WOMEN URGE COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION Blackstone officials are being asked to adopt a year-round no tethering law to more easily prevent dogs from being tiedup outside during harsh winter weather such as that of the past two weeks. Kathy Cole of Pleasant Drive appeared before Town Council on Jan. 26th and said she’s observed several dogs tied to trees […]
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GRAMMY-WINNING PRODUCER
Blackstone’s ‘Alexander Mack’ among honorees in Los AngelesA musician who grewup in Blackstone is bringing home a Grammy Award — an accomplishment believed to be a first for Nottoway County. Matthew Alexander Bagley, who performs as “Alexander Mack,” was nominated in the category of Best Spoken Word Poetry Album. Bagley produced “Words for Days, Vol. 1,” by artist Mad Skills. The album prevailed Sunday, Feb. 1st over […]
MAYOR SAYS HE’D LIKE OFFICE
Dickens also talks goals, housing, Black History MonthBlackstone’s Mayor says he’d like Council to consider establishing an office for the holder of the Town’s highest elected position. Lafayette Dickens made the request during the “Mayor’s Minute” near the end of of Town Council’s three-hour meeting on Jan. 26th. “I’m always available to you,” Dickens told members of Council. “If you have any concerns or questions — or […]
FRIGID BLASTS
Late night gunfire in single-digit temps°BULLET GOES THRU BEDROOM WINDOW Blackstone police have charged a 16-year-old male of Luke Street in a barrage of gunfire that resulted in one bullet piercing the window of a bedroom where an elderly woman was sleeping inside. Authorities say the 94-yearold woman is lucky to have escaped injury and that they have recovered “at least 10 shell casings” and […]
OUTLAW: ‘I AM BEING FORCED’
School official says policy ‘discriminates’ against himREIMBURSEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS ISSUE IN NOTTOWAY Nottoway School Board members are planning to amend a policy to better clarify what dues and travel expenses for professional development are reimbursable. A larger, more contentious issue arose during a work session last Wednesday at the School Board office. Member Bill Outlaw is a founding member of the School Board Member […]
LUKE ST. ARREST
Mother facing four feloniesBlackstone Police raided a mobile home Sunday morning and made a second arrest in connection with last week’s barrage of gunfire in the town’s west end (See story, page 1). Lt. Tony Mayton identifies the suspect as 32-yearold Katyra Renae Hill of 805 Luke Street. Mayton said authorities executed a search warrant shortly after 8:00 a.m. at the Hill residence […]
IN FARMVILLE AND CREWE
Alzheimer’s group Feb. meetingsThis area’s Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiver Support Group is scheduled to meet today (Wednesday, February 4th) from 2:00-3:00 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church. located at 1301 Milnwood Road in Farmville. The public is invited to arrive early at 1:15 p.m,. for 30 minutes of Self-Care Time with Chair Yoga Exercises with Mary Cush. The group also will meet Thursday, […]
FOLLOW THE BLOOD
Late night search in the snowNottoway Sheriff Robert Jones says that an investigation continues in a domestic incident last week involving a firearm, broken glass, and lawmen following a bloody trail in the snow. The incident occurred at approximately 11:45 p.m. last Monday night, Jan. 26th on Old Piney Green Road, which is located off of Old Nottoway Road east of Nottoway High School. Jones […]
BOWLING ALLEY ACADEMY
New ‘frame’ proposed for Nottoway LanesBlackstone Town Councilman Chris Page is asking the Nottoway Board of Supervisors to donate County-owned Nottoway Lanes to the public school system in a move that he says would save taxpayer dollars and give students valuable business experience. In a recent presentation to the County’s Economic Development Committee, Page proposed converting the idle facility to be used as the “Nottoway […]
‘COMBATIVE’ SUBJECT
Man arrested at laundry matA heavy police presence was noticed Sunday morning at the downtown laundry mat in Blackstone, where officers took a man into custody. Nottoway Sheriff Robert Jones said that deputies shortly after 7:40 a.m. began looking for a male subject, who was the subject of an Emergency Protective Order. Jones said that shortly after 10:25 a.m. — with assistance from Blackstone […]
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