Local News

Yet another collision occurred last week at the intersection of Darvills Road (Rt. 40) and Military Road near the Main Gate to Fort Barfoot. The two-vehicle crash occurred Friday, April 25th at approximately 4:30 p.m. State Police say a 2016 Ford Fusion, driven by 20-yearold Walter Bruce Dickerson of Providence Forge (New Kent County), failed to yield right-of-way at a […]

The Town of Blackstone’s legal bill for March totalled $5,503 — and almost half ($2,400) of that was spent in just the last six days of the month addressing a sexual harassment complaint that led to the resignation of Ben Green as Mayor. The complainant — a female employee at Town Hall — made a verbal complaint in January, one […]

The Town of Blackstone will apply for $1.5 million in VDOT funds — and is pledging to put up $254,000 in local funds — to install curb and gutter on both sides of North Amelia Avenue between the Barbara Thompson Bridge and Nottoway Avenue. The project also would include sidewalk on the west side of North Amelia and connect with […]

Outspoken Town Councilman Nathaniel Miller says “a lot of people are upset” over the way Black History Heroes are selected for the annual Juneteenth Festival. Miller on Apr. 21st cast the lone dissenting vote on this year’s slate — Clarence Eugene Williams, Ellen Eppes, and Spring Hill Baptist Church. The Town for several years has advertised for nominations during the […]

Blackstone electrical customers will see, on average, a 9% increase in their monthly bills, starting with the bills received May 1st. Town Manager Philip Vannoorbeeck reported at Concil’s Apr. 21st meeting the Town’s Fuel Adjustment charge is nearly doubling — from .00807¢ per kilowatt hour to .015¢. The “FA” line item on Town bills is a pass-through based on what […]

The Blackstone Chamber of Commerce’s July 4th Fireworks event at Fort Barfoot will be bigger than last year’s thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Dept. of Aviation. Blackstone recently won a $10,000 “marketing grant” in addition to the Town providing $5,000. The Independence Day celebration at Allen C. Perkinson Airport (Blackstone Army Airfield) is set for Wednesday, July 2nd, […]

At the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), there’s no “last day” to get a REAL ID — just plenty of good days to apply — because DMV is issuing REAL IDs year-round. The key is for customers to have a REAL ID before their next domestic flight or visit to a secure federal facility. Next Wednesay, May 7th is […]

Construction was scheduled to get underway this past Monday (April 28th) on a $3.4 million project to make the intersection of Rts. 460 & 723 safer in western Nottoway County. Motorists are urged to use caution in the area, which has seen numerous crashes over the years. VDOT will close the inside left lanes of Route 460 in both directions […]

Blackstone Police in March wrote 31 speeding tickets — an average of one per day. Most (18) were for motorists clocked driving 15-19 mph over posted speed limits; eight were for 20 mph or higher than the limit, and five were for 10-14 mph over the limit. Police cited six motorists for violating the Town’s noise ordinance (noise from a […]