Charges filed here in a recent car vs. home incident on Viewbank Street were not prosecuted recently in General District Court. Evelyn Wallace, 66, of Viewbank Street, was charged by Blackstone Police with misdemeanor Leaving The Scene of an Accident and felony Unauthorized Use of A Vehicle. The incident occurred Friday afternoon, April 8th. No one was injured, and the […]
2022-05-18
TOWN LIGHT BILLS
Deadline is Friday for PRS aidPiedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging (PSR) is still offering energy assistance to adults age 60 and older who are supplied electricity from the Town of Blackstone in an effort to help them with their past due electric bills. • Applicants must approach STEPS, Inc. for assistance before applying. STEPS can be reached at 434- 315-5909. • Applicant must […]
Around Town
As this is being written at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday morning, police on Riddle Road in Nottoway have just captured a wanted man, accused of stealing a truck in Lunenburg and firing gunshots Monday night at his pursuers. He caused all kinds of worry here late Monday night and into the morning. He took a four-wheeler on Cottage Road shortly after […]
Brown
Steven Laurence Brown, 65, of Sandston, passed away, Friday, May 13, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Margie H. Brown; daughter, Jamie Brown; son, Cody Brown (Sandra); grandson, Quinton Brown; brother, Dave Brown (Sharon); sister, Janet Brown; nieces, Kace and Allison; nephews, Chris, Josh, Jason, Garrett, and Colin; mother-in-law, Margaret Hipkins; father-in-law, Melvin Hipkins (Faye); brother-in-law, Lee Hipkins; and […]
Franklin
George Lewis Franklin, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. He is preceded in death by his wife, Rose Mildred Shelton Franklin; his parents, Coy James and Edith Blanche Courtney Franklin; granddaughter, Tracy Gross; four sisters, Clayta Anderson, June Neel, Peggy Fowler, and Bertie Wilson. George is survived by his five children, James Franklin of Johnson City, TN, […]
Hendricks
Elizabeth “Betsey” Bagley Hendricks, 79, of Kenbridge, VA, passed away May 11, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Wilson Wingold Bagley and Edna Anderson Bagley. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Robert Wayne Hendricks; her daughter, Robyn H. Fowler (Thomas); her sons, Jeffrey Hendricks of Newport News and Nathan Hendricks (Rose) of Illinois; her grandchildren; […]