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A Friday morning car crash on U.S. Route 58 west of Clarksville claimed the life of one person involved, Virginia State Police confirmed Friday. The crash happened around 11:23 a.m.in the 49000 block ...
Nancy Snead Lowery of South Boston passed peacefully Thursday, June 26, 2025 at the age of 80. Born April 25, 1945 in the landscapes of Halifax County, Nancy’s life was a tapestry woven with threads ...
A Virginia State Trooper suffered minor injuries Thursday in a crash that occurred at the intersection of Broad and Webster Streets in South Boston. Trooper R. Compton suffered minor injuries when his ...
A trio of Martinsville Speedway winners, all of whom are in the top three of the Late Model Stock Car point standings at South Boston Speedway, say winning the 19th running of the Thunder Road ...
The air temperature hovered at 93 degrees. The heat index was over 100 degrees. The asphalt temperature of the track was 138 degrees. Yet, Matt Waltz and Tate Fogleman were braving the intense heat at ...
One of the area’s finest attractions is finally open for visitors five days a week. What? Did a new Disney park open up here? Six Flags, maybe? No, I am talking about the Thomas Day House, the ...
Rivers Edwards Jr., of Clarksville, Virginia, beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend to many, passed away in his ...
Mecklenburg County and vast swaths of the U.S. are broiling under extreme heat that settled in Monday and will continue for the next several days. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service at Wakefield ...
With no competitive races on the local ballot, Virginia’s June 17 primary election drew scant interest in Mecklenburg County. Voter Registrar Jason Corwin said local turnout was a dismal 4.7 percent ...
A South Hill man died June 15 on U.S. Route 58 near Clarksville when a pickup truck struck the electric bike he was piloting.
If you had told me one-year ago I’d be knee-deep in trying to save endangered farmland while screaming from the mountaintops about the green scam that is the solar farm industry … I would’ve told you ...
Construction is wrapping up on the new $1.7 million Clarksville Marina building. Clarksville Town Manager Jeff Jones said he expects to move marina managers Scott and Kristy Matthews into their new ...