When I attended the recent Mecklenburg Board of Supervisors meeting, the energy in the room was unmistakable. There was a powerful wave of community support for Dominion Energy’s Finneywood Solar ...

Travis Wright, who represents Election District 4 on the Mecklenburg County School Board, announced his resignation this week after he and his family temporarily relocated out of the district for ...

Recently the world saw an event that few thought was even possible. Over thirty nations came together under the leadership of President Trump to broker an end to the Israel/Hamas war. The return of ...

The United States Congress works for us, the American citizens. And they, all 535 of them, get paid $174,000 per year whether they show up for work or not. Under the direction of Speaker Mike Johnson, ...

Lori Gwynn Barton, 57, of Clarksville, formerly of Danville, entered eternal rest Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. She is survived by her loving family. Arrangements are by C. H. Harris Funeral Home and ...

Clyde Leonard Newton, 92, passed away Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in his home with his family by his side. Born and raised in Chase City, he was a son of the late Leslie Earlie Newton and Iva Leone Roberts ...

Curtis Wade Allgood, 73, of Chase City, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 at his home. 
He was born May 26, 1952 and was the son of the late Lewis Allgood and the late Nellie Carter Allgood. He is a ...

Dr. Joseph Nicholas Candelora was born Oct. 24, 1941 and died peacefully Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. He was born on Long Island, N.Y., and died in Clinton, Miss. Dr. Candelora graduated from Hofstra ...

Frank Thomas Gooch Jr. 83, of Skipwith, entered eternal rest Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at the Twin Lakes Rehabilitation and Nursing, South Hill. Frank (Buck) Gooch Jr., was born June 8, 1942, to the ...

The Mecklenburg County High School varsity volleyball team honored its five seniors last Tuesday night and then went out and played their best game of the season, falling in a 3-2 heartbreaker to ...

The Mecklenburg County High School girls cross country team won the Piedmont District Championships Oct. 22 at the Smith River Complex, with the boys team placing second. This was the third straight ...

It has been a fantastic season for the Mecklenburg County High School cross country team and that success continued this past week as the varsity girls, middle school boys and middle school girls’ ...