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AROUND TOWN

I’m glad Bobby Daniels didn’t get upset at being honored Saturday with a street named in his honor. Bobby has never sought fanfare or recognition -- in fact, he has shunned the spotlight -- which makes Saturday morning’s surprise even more fitting...

Festival Unveilings

The Town of Blackstone surprised and honored long-time community volunteer and hardware store owner Bobby Daniels, shown above with wife Lynn, by naming a street in his honor Saturday at the 51st Arts & Crafts Festival. The Town also unveiled...

Heavy Presence

This was the scene Saturday evening shortly before dark on Governor Avenue (off of South Main between 10th Street and Clay’s Garden Center), where police discovered one of several local vehicles that were stolen last week and apparently taken for ‘...

Off The Grid, On A Mission

Greg Marston, shown with grandson Magnus Marston, earlier this year installed solar panels outside his home on Melody Lane and is enjoying $0 power bills. Magnus will turn 6, and granddad will turn 57, on November 8th. He questions the County’s...

AROUND TOWN

What a difference a half century makes. Fifty years ago this week, Nottoway County fully integrated its public school system -- back on Aug. 31, 1970. That was the first day of operation for what was then “Nottoway Senior High” (grades 10-12), which...

90 Units Planned At Old VFW Park

Richmond developer Herbert Fitzgerald, who has family connections to Nottoway County, is moving forward with plans to build “Patriot Square Apartments” at the old VFW ballpark property on Epes Street. The 90- unit venture, which aims to serve U. S....

News

TOWN PONDERS NEW POSITION

BUT CAN BLACKSTONE AFFORD IT?

NEPOTISM STILL ‘NO-NO’

Blackstone officials likely won’t consider the possible hiring of a current employee’s relative.

CAUTION URGED ON LANDFILL, ACTION SOUGHT ON BROADBAND

The senior member of Nottoway’s Board of Supervisors is warning a freshman official against efforts to privatize the County landfill.

Sports

BOSTON COLLEGE ‘BANKS’ ON NOTTOWAY COUGAR QB

Tyler Banks of Blackstone barely has his driver’s license, hasn’t even started his junior year at Nottoway High School, and already has a full scholarship offer to play NCAA Division I football.

NUTCRACKER AUDITIONS

Dance It Out, located at 124 South Main Street in La Crosse, will hold auditions for a December production of The Nutcracker in South Hill. Many roles are available.

ANOTHER ALBATROSS ON #7

College-bound Jay Carr of Blackstone has become the second golfer this year to record a score of double eagle “2” at Nottoway River Country Club’s par-5 seventh hole.