(NAPSI)—You probably know the feeling: you’ve been staring at your screen for hours, your inbox keeps growing, and your next meeting starts in five minutes. Sometimes, the best way to reset is to take ...

On Sunday, August 9 at 9:30 a.m., Lambs Community Church located at 2591 Lambs Church Road, Altavista, will celebrate its 100th Anniversary of Rededication. The church is excited to have recently ...

Rustburg Class of 2026: Johanna Heddings SCA President, welcomed parents, family members, friends, faculty, and honored guests. “Welcome to the Commencement Exercises for the Rustburg High School ...

VHSL Class 1 All-State honors were announced last week for local softball and baseball standouts as Breanna Crozier represented Altavista. Crozier was recently named Region 1B Player of the Year and ...

RICHMOND, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled to overturn the results of Virginia’s redistricting referendum. “More than ...

Preliminary data shows that 15 people lost their lives in 14 crashes over the four-day Independence Day holiday counting period (July 2-July 5). The crashes occurred in the counties of Alleghany, ...

Although it wasn’t the busiest Town Council meeting ever for Altavista, several important topics received updates and two public hearings were held at the May 13 Altavista Town Council meeting. Of ...

During the April 14th meeting of the Brookneal Town Council a hearing was held concerning the trash dumpsters on Bank Street in Brookneal. Vice Mayor Cynthia Johnson explained that this is a touchy ...

Womack Publishing announced Friday, The Union Star will merge with The Altavista Journal and become the only county-wide source for news in print and digital. The move confirms Womack Publishing's ...

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved Appalachian Power's application to construct the Stuart Area Improvements Project. The project involves constructing several components in ...

Altavista Combines School has 12 new members of the team for the 2024-2025 academic year. Emily Westmoreland will be teaching PE at ACS. She recently graduated from Radford University with her ...

Avoca After Hours presented more local live music this past Friday (June 26) as they featured Gretna’s own singer/songwriter Amber Leanna Short. Short performed her blend of acoustic country ...