Man gets 30 years for first degree murder in domestic killing
Small pleads guilty to killing woman at South Boston motel, avoids possible life sentence
By dconner@thenewsrecord.com | on July 31, 2024
Three years after he murdered Mahalia Townes and left her lifeless body in a South Boston motel, Michael Anthony Small of Buffalo Junction pleaded guilty to first degree murder and one other charge in a Halifax courtroom Friday. Halifax County Circuit Court Judge William Watson Jr. sentenced Small to an active sentence of 30 years in prison on the murder […]
BEST FRIENDS: Occoneechee volunteer group takes State Parks award
Friends of Occoneechee State Park group receives top honor from Va. parks system
By dconner@thenewsrecord.com | on July 31, 2024
The Friends of Occoneechee State Park volunteer organization has been named Friends Group of the Year by Virginia State Parks. The recognition is part of VSP’s 2023 Volunteers of the Year awards, which recognize the exceptional dedication and contributions of individuals and groups that have gone above and beyond in their service to the parks system. The Friends Group of […]
Broadband access gets $3.35M federal boost
Fresh grant funding powers expansion of fiber internet to 3,983 in Mecklenburg and surrounding counties
By dconner@thenewsrecord.com | on July 31, 2024
Thousands of homes in the area will gain access to broadband internet with a fresh infusion of federal infrastructure funding, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. The money — provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Biden in 2021 — will allow for the extension of fiber network internet to […]
Vote recount to provide final word in McGuire-Good primary contest
By dconner@thenewsrecord.com | on July 31, 2024
A recount in the tightly-contested 5th District Republican primary between incumbent congressman Bob Good and challenger John McGuire will take place Thursday. Good requested the recount after losing the June 18 primary to McGuire, a Goochland state senator, by 374 votes out of some 62,000 ballots cast, a difference of 0.6 percent. Because McGuire’s margin of victory was less than […]
New jobs, but not fast enough for influx
By dconner@thenewsrecord.com | on July 31, 2024
Jobless rates across much of Southside Virginia climbed for the second consecutive month despite increased employment in much of the region in June. The rise in official unemployment rates is largely due to new workers outpacing the creation of new jobs. Southside localities witnessed rising labor force participation rates, due to an influx of more working-age people who either […]
Missing Halifax County teen found in Missouri
By tom@thenewsrecord.com | on July 27, 2024
13-year-old Mackenzie Paige Shelton of Halifax County has been found safe and sound in Missouri, Sheriff Fred Clark announced Saturday on the Facebook page of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. Shelton, who had gone missing on Wednesday in the Cluster Springs area, is in the protective custody of Missouri authorities, Clark stated. The social media post provided no further details. […]
UPDATE: Sightings reported of missing Halifax County teen; out of state destination suspected
By tom@thenewsrecord.com | on July 25, 2024
Halifax County authorities continue to search for a 13-year-old Cluster Springs girl who went missing Wednesday morning around 8 a.m. Mackenzie Paige (Paige) Shelton was last seen in the Cluster Springs area and her whereabouts remain unknown, the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post Wednesday. On Thursday, the HCSO issued a media update saying that there […]
Water advisories lifted for creeks, rivers near industrial fire site
By tom@thenewsrecord.com | on July 25, 2024
Effectively immediately, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is lifting the recreational water and fish consumption advisories for Mountain Creek, Dockery Creek, and the Roanoke River, to include Lake Gaston, to the North Carolina state line. VDH considered several factors prior to lifting these advisories to protect public safety, to include field observations from environmental field staff, weather conditions (rainfall), […]
Despite wet weather, Lakefest goes on with a big finish
By dconner@thenewsrecord.com | on July 24, 2024
Jury finds South Hill man guilty in shootings
25-year-old convicted of 37 counts including attempted murder; life in prison looms
By dconner@thenewsrecord.com | on July 24, 2024
A Mecklenburg County jury on Wednesday found a South Hill man guilty of three counts of attempted murder and 37 other charges in what prosecutors argued were revenge shootings. Sentencing for 25-year-old Michael Rondarius Pope is set for Oct. 28, but Mecklenburg Circuit Judge S. Anderson Nelson gave the defendant 21 days to file post-trial motions. The Commonwealth has 14 […]
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