These renderings by SOLEX Architecture show how the former YakAttack building on North Agnew Street in Burkeville will appear after some $2.1 million worth of renovations are completed. Work on Nottoway’s new animal shelter and adoption center has begun and is expected to be completed in about six months. The Nottoway CARES group has raised $640,000 — and counting — […]
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THE NEXT MAYOR IS?
Potential field of four at presstimeDEADLINE TO APPLY 5:00 P.M. FRIDAY Political seas are turbulent at Blackstone Town Hall, but three men — and possibly a fourth — believe they can calm choppy waters on Elm Street by serving as this community’s next Mayor. Council President Eric Nash, who’s served on Council for 15 years and who presided last Monday night after the Aug. 16th […]
SPEEDY KAVALIER TO PLAY FOR BULLETS
Well-rounded Williams going to GettysburgKenston Forest football stand-out, Dayton Williams, Jr., will take his gridiron skills to Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA, where he hopes to march into end zones for the NCAA Division III Bullets as he did relentlessly at Larry Clary Field here. A signing ceremony was held last week in the Kavalier gym. Kenston Head Coach Joe Kaiser said Williams is […]
BERRY, BERRY NICE
Final round 67 for Nottoway gradBlackstone native Jay Carr has written a storybook ending to his already-impressive collegiate golf career. Playing for Berry College in Rome, Georgia, the son of Ron & Dr. Anne Carr finished tied for second place over the weekend in the Southern Athletic Association’s Conference Championship. Competing at Greystone Golf Club in Dickson, Tennessee, Carr shot rounds of 72, 71, 67 […]
LONG TIME COMING
Work begins on new animal shelterIt’s been more than six years in the works, but renovations finally have begun to transform the former YakAttack building in Burkeville into Nottoway County’s new animal shelter and adoption center. Local officials and members of the volunteer Nottoway CARES group gathered Saturday morning at the site on North Agnew Street to celebrate the occasion. The project is expected to […]
Big Day In Burkeville
Work has begun on Nottoway County’s new animal shelter, which will be located on North Agnew Street in Burkeville overlooking the Rt. 360/460 interchange. Local officials and members of the Nottoway CARES group gathered Saturday morning at the former YakAttack building, which is undergoing $2.1 million worth of renovations. FRONT ROW: Nottoway CARES leader Jack Boswell, Board of Supervisors Chairman […]
NEW SIGNATURES ON TOWN CHECKS
Blackstone now without Mayor and TreasurerFor the first time in 51 years, Blackstone doesn’t have a Mayor. Ben Green resigned April 16th, and the Town also is now without a Treasurer after Brittany Morgan’s recent resignation. Town Council on April 21st agreed to give Council President Eric Nash and Town Clerk Jennifer Daniel authority to co-sign Town checks until an Interim Mayor is appointed and […]
Not getting cheaper
The price of outfitting a firefighter is about $5,000 today, Fire Chief Zac Beares recently told Blackstone Town Council. That includes helmet, hood, jacket, pants, and boots. The department recently received a $14,000 grant to help cover those costs. Beares also reported to Council that a diesel exhaust system for the station, which opened in 2003, “hopefully” will be installed […]
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