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A special presentation will be made here in coming weeks by a delegation from The Hallmark Channel, which plans to seek permission to include Blackstone’s Seay Park in one of its holiday movies set for 2027. Filming would take place at this year’s Grand Illumination. The movie is tentatively titled, “Southern Mistletoe.” It features a love story between “Margaret” and […]

It was breezy and chilly Saturday during opening ceremonies at Blackstone’s Wrigglesworth Sports Complex. Future big leaguers eager to play ball include, from left: Cosmin Moraru, Jr., Truett Procise, Deacon Falcon, Stuart Armes, Jr., and Dale Driver. They’re members of the mighty Crewe Baptist Church tee-ball team.

Nottoway County Supervisors had until yesterday (March 31st) to present schematic drawings of planned court-ordered security and facility improvements at Nottoway Courthouse. Don’t panic, Supervisors and Judges, this is not another newspaper “leak.” It’s a Courier- Record, AI-generated rendering of what those drawings could look like. Sources say the recommended “fix” will be a 24,000 sq. ft., one-story building that […]

CASE DISMISSED AGAINST WARD B CHALLENGER An inoperative vehicle charge against a candidate for Blackstone Town Council was dismissed last week in Nottoway General District Court. Ben Eaheart (pronounced EE-heart) of MacArthur Drive was cited on January 23rd for his 2002 Camaro having expired tags. That ticket came nine days after he announced on Facebook that he’s running for the […]

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 […]