Nottoway County and a couple, who were awarded a lease to rent, operate, and eventually acquire Nottoway Lanes, have signed a Lease Termination Agreement. The document is dated Jan. 13th and was signed Jan. 30th by County Administrator Steve Bowen and also by lessee Tony & Tamara Ingram. The Board of Supervisors voted 5-0, Dec. 18, 2025, to authorize Bowen […]
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LOSSES TO FUQUA, BA
But Kenston girls rout TidewaterKenston Forest’s varsity girls basketball made the most of a snowy Senior Night last Friday on Alumni Court, whipping Tidewater Academy, 53-4. The visiting Lady Warriors didn’t score during the final three quarters. Kenston senior Kardin Jones scored 16 points, classmate Bryce Davidson 15, and sophomore Hartly Andrews 14 along with 15 rebounds. Senior Ruth Anne Torres scored 2 in […]
PAGE V. OUTLAW TODAY IN NOTTOWAY
Trespassing case to be heard in Gen. Dist. CourtBill Outlaw and Chris Page have a date today at 11:30 p.m. but the two former allies aren’t having lunch. Both are scheduled to appear in Nottoway General District Court, where Outlaw is to stand trial on a Trespassing After Forbidden warrant sworn-out last Fall by Page. Outlaw is being defended by attorney Carter Allen of Farmville. Nottoway Commonwealth’s Attorney […]
NO CASH REQUIRED
More details on Crewe grantCrewe Town Manager Phil Miskovic said there’s no required local cash required by theTown in response to its $1.19 million grant for downtown revitalization. “But recipients of the facade sub grants we’re awarding will have a match based on a tiered system: The first $30,000 of state funding is free; The second $30,000 requires a 25% match; The third $30,000 […]
ANOTHER RECORD YEAR AT CITIZENS
Year-end earnings up 12% at CB&TBlackstone-based Citizens Bancorp of Virginia, Inc., parent company of Citizens Bank & Trust Company, has reported record earnings of $9.632 million in 2025 — up from $8.563 million in 2024, or an increase of 12.48%. The Company reported earnings of $2.257 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to $2.013 million for the same period in 2024. At […]
ALL THEY COULD DO
Sheriff: Hard work for officers to subdue combative subjectIt took four police officers and the use of pepper spray, several tasers, and BolaWrap (a remote restraint device) for authorities to arrest a combative subject Saturday night in Nottoway County. Sheriff Robert Jones identifies the suspect as 41-yearold Cyrus Sharpe Wenger of Crewe and says Wegner is charged with six felonies: two counts of Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer, […]
HOME BELIEVED TOTAL LOSS HERE
Damages heavy Monday in Brunswick Avenue blazeFire here Monday morning, Feb. 9th, destroyed a Blackstone family’s home and most of their belongings. At 11:26 a.m., Nottoway 911 received a report of fire at 102 Brunswick Avenue — the home of Tyler & Taylor Procise, their children, and pets. Assistant Fire Chief Lee Williams said the blaze appears to have started in the back porch area and […]
FATAL DOG ATTACK?
Death investigation in AlbertaBrunswick County authorities have announced an investigation into the death of an Alberta woman who may have been fatally mauled by dogs. According to Captain Joey Lopresti of Brunswick Sheriff ’s Office: “On Friday, February 6th, 2026 at approximately 11:00 a.m., Brunswick County Sheriff ’s Office received a call at 44 Ponderosa Lane, Alberta, for an unresponsive person outside in […]
OFFICER SURRENDERS IN LUNENBURG
Woman wounded; Manhunt ends safely Monday nightLunenburg Sheriff Charles Warren Stokes, who died in 2006. Sources tell the Courier-Record that Aaron Stokes attended Sunday School at Kenbridge Baptist Church just a few hours before Sunday afternoon’s shooting and that the lesson that morning touched upon the Genesis story of Cain & Abel. The Courier-Record received unconfirmed reports that the victim, who had what was described to […]
44 MAKE ALL A’s
Nottoway Intermediate School principal, Dr. Maurice Smith, has announced the names of 44 students who made the Principal’s List (All A’s) for the second quarter grading period: Emily Alonso-Bueno, Alexander Amado-Santiago, Jermane Artwell, Elizabeth Badger, Aleeyah Bailey, Hunter Barnard, Ava Beck, Yaritza Bernardo-Garcia, Kiyan Bowden, Tyanna Brown, Azarriyah Campbell, Eleanor Carwile, Emerson Cervantes, Falcon Christopher, Amir Connor, Sean Custer, Isabella […]
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