Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Supervisor Bo Toth said that last Wednesday’s decision to block off Rt. 153 around Spainville Store led to confusion and dangerous truck traffic down Old Shore Road. Toth acknowledged that...
Nottoway leaders said the County it’s still open for business in “Pickett Park” -- but no more dealing with residential tenants and associated headaches including bed bugs. That was the...
Nottoway County officials in the year ahead “have got to do something about taxes,” says District Four rep Bo Toth. “They’re already too high. It’s hurting a lot of folks,...
Because we now go to press early Tuesday mornings, the Courier-Record is taking a new approach to Monday holidays -- such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday...
Elderly real estate owners in Nottoway County could be within a year or two of tax relief. The Board of Supervisors has agreed to keep pursuing a “lock-in” of the...
The Nottoway Board of Supervisors has begun its third year serving together, and District Three rep Daphne Norton is declaring, “The two-year learning curve is over.” Supervisor Norton made her...
Some County officials say it’s time to “punch the clock” and formally take over control and operation of Nottoway County Emergency Squad -- an action that’s been talked about for...
Will Nottoway County dispatchers and EMTs be asked to “pick and choose” between which 911 calls are bonafide emergencies and which are “nuisance calls.” The Board of Supervisors discussed that...
Walker Gray Green of Blackstone graduated from Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina, on December 13, 2025, earning a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Walker, shown here with dog, “Buie,” graduated Summa Cum Laude...
Central High School in Lunenburg County was honored Thursday in Richmond by the State Dept. of Education as one of seven Virginia schools to be designated this year as a National Blue Ribbon School. Central...
Central High School has been named Lunenburg County’s first National Blue Ribbon School -- and one of only seven schools statewide -- to receive recognition from the Virginia Board of Education as a 2025 National...
Excellence Is Our Only Outcome is Central High School’s promise -- not a slogan -- “to every student who walks through our doors.” That’s the assurance from Central High principal Dr. Erica Hazelwood, who was...
Nottoway Supervisor Daphne Norton is publicly seeking “decorum, civility, and integrity” for the year ahead. Delivering the Invocation at Thursday night’s work session, Mrs. Norton prayed for the Lord’s guidance with Board decisions “that will...
Nottoway Supervisor Dicky Ingram predicts 2026 “is going to be another busy year.” Speaking at Thursday night’s worksession, Ingram said, “I look forward to working through these problems we have. I think we’ve accomplished a...
Nottoway County officials already have a staggering list of challenges. Now they’re talking about staggered terms so that every two...
Just what the Dems wanted Dear Sir: Democrats and the legacy news media are either all criminals or accomplices. They...
It was January 2001 -- 25 years ago -- when Nottoway Cougar Brandy Henderson (right) had the tough assignment of...
Two dozen students at Blackstone Primary School were recognized in January 2001 -- 25 years ago -- for demonstrating good...