January 21, 2026
A well-known Nottoway County man, who last Fall became a Facebook and TikTok celebrity for a viral video in which...
January 21, 2026
INTRUDER FROM R.I. BROKE-IN BY SHATTERING FRONT WINDOW In a stunning development, all charges have been dismissed against a Rhode...
January 21, 2026
‘JED’ SAYS CO. WILL DISPLACE 40 AT PICKETT Two Nottoway Supervisors were annoyed Thursday night by a speaker who, for...
January 21, 2026
Supervisors Dicky Ingram (left) and Bo Toth wanted Thursday night speaker to give his last name, with Toth even suggesting...

news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
AUTOPSY: HE WAS SHOT EIGHT TIMES FROM BEHIND The sister of a man who was shot and killed last August by police in Nottoway County — after a high speed...

news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
Nottoway County ended its 2024-25 fiscal year with an unassigned fund balance of about $5 million, “which is a little low,” according to auditor Jay Sanudo. Nottoway County’s budget is...
news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
Nottoway County Emergency Squad’s “executive board,” which includes Supervisors Bo Toth and John Roark, is now operating as only an “advisory board,” it was reported Thursday night. Toth appeared taken...

news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
Chris Page, Benjamin Eahart, and Erica Shaffer expressed opposition to leasing and/or selling Nottoway Lanes to a registered convicted sex offender while County Administrator Steve Bowen (right), who negotiated the...
news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
Renovations to the fomer YakAttack building in Burkeville are about 90% complete for Nottoway County’s new animal shelter, according to Administrator Steve Bowen. Bowen reported Thursday night that the County’s...
news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
A company hired by Nottoway County to install high speed, broadband internet to rural homes has some catching up to do. County Planner Gregg Zody reported Thursday night that River...
news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
Nottoway Supervisors have until approximately April 1st to provide judges more detailed drawings and other information about the County’s planned new courthouse construction project which is being forced by a...
news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
A Nottoway County has been charged with Reckless Driving after allegedly driving 111 mph in a 60 mph zone. Timothy Troy Smith, 59, of Crewe, is also charged with Dumping...

news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
Town crews last Friday morning planted a maple tree -- donated by retired business owner Danny Sheffield in memory of Bobby Daniels -- on the lawn of Schwartz Tavern. Mr. Daniels, long-time former owner and...
news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
Nottoway Supervisor Dicky Ingram is urging colleagues and citizens to “come together” following a wave of recent deaths and serious illnesses. “We’ve got to pull together as a community and help each other out,” Ingram...
news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
The last social event at the Pickett Officers Club, which is being sold by Nottoway County for $240,000 to the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, will be Amelia County High School’s junior-senior prom, set for April...
news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
Seven students from this area were named to the Fall2025 Dean’s List (3.4 or higher GPA) at Radford University. Honored Highlanders include:Claire Bailey of Kenbridge.Olivia Dunbar of Kenbridge.Kassidy Hudson of Blackstone.Hannah Morris of Crewe.Constance Walker-Clark...
news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
Two students from this area were named to the Fall 2025 President’s List at James Madison University: Emma Davis of Crewe, majoring in Nursing - BSN; Hanna Mahaney of Kenbridge, majoring in Health Sciences -...
news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
Emma Davis of Crewe graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree(s) in Nursing - BSN from James Madison University during commencement exercises in December 2025.

by Billy Coleburn | news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
I don’t normally comment on Photos from the Past, but today on page 4, Roger Reynolds of western Nottoway looks...

news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
Deeply troubled by Board action Dear Sir: I am writing as a concerned parent and resident of Nottoway County regarding...

news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
HOLD YOUR WALLET The first day of the General Assembly was eventful to say the least. Democrats rammed through multiple...

news@courier-record.com | January 21, 2026
It was August 1998, and 6-year-old Louie Mitchell was bombing drives at the newly-opened Nottoway Golf Driving Range in Blackstone....
It took two overtimes, but the Kenston Forest middle school boys’ basketball team defeated Tidewater Academy on the road last Tuesday, Jan. 13th, 24-23. Trip Shepherd (4 pts.) sank the clutch game-winning free throw in...
Kenston Forest overcame a late deficit Friday night at Southampton Academy, forced overtime, and then prevailed in OT, 56-53. The varsity Kavaliers, who were trailing by 7 with just more than two minutes remaining in...
Kenston Forest’s JV girls’ basketball team improved to 7-0 (5-0, VCC) after two wins last week including a comeback after trailing 10-0. The JV Lady Kavs at home beat Blessed Sacrament Huguenot, 49-12, last Wednesday,...
Kenston Forest’s middle school girls’ basketball team entered this week with a 5-1 overall record (4-1 VCC). The young Lady Kavs suffered their first loss Thursday at home, 23-17, at Southampton Academy. Laynee Edmonds scored...
Playing with what Head Coach Jimmy Dyke calls “high energy and composure,” Kenston Forest’s middle school boys’ basketball team won two of three games last week and entered this week with a 2-2 record (2-1,...
