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Mecklenburg County High School varsity softball fell to Central Lunenburg 5-0 on Monday but went 1-1 in competition last week to complete a three-game road stretch as regular season prepares to end.
The Mecklenburg County High School varsity baseball team lost its away game with non-district Central Lunenburg 17-4 in Victoria on Monday after surrendering a 4-0 lead. Mecklenburg (6-11, 5-5 ...
Skipwith, 83, widower of Helen Robinson Skipwith, died Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at Henrico Doctors Hospital in Richmond. Bill was the son of Harrison Minge and Louise Skipwith, and was a graduate of ...
Mary Rachel McKinney, Kirby, Caknipe, age 86, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Rachel was a people person; she loved everyone and never met a stranger. She loved dressing up as Mrs. Santa Claus and ...
Richard Alan Wright Sr. age 69, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Richard was a retired construction supervisor and a member of the United States Steelworkers Local 14614. Surviving ...
Robert Lee Alexander, affectionately known as “Reed,” was called to transition Monday, May 5, 2025, at the age of 92. He was born Sept. 28, 1932, to the late Rose and George Alexander of Skipwith. He ...
After a three-year study, the Virginia High School League Executive Committee voted last week to make girls wrestling an officially sanctioned sport. In 2022, the VHSL voted to designate girls ...
Deborah “Kay” Davis of South Boston, passed away Monday, May 12, 2025 at the age of 71. She was born in Halifax County Jan. 3, 1954 to the late Orey Kent Davis and the late Lottie Thelma Daniel Davis.
The chase for the South Boston Speedway’s Late Model Stock Car championship has gotten a lot closer. Peyton Sellers swept the twin 75-lap late model races Saturday at South Boston Speedway. The sweep ...
Jeff Sparks is tackling a big learning curve competing in the Late Model Stock Car division at South Boston Speedway. Sparks competed in the Mid Atlantic Street Stock Series. Last season he competed ...
Mecklenburg County is sending five teams of young anglers to the Bassmaster National Championship after the teams scored top finishes in the Strike King Bassmaster High School and Junior Series ...
Oliver Henry Adams, 86, of Nathalie, passed away peacefully Monday, May 5, 2025. Born Dec. 31, 1938, in Hartford, Conn., Oliver lived a full and spirited life marked by his love for cars, animals, ...