The Jessica A. Moore Center’s Easter celebration on April 3 went along quite “hoppily” this year in spite of covid restrictions, according to Executive Director Dr. Phyllis Tolliver as she declared the Old-Fashioned Easter theme introduced for this fourth annual event quite a hit!

Surry County Native Breyon Pierce, already the full time agriculture teacher at Surry County High School as well as a full-time farmer with his father, Glenn Pierce, recently added another to his list of jobs. The enthusiastic and very busy young man was recently named Program Assistant for …

PRINCE GEORGE, Va -- President of Richard Bland College of William & Mary Debbie Sydow has named Dr. Tyler Hart as provost at the college, the school announced in early April.

Janell Wilson, Clerk for the Greensville-Emporia Combined Court, sent a letter to Emporia City Manager William Johnson requesting a one-time bonus for her staff.

Danielle Potter, manager of Human Resources at Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative recently graduated from Leadership Halifax County, which is a program to strengthen individuals for personal, organizational, and community leadership. This educational program is designed to identify and encoura…

The Meherrin Ruritan Club is hosting a drive-thru take-out fish fry from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. this Friday. The distribution site is at the club’s parking lot at 2612 Skippers Road.

Emporia Deputy Director of Public Services, Alton Mason presented the Public Works Department plan of the city’s annual Spring Cleanup Day plan to the Emporia City Council Tuesday. It quickly evolved into a discussion of mounting trash throughout the municipality.

NORFOLK, VA; The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a possible suspect vehicle and/or driver involved in an interstate shooting.

Sen. Tim Kaine came to Emporia, visiting two local businesses and the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Golden Leaf Commons. The visit was a scheduled stop on Kaine’s 6-day trek across Southside Virginia on Rt. 58, discussing the impacts of COVID-19 and relief provided by the newly passed Ameri…

SOUTH HILL – In Virginia last year, distracted driving caused 17,000 accidents, including 120 fatalities and 9,000 injuries. The good news is accidents due to distracted driving have been on a decline over the past three years. Lawmakers have noticed and finally made driving with hand-held d…

When Brian Morrison came back to Waverly from his current home in Connecticut last week, it was to begin a new plan. Explaining that he finally had bowed to the inevitable as his dream of opening a grocery store on property he had purchased at 304 West Main Street was derailed by challenges …

WASHINGTON—While farmers are hard at work putting food on our tables, they’re also helping fill the bowls of our furry companions.

Justice Cleo E. Powell, who has served on the Supreme Court of Virginia since 2011, will deliver the keynote address at Richard Bland College of William & Mary’s 58th Commencement Ceremony on May 20, 2021. Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, this year’s ceremony will be held virtually.  

RICHMOND—Whether it’s answering a phone call, interacting with passengers or finishing breakfast in the car during your morning commute, distractions are a daily occurrence for most drivers.

SOUTH HILL– The pandemic has affected almost every workplace in some manner. Adjustments arose. Careers changed. People pivoted.

WASHINGTON—A rapid deterioration of the U.S.-Mexico trade relationship is causing alarm within the U.S. agricultural sector, and industry groups are voicing concerns.

Newport News, VA.:  On the evening of April 7, at approximately 6:15 p.m., The Virginia State Police Communication Center received a brandishing firearms incident on Interstate 664, north of the Monitor Merrimac Bridge Tunnel. The driver of a Honda sedan was seen pointing a firearm at severa…

The summer of 2020 was marked by the surge of cases of COVID-19. Most, if not all of the usual outdoor, warm weather activities were cancelled because of the dangers of the pandemic. But now, with vaccinations becoming widely available and cases on a steady decline, this summer is shaping up…

Problems arising at the Emporia Police Department have been easy fixes for the past four-plus decades. Go find June Rae, and she’ll solve it.

KENBRIDGE – Winter 2021 was dominated in February by Winter Storm Uri ice storms that left over 75,000 Southside Virginians without electricity, some for as much as two weeks. Regional electrical providers Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and Southside Electric Cooperative called in mutual a…

The Greensville County School Board, Emporia City Council, and County Board of Supervisors met Thursday at the Golden Leaf Commons to hear a presentation of the Greensville County Public Schools FY 2022 budget request. During her presentation, GCPS Superintendent Dr. Kim Evans provided furth…

RICHMOND -- Possession and growth of marijuana will be legal in Virginia on July 1.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced March 24 more than $12 billion in relief funding will be distributed to farmers through the Pandemic Assistance for Producers program.

Colonial Downs Group announced that Linda Edwards, Clerk of the Greensville County Circuit Court, certified she has received and accepted a request to circulate petitions to initiate a voter referendum to allow pari-mutuel wagering at a satellite facility in Emporia in accordance with the st…

RICHMOND—From beautiful blooming daffodils to farm veterinarians, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly Real Virginia television program is offering a variety of feature stories this month.

Before she began her work in the Commissioner of the Revenue’s office in the fall of 2018, Tracy Moore was a stay-at-home mom. Originally from Franklin, Moore moved to Skippers when she married her husband in March of 2012. And when her daughter entered preschool, she attended training to be…

RICHMOND, Va -- The Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly worked in its second year to establish more protections for LGBTQ people.

RICHMOND—Virginia’s largest industry is poised to play a big role in growing America’s brand globally.

When members of the Greensville County School Board met last week at Victory Fellowship Church in Emporia, the FY 21-22 budget wasn’t part of the discussion. There was plenty of time for that Wednesday when the GCPS leaders met with the City and County in a joint gathering.

LAWRENCEVILLE – Markeetia Sherelle Rawles, 21, from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina is charged with delivery of drugs, firearms, etc. to a prisoner on March 25..

Last week, Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center honored residents of the City of Emporia and Greensville County who lost their lives to COVID-19. During the drive-in ceremony, SVRMC Director of Operations Jay Ewing tolled a bell 65 times – one for each local who had lost their life t…