It has certainly been a good spring season for many of our local high-school sports teams. Congrats to the Mecklenburg County ...

A number of racing families both past and present have left their mark at South Boston Speedway. Some of them like Hendrick and Sellers are more familiar with fans than some others. Among the active ...

The fifth-seeded Mecklenburg County High School varsity softball team saw its season come to end after falling 6-3 to fourth-seeded Halifax on Thursday in a Class 4, Region D first-round contest.

Jerry Allen Wilborne of Fort Myers, Fla., passed away Thursday, May 19, 2025 at the age of 73. Jerry was born in South Boston, Nov. 30, 1951 to Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Davis Wilborne Jr. and was a 1970 ...

Nan Lacy “Tee” Godbold of South Boston passed away Friday, May 23, 2025 at the blessed age of 99. She was married for 63 years to the love of her life, Dr. Frank Blackwell Godbold Jr. Born Sept. 21, ...

Local business owner Heather Hite Garnett asked Clarksville Town Council to revisit its decision to install boat docks in the cove that runs to Third Street behind the Clarion Hotel in Clarksville.

Claire Wright Mitchell, once a respected teacher with Mecklenburg County Public Schools, received an active sentence of 60 days in prison for using a communications system to solicit sex with a minor.

The Mecklenburg County YMCA will soon have new park space at its Clarksville campus on Noblin Farm Road. The unveiling of the park design and ribbon cutting took place at the YMCA in Clarksville on ...

With these weekly columns, I may come across as a vibrant, active senior with perfect health. Well, I think I am quite healthy for an 83-year-old, though my wife thinks I complain too much. I don’t ...

On May 15, 2024, our daughter Julie Jones Aiken finally shared with us that her live-in boyfriend was physically, emotionally and verbally abusive and that she needed our help. While speaking with her ...

We have heard a lot of discussion about President Biden’s diminishing mental abilities at the end of his presidency. It appears that our nation and allies did not suffer in either defense or economy ...