William David Ballard “Superman”, of Boydton loving husband and father, was received by our Lord and Savior Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. David was the youngest son of the late William Nathan and Sarah Anne ...

Carol Elaine Lauri Hogan, 82, of Buffalo Junction passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025.
Born in Brooklyn New York May 5, 1943 to parents Charles and Katherine Lauri. 
Carol worked in the financial ...

Ellen “Tutter” Newcomb Gordon, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and woman of faith, peacefully passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025 at the age of 78. Tutter lived a full and meaningful life, marked ...

Michael John Kimmel, lovingly known as Mike, passed away Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. Known for his kindness, patience, and big heart, Mike treated everyone he met with warmth and respect and made friends ...

The Blakely family bows in honor to our Heavenly Father for the commitment of one of His dedicated angels. Patricia Ann Kirkland Blakely, 91, of Richmond, passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2025. A ...

Mary Elizabeth Abraham Gibbs of Scottsburg passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2025. She was born in San Francisco, Nov. 13, 1955, and was 70 years old. She was the daughter of the late Jack Abraham and the ...

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

Edwin Reddemann “Ed” Boelte of Browns Summit, N.C., passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Halifax County, July 20, 1939, Ed was the son of the late August Ernest Boelte and ...

Tickets prices at South Boston Speedway will remain the same as last season for its NASCAR Weekly Series events, including Championship night. Advance adult tickets will be $12. Tickets at the gate ...

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

Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal single vehicle crash that occurred Thursday, Jan. 1, at 12:30 p.m. on Interstate 85 northbound at the nine-mile-marker in Mecklenburg County. A 2008 ...

Admittedly, 2025 wasn’t the most tumultuous year in local news, but sometimes it felt that way as Mecklenburg County and its residents found themselves buffeted by developments across the nation and ...