2022-06-22
FATHER’S DAY TRAGEDY
Two-year-old boy dies in Sunday blazeFATAL FIRE’S CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN, SAY INVESTIGATORS
Blackstone and state authorities are trying to determine the cause of a house fire Sunday afternoon that claimed the life of a two-year-old boy on Luke Street here. The Father’s Day tragedy plunged this community into sadness just one day after Blackstone Volunteer Fire Department christened its newest fire engine. Nottoway Sheriff Robert Jones said the first of several 911 […]
SMELL TEST? ‘I SAY IT STINKS’
Solar skeptic challenges claims made to SupervisorsCOUNTY NOW CONSIDERING SMALLER AREA
Nottoway County, which continues its 2019 ban on industrial solar farms, is studying a “concept” proposal that would allow permitted projects in about 13% of the county’s land mass, or 40 of the county’s 316 square miles. County Planner Gregg Zody told Supervisors last Thursday night that the Planning Commission hopes to incorporate key aspects of a proposed “Renewable Energy […]
SUPPORTERS FEAR MORE DELAYS
Co. official wonders if shelter can be ‘one we dreamed of’Volunteers raising funds to assist Nottoway County in its effort to build a new animal shelter are getting antsy. The County’s shelter status has become somewhat reminiscent of a 1975 Purina Cat chow commercial (“Chow, Chow, Chow”), where a cat and its owner take two steps forward and two steps back. It’s been three-and-a-half years since attorney Jack Boswell stood […]
AROUND TOWN
Words are insufficient to convey our sympathy to all grieving after Sunday’s tragedy on Luke Street. They include not only the family and neighbors but also those who responded. Horribly sad. Blackstone’s 2nd annual Juneteenth festival is set for 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. this coming Saturday, June 25th in the Historic Business District downtown. Last year saw about 3,000 […]
Armes
James Edward Armes, Jr., 78, of Blackstone, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 17, 2022 with his wife and family by his side. James was preceded in death by his parents, James and Hazel Armes; by his first wife of 52 years, Barbara Armes; by his granddaughter, Skylar Armes; and his brother, Tommy Armes. James is survived by his […]
Bourne
Peggy Cosby Bourne of Crewe VA, formerly of Beaufort, NC, and Richmond, VA, left this world on Thursday, June 2nd, following a massive, debilitating stroke. She was surrounded by her children in the Bon Secours Community Hospice House of North Chesterfield, VA. Peggy May Cosby Bourne was born in Henrico, Virginia on November 15th, 1929, the firstborn of three to […]
Callis
Elizabeth Penn Blackburn Callis, 80, passed away on June 17, 2022. The great-granddaughter of William Franklin Kennedy, one of the founding fathers of Kenbridge, Virginia, Penny was born on March 22, 1942. The eldest of six siblings, Penny grew up in Kenbridge, attended Kenbridge High School, and graduated from Longwood College in 1963. After a brief career as an elementary […]
Daniel
Dorothy Mae Daniel, 92, of Blackstone, a loving mother and grandmother, parted this life, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Daniel; daughter, Alice Brouillette; son, Tarzan Daniel; and two grandsons. Mrs. Daniel is survived by her daughters, Jacque Barton of Cape Charles, Nancy Williams (Tom) of Blackstone, Molly Schaffer (Marvin) of Chesterfield, and […]
Handy
Sandra Handy, age 75, of Amelia, VA, passed away peacefully at home on June 11, 2022. Long known around Amelia and surrounding counties as the “Birthday Call Lady,” she was the widow of Douglas M. Handy, Sr. and preceded in death by her son, Douglas M. “Butch” Handy, Jr.; her parents, Roy A. Inge and Florence B. Inge; brother William […]
