News

FASTC MOVING FORWARD

As Blackstone Town Council considers a possible boundary adjustment to incorporate a planned hotel site on Rt.

‘NOTHING BUT GROWING’

But ‘fair number’ of jobs leaving HQ

DEAR COUNTY: Town seeks bigger boundaries, more $

Blackstone Town Council agreed Monday night (19th) to write Nottoway County a letter and ask the Board of Supervisors to accept “an uncontested boundary adjustment” and to also provide a 400% incre

Sports

Another Title Run

The Crewe-Burkeville Angels (ages 10-and-under) All-Stars won their first two games in the District One softball tournament in Blackstone over the week-end.

NHS TRIO HONORED

Three Nottoway Cougar softball players were named to the Group 2A All-State team at the recent selection meeting in Charlottesville.

Birdie on 18 wins championship

Morgan Quicke drained an eight-ft. birdie putt on the 18th green Sunday for a final round, one-under-par 71 and one stroke victory in Nottoway River Country Club’s annual Club Championship.

Columns & Opinions

Who knows in November? Pundits and polls

Last Tuesday, some voters went to the polls to select candidates for this November’s election.

By Frank Ruff (R) State Senator, 15th

Draining the Dodd-Frank Swamp

The House just passed the Financial CHOICE Act, which enacts major reforms to the Dodd-Frank Act, signed into law by President Obama in 2010.

By Star Parker

Bill Maher and Perpetual Adolescence

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse appeared on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” show to promote his new book, “The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming of Age Crisis -- And How To Build a Culture of Self

By Star Parker

Blackstone Courier Record

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