Courier-Record Newspaper

12/29/2025

OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENT for Eleanor "Ms. Ellie" Besold, 89, of Blackstone.

12/29/2025

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12/27/2025

RECORD YEAR FOR CREWE-BURKEVILLE CHRISTMAS MOTHER PROGRAM, which serves all of Nottoway County:

What a fantastic season of giving the Crewe-Burkeville Christmas Mother program recently enjoyed! On Thursday, December 18th, 131 gifts were distributed to 55 families from Nottoway County. That’s the most angels the program has helped! Each family received a $25 gift card to Meat and Greet in Bur...

12/27/2025

MORE BANDS WANTED BY SOME OFFICIALS FOR NEXT YEAR'S BLACKSTONE CHRISTMAS PARADE:

Councilwoman Carolyn Williams says she appreciated the opportunity to serve as one of the judges during Blackstone’s Dec. 12th Christmas Parade. She offered her remarks during Council’s Dec. 15th meeting. Councilman Nathaniel Miller was commended by Councilman Chris Page, who serves as Chairman ...

12/27/2025

LUNENBURG WRITER HOPES BOOK INSPIRES OTHERS:

Linda L. Parham of Kenbrige has released her debut novel, Ashes and Sunflowers, a heartfelt story that weaves together faith, family bonds, and the realities of caring for a loved one with special needs. Set in a small-town setting familiar to Southside Virginia families, Ashes and Sunflowers tells....

12/27/2025

PLAYED HELPFUL ROLE IN CHRISTMAS MOTHER PROGRAM:

Members of The Happy Place Adult Day Support Program of Starke Behavioral Health Services, LLC recently adopted 12 angels for the Crewe-Burkeville Christmas Mother Program and shopped for them. They’re shown here with their gifts bagged and ready for distribution to families last Thursday, Decembe...

12/26/2025

WILL NOTTOWAY GATORS YOUTH FOOTBALL TEAMS PLAY NEXT YEAR AT WRIGGLESWORTH IN BLACKSTONE?

Will the Nottoway Gators play football at Blackstone’s Wrigglesworth Sports Complex in 2026? “Can we go ahead and start getting the field ready now?” Councilman Nathaniel Miller asked during Council’s Dec. 15th meeting. “We know pretty well what we’ve got to do.” “The field’s ready...

12/26/2025

MUTUAL AID FROM PICKETT CALLED 'CRITICAL' IN BLACKSTONE:

Blackstone Fire Chief Zac Beares says that he hopes to have a formal mutual aid agreement within the next several weeks so Fort Pickett Fire Dept.can assist Blackstone with structure fires. “It’s crucial during the day,” Beares told Town Council at its Dec. 15th meeting. “We’re extremely s...