5 days ago · SoVaNOW.com is the home of the News & Record and the Mecklenburg Sun, two Virginia-based newspapers covering South Boston, Halifax County, South Hill, Clarksville, and Chase City.

4 days ago · Muriel Jean Meyer Bainbridge, 91 years old departed this world peacefully Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024 at the age of 91. She was born in Weehaeken, N.J., to parents Lillian Muriel Hookery Meyer and William Meyer Nov. 23, 1933.

4 days ago · Richard Hawkins, a Richmond attorney who sparked a prolonged legal battle with the Town of South Hill over the disclosure of town personnel records, finally has the documents he requested in September 2019 under Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act.

Jan 8, 2025 · The Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors has set a public hearing on a proposed rezoning of seven parcels on Burlington Drive near Clarksville as part of a plan to expand local data center operations. The public hearing is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 13 at 9:30 a.m. in the Supervisors Board Room at 350

Jan 12, 2025 · Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal crash that claimed the lives of two Halifax residents on Christmas Eve. The mishap occurred at approximately 12:20 p.m. Tuesday on Chatham Road, near the intersection with Leighwood Trail in Halifax County.

Dec 4, 2024 · A Mecklenburg County grand jury handed down indictments against 15 individuals Nov. 18, including two persons suspected of crimes involving children and three individuals who face gun-related charges. Indictments are not findings of guilt. They are a determination that sufficient evidence exists to bring criminal cases to trial. Bonifacio Dominguez Amaro of South Hill was charged with one ...

Jul 22, 2010 · There’s a new place on the Internet where you can find the latest on what’s happening in Southside Virginia: www.sovanow.com. Combining the resources of the News & Record and our sister newspaper, The Mecklenburg Sun, sovanow.com provides a wealth of information on everything’s that happening right now in Southside Virginia. (You can also use our web address, www.thenewsrecord.com, to go ...

Jun 21, 2023 · It’s been a few weeks since I’ve had a chance to sit down and peck out a proper entry in this space. Anything big happen over that time? The news has been a little busy, you say? Life comes at you fast. Let’s play catch-up: *** The Sun has seen a recent run of well-written

Oct 15, 2024 · Today’s edition of The Mecklenburg Sun is being mass mailed to 21,000 area homes as we continue our annual subscription campaign. This is the third and final mass mailing that The Sun will send out to introduce our newspaper to area readers. The Sun’s 2024 subscription campaign ends Dec. 6. Don’t wait until then

Jan 8, 2025 · Willa Waller holds her tiny snowman as sister Arabella looks on. (Sarah Roberts photo) A sprawling winter storm that brought high winds, power outages, travel disruptions and heavy snow to much of the eastern U.S. this week bypassed Mecklenburg County, for the most part. Monday saw a light dusting of snow fall across much of