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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 […]

A 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 […]

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

John Reid, the 2025 Republican candidate for Lt. Governor, addressed a crowd of about 50 Saturday night at the Blackstone Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. Reid is a former reporter and anchor for WRIC8 in Richmond and former morning host of WRVA 1140 AM radio in Richmond. He was one of the final interns for former President Ronald Reagan in […]

The leader of the Blackstone Ministerial Association is calling for county unity. Rev. Jim Hogg delivered the Invocation at Thursday night’s Board of Supervisors meeting and began by asking the audience if anyone believes in “disunity” — that is, if anyone is so upset about something that they can’t put those feelings aside “for the common good or the truth.” […]

Several student-athletes of Nottoway High School were recognized at the School Board’s March 12th meeting. Among them from left were All-Region wrestlers Josh Green and Branson Rorrer and Livia Lee, 1st Team All-District in varsity girls’ basketball.

Crewe Police have announced the arrest of a fugitive who allegedly stabbed and wounded three family members on Christmas Day 2025. Chief of Police Phil Morgan says that 20-yearold Markell Jedidiah Lagos, 20, of Dewitt, was arrested last week by Petersburg authorities “after becoming a suspect in a separate incident that occurred March 18th.” Lagos, who was 19 at the […]

High winds swept through this area Monday night, March 16th, with heavy damages reported at some locations in the Town of Crewe. Nottoway Emergency Services Coordinator Buddy Hyde captured these images after 8:00 p.m. storm rolled through. Top photo shows alley behind Yoder’s Market, where part of the roof was blown off and and tossed a block away. Photo below […]

POLICE SAY CHILDREN WERE LEFT UNATTENDED A Wilsons man and Blackstone woman each were charged with several felonies after a traffic stop in the wee morning hours. The incident occurred at 2:33 a.m. last Tuesday morning, March 10th on South Main Street near 4th Street. Lt. Tony Mayton reports that Cpl. Jeremy Ruppert stopped a vehicle for not displaying a […]

SUPERVISOR FRUSTRATED & ALARMED BY ‘LEAK’ Nottoway Supervisor Dicky Ingram says he’s “super P-O’d” and “I don’t know who I can trust anymore” after he says confidential communication to the Board from County Attorney Gary Elder was leaked to the Courier-Record. Ingram was visibly perturbed for several minutes Thursday night during a Board work session. “As far as I know, […]