of Chase City, entered eternal rest Monday, July 21, 2025. Born Sept. 15, 1943, in New York City to ...

A Chase City police officer was seriously injured Sunday while attempting to serve a warrant on a suspect for making nuisance calls to 911. Chase City Police Chief Jay Jordan said Officer Fred ...

Mecklenburg County Public Schools remains in the dark about the financial impact of the Trump Administration’s decision to freeze more than $6.8 billion in federal education funds one day before the ...

Clarksville police continue to investigate a shooting incident Saturday night as Lakefest activities were winding down. Clarksville Police Detective Andy Elliott said the department received a call ...

Kavonte Jakyle Drequan Gayles of Saxe will spend the next 40 years in prison after he was sentenced Friday for the June 2023 murder of Xavier Terry and the malicious wounding of Tramechia Alexander ...

With drum lines and street dancers, fair food, barbecue and flavors from across the globe, the 2025 Virginia Lake Festival was a feast for the senses. The two-day event drew thousands of people to ...

More than 250 runners and walkers turned out Saturday morning for the annual YMCA Lakefest 5K and Fun Run. The early morning race sends runners and walkers across Buggs Island Lake and through the ...

I spent the morning skimming the day’s headlines, as one does, and came across this in The New York Times: “G.M. Profit Shrinks on Billion-Dollar Tariff Hit” (Tuesday, July 22 edition.) The takeaway ...

With the kickoff to the 48th annual Virginia Lake Festival only days away, the public is reminded that Virginia Avenue in downtown Clarksville will be closed to traffic for this weekend’s celebration.

John Thomas “Bu Jack” Evans, 71 of South Hill, died Sunday, July 20, 2025. He was an instructor at Southside Virginia Community College.  A celebration of life will be conducted Saturday, Aug. 2 at 1 ...

It has certainly been quite a summer for many of our local All-Star baseball and softball teams. Congratulations are in order for our two Mecklenburg County-based teams that are headed to World Series ...

Arthur Wright Jones, 85 of Brodnax, died Thursday, July 17, 2025.  He was a retired logging machinery mechanic and an Army veteran.  A funeral was conducted Saturday, July 19 at Crowder-Hite-Crews ...