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A 17-year old Greensville County High School student has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with last week’s fatal shooting of Sean Shewey, and inuring a female along South Braxton Ave. in Jarratt.

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The Emporia City Council and city staff are one step closer to completing the municipality’s fiscal year 2023-24 budget. Director of Finance Alecia Hargrove delivered the overall budget picture during a recent public hearing at city hall.

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LITTLETON, NC — Julie Hawley was out of the gate quickly during the 2nd annual Lake Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce 6.5K Bridge & Back for Q.W.A.C. on May 6. The head of Emporia dental practice, Julie B. Hawley DDS, was the first woman to cross the finish line with a time of 29:23.

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On May 8, 2023 at approximately 10 a.m. the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an armed robbery at Mayfield Mini Mart II located in the 2000 block of Lawrenceville Plank Road. All available deputies and investigators immediately responded to the scene including officers f…

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The discussions regarding a change in zoning for mobile food units in the City of Emporia have been ongoing for over a year. The Emporia City Council voted to approve the amendments.

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The Meherrin River Arts Council is concluding their 2023 season on April 29th with American Pop, featuring The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams, and The Box Tops. The Grass Roots is an American rock band that charted frequently between 1966 and 1975. It was originally the creation of Lou Adler a…

As anyone who lives, works, or who has even driven through Emporia or Greensville County would tell you, roadside trash and litter has been a constant nuisance, wrecking property values and decreasing the visual appeal of the area.

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The Town of Jarratt may be stuck in a catch-22 over where future town hall meetings will be held, and a particularly crowded town council meeting this Monday night may have further complicated matters.

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It’s that time of year again — budget season, when localities across the commonwealth of Virginia scramble to put together a workable budget for the next fiscal year. The City of Emporia is no exception, and at this Tuesday’s city council meeting, City Manager William Johnson and Finance Dir…

Negative media about the law enforcement profession is at the top of a list of most commonly endorsed law enforcement stressors, according to the recently released National Wellness Survey for Public Safety Personnel. Concerns about COVID exposure and a general misunderstanding by the public…

A small part of the map of Emporia officially changed on Thursday morning, as the city paid tribute to one of its most beloved citizens.

On April 5, 2023, Chief Ricky Pinksaw announced the promotion of Lieutenant Troy Hawkins to the rank of Major and will serve as the Emporia Police Department’s Deputy Chief of Police.  Hawkins is a 20-year veteran of law enforcement serving for the City of Emporia, Greensville and Sussex Cou…

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The hour-long bus trip didn’t seem to wear down any of the athletes of Mecklenburg County High School, who put on a show at Wednesday's track meet, held at Greensville County High School’s state-of-the-art track and field facility. 

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Over a dozen marchers braved the hot and humid weather this Thursday and gathered at Veterans Memorial Park in Emporia to draw attention to child abuse and family violence as part of the seventh Child Abuse Prevention Walk, held by Emporia’s Family Violence and Sexual Assault Unit. 

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative contractors, Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC crew #029011, were in the right place at the right time to rescue a Clover man who had fallen into a burning ditch. This past February, Willie Privette, of Mount Laurel Road, was attempting to contain a small brushfire w…

As American sports fans look ahead to The Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Emporia’s own TopHand Foundation is looking ahead to its own annual golf tournament on Friday, Aug. 25 at the Emporia Country Club.

If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s like to be on the street or on the beat with the force, then the Citizens Police Academy is offering that opportunity for all Emporia and Greensville County residents starting May 4. 

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The Greensville County School Board has a vacancy to fill as one of its four members, Belfield District representative and practicing attorney Rhonda Jones-Gilliam, has resigned after accepting another job.

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RICHMOND, VA – Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced the successful prosecution of Virginia dog trainer Shawn Deehan for animal cruelty charges. Deehan, of Orange County, plead guilty to two felony animal cruelty charges and five misdemeanor charges of failure of a boarding establis…

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After an overwhelming show of support from hundreds of parents, Greensville County Public Schools has approved the opening of a branch of LifeWise Academy as early as fall 2023. The measure was approved unanimously at Tuesday’s monthly school board meeting.

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For the second time in 2023, Greensville County High School’s beloved G-Force Marching Band made the three-hour bus ride to Washington to play before crowds at a major league sporting event in the nation’s capital.

Huguenot High School’s library functions as a type of escape from the pressures of student life, a place where kids can come and “chill out,” as librarian Kevin Murray puts it. He doesn’t give out grades or assign homework, so it makes sense why so many students like spending their time ther…

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Decades-long tensions between the City of Emporia and Greensville County came to a head as both sides came to blows over how to fund the Greensville County Public School district during a joint budget meeting at Golden Leaf Commons on Tuesday night.

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Last month, Tony Danza delighted the crowd at the Greensville Elementary School auditorium with old-school song and dance. This past Saturday, Emporia got a much more contemporary act in the form of country music star Sara Evans, who stopped by for the third concert of the Meherrin River Art…

PHOENIX — The U. S. Postal Service unveiled its latest Forever stamps celebrating the Art of the Skateboard during a first-day-of-issue event held today at the Desert West Skate Park.

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ETTRICK, Va. - On March 22, amid National Agriculture week, Virginia State University College of Agriculture hosted agriculture-awareness events on campus celebrating food, fiber, and well-being while dispelling misconceptions about the industry and expounding on the need for minority studen…

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This week, winter officially turned to spring, and the same is true of the sports calendar for Virginia high schools. The commonwealth’s basketball teams have hung up their cleats and jerseys for the year and sports such as soccer, softball, and baseball have kicked off their seasons.