CLARKSVILLE — State Senator Tammy Brankley Mulchi (R-Mecklenburg) has announced that Miss Courtney Astle of Blackstone is serving in the Senate Page Program during the 2026 General Assembly session. Courtney was chosen for her strong academic performance, leadership potential, and enthusiasm for learning about state government. As a student-athlete, she stays busy playing basketball, volleyball, soccer, and golf, balancing her […]
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BLACK HISTORY TALENT
Special program set for Feb. 22ndThe Missionary Ministry of Union R.Z.U.A. Church, Meredithville, invites the public to its Black History Talent Program on Sunday, February 22nd at 2:30 p.m. Among those scheduled to appear on program will be Sis. Helen J. Hendrick (United States Postal Service, Sales Service Associate/Lead Clerk) Kenbridge; Deacon Floyd Moore, Jr., (Director of Engineering, DLA Weapons Support, Richmond); Trustee Ted Smith […]
ASH WEDNESDAY AT ST. LUKE’S
An Ash Wednesday Service with Imposition of Ashes will be held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church next Wednesday, February 18, at 5:00 p.m. St. Luke’s is located at 424 S. Main St. — the corner of South Main Street and Church Street — in Blackstone. All are welcome. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season, which lasts for […]
ANOTHER BIG YEAR FOR BENCHMARK
Bank’s record earnings exceed previous year’s by 25%Kenbridge-based Benchmark Bankshares, Inc., holding company for Benchmark Community Bank, announced that net income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $5.2 million — up from $4.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. Benchmark’s net income for the year was a record $19.8 million — up from $15.9 million, or 24.5%, earned in 2024. Total loans held for investment […]
CREWE POLICE BUSY
Traffic stops, tickets increaseCrewe Police in January wrote 64 traffic tickets, up 25% from the 51 summonses issued in December. Officers in Crewe during the month made 92 traffic stops. That’s 37% more stops than the 67 made by the department in December. The department in January conducted 355 business checks, according to a report by Chief Phil Morgan. That’s nearly 100 more […]
New Chapter Begins
One of Blackstone’s longest-running businesses — Moncure Insurance Agency, Inc., which was founded in 1932 — is under new ownership and now affiliated with Mechanicsville-based GHT Insurance Services. The business, located at 203 South Main Street downtown, will now operate as Moncure Insurance Agency — a division of GHT Insurance Services. FROM LEFT AT THURSDAY’S RIBBON-CUTTING: Megan Porter, Monica McGraw, […]
PRESTIGIOUS HONOR FOR NOTTOWAY HIGH
Designation as Community SchoolNottoway High School is one of only about 50 statewide — and the only school in Region 8, which includes 12 divisions — to be designated a “Community School” by the Virginia Dept. of Education. Nottoway Division Supt. Dr. Marcia Martin told the Courier- Record that the designation “reflects our commitment to ensuring students are supported, engaged, and prepared for […]
$22 MILLION!
Hefty land sale in LunenburgA $22 million land deal has been recorded in Lunenburg County, where inquiring citizens and others appear to be having a hard time interpreting the sale. Lunenburg Circuit Court Clerk Gordon Erby tells the Courier-Record that the parcels, based on GIS, appear to total approximately 1,309 acres and are located generally off of Rocky Mill Road between Victoria and Chase […]
SAVE THE GABLES II
Inn's re-zoning request grantedBlackstone Town Council has approved a conditional rezoning request that will let The Inn at Blackstone operate the Gables building as an event center and other activities. Town Council approved the request at its Jan. 26th meeting, 6-0. Councilwoman Carolyn Williams was absent. The rezoning is from P-O (Public Open Space) to B-G (Business General). Stipulations include that the building […]
170 MAKE LOWER SCHOOL HONOR ROLLS AT KENSTON
A total of 170 students were named to lower school honorrolls for the 2nd grading quarter at Kenston Forest School — 78 with Honors (All A’s) and 92 All-Academic (A’s & B’s). SECOND GRADE All-Academic with Honors: Sloane Caley, Greyson Fisher, Tesla Kaiser, Sadie Orr, Gracyn Paulette, Evelyn Prater, William Watkins; Harlyn Bottoms, Catherine Burton, Afton Demaline, Bodie Doerhoff, Mallory […]
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