Bessie Irby Owen, a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the age of 84. Bessie was born in Halifax County Oct. 16, 1940 to the late James Wilson Irby and the late ...

The new Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital (SHRH) surgical area will be named the James H. Priest Surgical Center in honor of the physician and leader who focused his career on improving healthcare for ...

Arlene Nichols Hudson of South Boston passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 at the age of 91. Born in Halifax County Feb. 9, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Blanche Oakley Nichols. She ...

Linda Lacks Yancey of Virgilina passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. She was born in Halifax County Feb. 13, 1945 to the late Carlton Dewey Lacks and the late Annie Maude Lacks ...

Carrie Ann Edwards Conner of 3080 Cherry Hill Church Road, South Boston, passed away Thursday, Feb. 27. The daughter of the late John Thomas Edwards Jr. and the late Iris Frances Hash Edwards, she was ...

A former Mecklenburg County High School teacher, Claire Wright Mitchell of South Hill, pleaded guilty to one count of using a communication system to solicit sex with a minor during a Monday hearing ...

The Mecklenburg Sun is now circulating our annual directories of business and community services in the region. Today marks ...

State Sen. Tammy Mulchi of Clarksville took to the Virginia Senate floor this week during a debate on a bill to offer emergency relief for federal independent contractors who have been fired by Donald ...

William “Bug” Gaulding of Lunenburg County is being remembered by friends and family as a gentle man who loved children, hunting and helping others, in part as a volunteer with the local Warrior Hunts ...

Most of us can relate to an affection for some thing or memory. You know, your old high school sweater, birthday gifts or cards from 50 years ago, your first home, car, etc. But there comes a time ...

Clarksville maintenance crews were kept busy with repairs in January and early February, according to Clarksville Town Manager Jeff Jones. Speaking at last week’s monthly meeting of Clarksville Town ...

One of the most bizarre situations I ever encountered in journalism came when I was a business writer at U.S. News & World Report from 1979 to 1987. After founder David Lawrence died (and I wrote his ...