Patricia Clark Franklin of Scottsburg passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026 at the of 72. She was born in Richmond, Sept. 12, 1954, to the late Richard Alexander Clark and the late Gladys Smith Clark.

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Semajae Boswell and Amerah Harris were named Mecklenburg County High School 2026 Homecoming king and queen Friday night during halftime of the MCHS/GW-Danville football game in Baskerville. For more ...

It’s trying times on multiple fronts for Mecklenburg County farmers, and many producers are bracing for difficult decisions in the coming year. Hardships have stacked one on top of the other: a cold ...

Sandra Tanner resigned Monday as executive director of the South Hill Chamber of Commerce, prompting the chamber’s board to begin planning for her successor. Chamber President Gretchen Hayes said ...

Earlier this month, Tom Perriello brought his campaign for Congress to Halifax County, one of dozens of stops that Perriello has made across Southside Virginia in recent weeks. (He was in Danville ...

On Sept. 30, 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned home from Germany waving a piece of paper and declaring, “Peace for our time.” It was the infamous Munich Agreement, which ...

Clarksville’s water plant expansion is moving forward although bids for the construction work have exceeded projections, Town Manager Jeff Jones told Clarksville Town Council at its Oct. 20 meeting.

Halifax County Little Theatre is thrilled to announce the cast for its upcoming production of C.S. Lewis’s timeless classic, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. This beloved dramatization ...

Huston Howard Allgood, 91, of Skipwith, Virginia passed away Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. He was born Aug. 23, 1935 and is the son of the late Howard Sydney Allgood and the late Lena Griffin Allgood.

Mary Anne Boyd Oettinger of Clarksville, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, just over two weeks before her 97th birthday. Her life was shaped by devotion to family, faith, education, ...

Sterling “Hugh” Smith, 79, peacefully passed away on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 in Richmond. Hugh and his wife of 48 years, Loukie Gayle Smith moved from Hampton, to Buffalo Junction in 2010 where they ...