Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Nottoway County Supervisors posed for this “team photo” at the end of their Aug. 21st meeting, along with County Administrator Steve Bowen (right). FROM LEFT: John Roark (District Two), Dicky...
Outspoken Nottoway Supervisor John Roark said he was “snubbed” several months ago by Judge Joseph Teefey, Chief Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit. In a Go Live address on Facebook...
Greg Young (left) and Patrick Obradovic shot 11-underpar on 27 holes Sunday to win Nottoway River Country Club’s Member-Member golf tournament. Obradovic and Young prevailed in a field of two...
Nottoway Supervisor John Roark says he’s not the “Johnny Walker” who often comments on Courier-Record and other posts. Comments made by the account, which apparently is fake, have been critical...
A former Blackstone Police officer is returning to the department. Arthur “Art” Rolle, who served here from 2014-16 until leaving for Farmville PD, will begin his Blackstone PD duties this...
Some members of the Board of Supervisors may be jockeying to become the next Chairman, according to District Two rep John Roark. “Are you kidding me?” Roark told viewers Thursday...
Mt. Gazerine Baptist Church, located at 3606 Kenbridge Road, Blackstone, invites the public to the 16th Pastoral Anniversary of its pastor, Rev. Dr. Irene B. Allen on Sunday, Sept. 14th,...
A Farmville man recently was sentenced in Lunenburg Circuit Court to four years, 10 months in prison in the shooting death of a former Blackstone resident. Twenty-two-year-old Cameron Charo Kates...
‘GRATEFUL FOR OPPORTUNITY’ A Crewe native, who grewup worshipping and later serving as Assistant Pastor of Spring Hill Baptist Church, is the new Pastor-Elect of Piney Grove Baptist Church in Warfield in Brunswick County. Like...
Southside Virginia Community College celebrated its latest group of Cosmetology graduates on July 30th at the Estes Community Center in Chase City. FRONT ROW FROM LEFT: Christina Sreng (Emporia), Zoey Perkins (Chase City), Leah Rose...
Friends of Twin Lakes State Park invite the public to its Craft Marketplace and Fall Festival -- at the Day Use Area of the Park -- on Saturday, Oct. 11th from 11 a.m. to 3...
This area’s Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiver Support Group will meet in Crewe on Thursday, Sept. 18th from 7-8 p.m. at Christ Community Church, located at 1012 W. Carolina Ave. in Crewe. Call Lynn Sadler at...
A story in last week’s Courier Record reported that there are 20 names of veterans, who served in several wars, listed on a wall in St. Mark’s Methodist Church (est. 1838). Actually, those 20 names...
Brace yourself for a busy month -- especially next week. *** First, Operation Bold Quest at Fort Pickett gets underway...
Why so negative all the time? Dear Sir: You know the gloomy feeling that sets in when the weather is...
Fifty years ago, back in September 1975, the Blackstone Shopping Center opened with three stores -- King’s Supermarket, Revco Drug,...
It was 50 years ago this past Sunday to the date -- Sunday, August 31, 1975 -- when Danny &...
Nottoway senior Anton Carter, Jr. ran 18 times Friday night for 282 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Cougars’ varsity football team to a season-opening, 31-13 victory over the visiting Goochland Bulldogs. Nottoway attempted...
Nottoway High School’s JV volleyball team defeated visiting Dinwiddie last week, 2-0 (25-19, 25-17). Jayden Banks made 5 kills and Kaylee Evans made 4 to lead the JV Lady Cougars’ scoring. Banks also made 4...
Nottoway High School’s golf team entered this week with a 12-1 record after a big “road” victory last Tuesday, Aug. 26th, over Randolph-Henry on the Statesmen’s home course, Briery Country Club in Keysville. Senior Carsten...
The reigning James River District Runner of the Year picked-up where he left off last Wednesday. Nottoway High School junior Bradley Hamilton led the varsity boys’ cross country team to victory in a home tri-meet...
Nottoway High School’s varsity volleyball team swept both of its matches last week and entered this week with a 2-0 record. The Lady Cougars last Thursday defeated visiting Dinwiddie, 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-21). Sophomore Lorraine...
