OUTLAW: ‘WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?’ Nottoway School Board member Bill Outlaw refused Thursday night to confirm or deny allegations that he dropped the “F-bomb” while scolding a County official during recess at the Board’s Oct. 16th meeting. The alleged incident occurred at the courthouse moments after the Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 against the School Board’s […]
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REDUCED TO MISDEMEANORS
Auto parts defendant says he will clear his name, calls charges ‘bogus’TRIAL DATE SET FOR FEBRUARY Felony charges, which were filed Oct. 30th by a local business against a former employee, were reduced in court last week to misdemeanors. Joshua Allen “Josh” Teague 45, of 8th Street, Blackstone, continues to “vehemently deny” both accusations. Teague appeared for arraignment last Wednesday, Nov. 12th in General District Court. An initial felony charge of […]
15 YEARS FOR LOCAL DRUG DEALER
Arrested twice last year in Nottoway CountyA Nottoway County drug defendant was sentenced last Wednesday in federal court to 15 years in prison for several drug and firearms charges. Tyrone Lamont Fowlkes, 42, of both Blackstone and Crewe, was wanted on drug charges in August 2024 when he was arrested with more drugs. He was taken into custody Aug. 9th, 2024 on Rt. 460 west in […]
JURY SAYS GUILTY
Lengthy sentence possible for Blackstone drug dealerA Blackstone resident with an extensive criminal record — including time behind bars — will be sentenced Jan. 26th in Nottoway Circuit Court after a jury convicted him Friday on several drug charges. Bernard Cedric Bush, 41, was found Guilty of Manufacture/ Distribute a Schedule I/II Drug (3rd+ Offense); Possession of Schedule I/II Drugs; and Possession of a Firearm while […]
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGED FILED
Crash killed 26-year-old father, injured pregnant momA Halifax County woman is facing several charges for her role in a motor vehicle crash that claimed the life a Nottoway County man and seriously injured his girlfriend. Stephanie Wayne Powell, 40, of Scottsburg, was arrested Nov. 5th and charged with Involuntary Manslaughter DUI, Driving on a Revoked/Suspended License, DWI (1st Offense), and Failing to Drive on Right Side […]
HOME CONFINEMENT
103 mph driver gets break, but must complete driving schoolA Petersburg man, who was clocked speeding at 103 mph in Nottoway County, received an active sentence of 30 days in jail — but will be allowed to serve that time in home incarceration. Hugo Romare Jones, 44, last week in General District Court received 90 days in jail with 60 days suspended on the conviction for Reckless Driving/103 mph […]
BIG MOVES BY CO.
Registrar’s Office, Pickett ParkAfter nearly three hours of closed door discussion, the Nottoway Board of Supervisors last Thursday night passed two significant motions, 5-0. The first motion is to advertise and hold a public hearing Dec. 18th on proposed relocation of the Voter Registrar’s Office from the former Burkeville Elementary School — where it has operated for about six years — to the […]
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