A late night fire Saturday left historic Mount Nebo Baptist Church in ruins and nothing was salvaged, according to Sheriff Robert Jones, who serves as the church’s Trustee Chairman. Top photos were taken Sunday morning. Bottom images were captured by Carl Bassfield, Jr., owner of In-depth Productions, as firefighters arrived on scene. Sheriff Jones said the blaze appears to have […]
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Ridin’ Shotgun
Susan Flowers Arthur and husband Jamie Arthur (driving at right) were all decked-out representing The Gun Site in Blackstone’s Christmas Parade this past Friday night. Large crowds cheered a total of 106 entries, according to Chamber of Commerce Chairman Chris Page. List of winners, page 9. More photos inside.
WHERE ARE YOU, ‘CHRISTMAS?’
School Board rejects plea to rename Winter BreakOUTLAW SAYS TOO MANY ‘TRADITIONS’ ARE ENDING For the second straight year and by another split vote, the Nottoway School Board has voted to keep the term “Winter Break” and not rename the division’s upcoming two-week vacation “Christmas Break.” District One rep Bill Outlaw last Thursday night called Christmas “a very special time of year and I find it totally […]
WANTED: MORE FACTS
County official says citizens need ‘correct’ informationSUPERVISOR FRUSTRATED BY CRITICS ON FACEBOOK Should Nottoway County hire a public affairs officer to relay “correct information” to citizens? Or perhaps publish a quarterly newsletter? Those questions were raised Thursday night after more complaints by Supervisor Dicky Ingram about comments made by citizens on Facebook. “How do we get info. to the citizens?” Ingram pondered near the end of […]
Rifle Winners
The Lunenburg County Republican Party has announced winners of its 2025 Scholarship Raffle. Both major prizes were donated to help raise funds for the local party’s scholarship program. Dickie Jeter (left) took home the Henry Golden Boy, a classic American .22 rifle known for its craftsmanship and reliability. The second prize — a Henry North American Survival Rifle — was […]
TWO FINED FOR VIOLATING TOWN NOISE ORDINANCE
Two drivers in Blackstone were convicted last week of violating the Town’s noise ordinance in October. A 19-year-old male of Mineral was fined $50 and ordered to pay $23 in court costs for Loud Noise/Exhaust. The offense occurred Monday night, October 20th at 8:30 p.m. on South Main Street near 5th Street. He was driving a 2000 Ford truck and […]
EARLY DEADLINE
The Courier-Record office will be closed next week (Dec. 22nd-26th) for annual Christmas vacation. We will still print and distribute an edition next Tuesday, Dec. 23rd. The deadline for that edition is this Thursday, Dec. 20th, at 5:00 p.m. We wish all of our readers and advertisers and safe and enjoyable holiday season.
Record Year
Burkeville Volunteer Fire Department’s Auxiliary recently donated $22,000 — the largest amount ever raised by the Auxiliary — to the department. Fire Chief Brian Weltch (left) accepted the check from Auxiliary President Nancy Hallinen. The money was raised solely from donations at the BVFD Thrift store in Burkeville. Also present for Saturday’s donation, but not pictured, were Auxiliary members Mara […]
TIRED DRIVER CLOCKED AT 93
Suspect to officer: ‘I’m just trying to get home to sleep’A North Carolina teenager, who allegedly was clocked driving 93 mph in western Nottoway County, had to call his father to pick him up after allegedly driving on a suspended license. The incident occurred at 10:18 a.m. on Thursday morning, November 20th. According to court records, Lucas Dale Talbott, 18, of Hampstead, NC, was clocked by Burkeville Chief of Police […]
FIRE DESTROYS HISTORIC MT. NEBO
Church is total loss at Christmastime; Cause of blaze still undeterminedMembers of one of this community’s oldest congregations — including the Sheriff of Nottoway County — are without their place of worship at Christmas following the fiery destruction Saturday night of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church west of Blackstone. Sheriff Robert Jones, who serves as Mt. Nebo’s Trustee Chairman, said the church is a total loss — including the library, which […]
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