TUNSTALL AVE. DOG EXPOSED, STRICKEN Arrests of local residents alleged to be possessing and in some cases dealing methamphetamine, or “meth,” continue to rise here as three more residents were charged in past week with crimes related to the potent, highly addictive, and dangerous stimulant. An unpleasant and near tragic ‘first’ for Blackstone occurred when a Tunstall Avenue woman’s dog […]
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CHILD SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED
95 years -- with 78.5 years suspended -- in local caseA 40-year-old Blackstone man has received an active sentence of 16 1/2 years for molesting a girl under the age of 13. Jackie Lynn Dorton of the 300 block of Third Street was sentenced Monday in Nottoway Circuit Court to 95 years in prison — with 78.5 of those years suspended. Here’s a breakdown of the terms: •50 years with […]
Trouble Down The Back Stretch
Tom Inge (left) and Ward Burton of the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, and Fort Pickett Commander Col. Eric Quinn, appeared surprised to hear a Pickett Park tenant say that if Nottoway County sells the Foundation 55 acres and displaces residents and businesses, the County would be required pay fines and fees well in excess of the proposed $700,000 sale
NOT A MICROBURST OR DERECHO
Storm size-up in Nottoway: peak wind gusts of 70 mphA damaging storm that swept through Nottoway County last Monday night (March 16th) is being called a “straight line wind event” by Nottoway Emergency Services Coordinator Buddy Hyde. Hyde said most damage was reported in Crewe, where winds ripped and tossed part of the tin roof at Yoder’s Market and also caused a partial porch collapse at the Davis home […]
‘GOD’S GOT ME!’
Roark ‘exhausted’ but upbeatSupervisor John Roark says he continues to be “overwhelmed” by community support and prayers as he continues to recover from a stroke he suffered in Feb. 2025. Roark missed Thursday night’s Board meeting and also didn’t attend virtually. Roark said he had undergone an MRI earlier that day and also completed two more rounds of therapy, “and it’s very exhausting.” […]
MUST ‘DO IT TOGETHER’
‘Attorney-Client Privilege’ addressedNottoway Supervisors are indeed at liberty to divulge information marked “confidential attorney client privilege,” but such a release must be approved by the full Board. That’s the assessment of Board Chairman Bill Collins, who Thursday night addressed a recent ‘leak’ of such information to the Courier-Record. “Our attorney said, ‘You all can do it, but you all have to do […]
SQUARE BURNED TO CRISP AGAIN
But Blackstone’s blackened Bermuda is resilientIT ONLY TAKES A SPARK IN DRY, WINDY CONDITIONS For the second straight year, downtown was “blazing” after suspected sparks from a smoker ignited dry, dormant Bermuda grass in the Town Square. Other than blackened turf, there are no reports of property damage. Blackstone firefighters were called at 4:01 p.m. Friday — one day shy of the one-year year anniversary […]
Odor In The Court
All in ‘clean’ fun, the Courier-Record this week unveils a new feature, “Courier Record AI Adventures,” where we use Artificial Intelligence to make fictitious photos look realistic and which make light of recent news events. Consider them new age political cartoons. Above is County Administrator Steve Bowen while a skunk sprays the General District Courtroom. Bowen told the Board of […]
ABOVE THE LAW?
Police driving criticized, use of ambulances is questionedA Nottoway taxpayer doesn’t like what he sees when it comes to driving habits of various law enforcement officers and also said some members of the emergency squad are using ambulances for their personal business. Mike Hallinen of Burkeville told the Board of Supervisors last Thursday night that he’s observed Blackstone, Crewe, and County police officers — as well as […]
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