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The weather was great, and so were the crowds, food, variety, and fellowship at the 48th annual Blackstone Arts & Crafts Festival. Inside the armory, Blackstone artist Ken Dunleavy sold his painting of the 1936 landmark; nine-year-old Chelsey...

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54 COUNTS OF EMBEZZLEMENT

The former Treasurer of the nowdefunct Southside Habitat for Humanity is accused of stealing more than $30,000 from the non-profit housing ministry. A Nottoway grand jury last Tuesday, Sept. 5th, indicted Renee M. Murphy-Clark, 48, of Lawrenceville...

Old School Remembered

On Sunday, September 3rd, Mrs. Shirley R. Lee (2nd from right) presented a 1935 photo of the old Unity School to Unity Baptist Church in Kenbridge. She also shared a historical sketch of the school and other school-related information with the...

Portrait Unveiled

A large number of friends and family members gathered Sunday at the Lunenburg Courts Complex for the unveiling of an official portrait of the late W. Roy Moore that will hang in the anteroom of the County’s 1827 courthouse. Moore, who grew-up in...

SCIENCE SCHOLAR

Nottoway High School senior James Cox recently placed 3rd in the state on the American Chemical Society “Olympiad” exam in the small school category. He’s the son of Jim & Lucinda Cox of Blackstone and is planning to apply to several colleges.

News

Something For Everyone

The weather was great, and so were the crowds, food, variety, and fellowship at the 48th annual Blackstone Arts & Crafts Festival.

Suit says plaintiff has PTSD

$1.3 million is new total in ‘Mell v. Phil’

54 COUNTS OF EMBEZZLEMENT

The former Treasurer of the nowdefunct Southside Habitat for Humanity is accused of stealing more than $30,000 from the non-profit housing ministry.

Sports

BACK ON TRACK

After a two-game skid, Nottoway High School’s varsity volleyball team rebounded last week with two sweeps and improved its record to 4-2 (2-1 James River District).

Teen runners win Blackstone 5K

Graham Wilkerson of Crewe took a wrong turn near the finish but still managed to win the Blackstone Arts & Crafts 5K run Saturday.

Cougars to face first District foe

For the second straight week, Nottoway scored first, but the varsity Cougars lost another close football game, 20-14, this time on the road Friday night at Gretna.