Weston Walker Gupton departed this life Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 at the age of 89. Weston was born on the family farm in Buffalo ...

James Edward Irby of Clarksville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 at his home. He was born March 6,1932 in Halifax County ...

Elizabeth Bullard “Lise” Burnett, a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 7 ...

Ralph Madison Allred, 91, of Chase City, passed away Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. He was born May 10, 1934 and is the son of the late John Ralph Allred and the late Minnie Woolridge Allred.  Ralph was a ...

One person has been arrested and charged after more than $96,000 in drugs (prison value) were seized during an attempted smuggling at Pocahontas State Correctional Center. The incident occurred ...

The young Mecklenburg County High School varsity boys’ basketball team dropped a pair of games during the first week of Piedmont District play to fall to 2-8. The Phoenix fell 70-41 to visiting ...

Our local high school teams jumped into the thick of it last week as district play opened across the region. The young Mecklenburg County varsity boys’ basketball team battled hard at home Friday ...

Tony Dwaine Duffer, 54, of Bracey, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. He was born July 27, 1971 in Halifax County.  Tony was a loving and devoted husband, dad, and poppy. He was an operations manager ...

South Hill firefighters are rallying around one of their own after the daughter of a department member suffered critical ...

The Mecklenburg County High School girls’ basketball team split a pair of games in the Appomattox High School Holiday ...

Kathy Davis Bowen, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, at ...

The real reason for Trump‘s campaign against Venezuela is now becoming quite clear. The phony propaganda buzzword narco-terrorist is obviously just a distraction and lame excuse for invasion. His ...