Gladys News

Campbell Co., VA - A Campbell County man is being held without bond, while facing child sex charges.

A Campbell County woman who shot and killed an attacker last week will not be charged, Common-wealth's Attorney Neil Vener said Wednesday.

April 15, 2009 Man killed in Campbell County shooting, police say it was self-defense A Campbell County man is dead and investigators say the shooting that killed him appears to be a case of self-defense. The shooting happened around 4:45 Wednesday morning on Mohawk Road, near Long Island in Campbell County.

A Gladys man was fatally shot early this morning, authorities said. A preliminary investigation shows that Alfred Dews Jr., 35, was shot in self-defense, said Capt.

Area democrat Tom Perriello is breaking with President Obama over the new Federal budget.

Hundreds of placard-carrying protesters circled the Powhatan County Courthouse lawn yesterday, decrying as unjust a trial this month that failed to produce murder verdicts in the shooting death of popular high school athlete Tahliek Taliaferro.

Growth in the Brookville and Rustburg areas of Campbell County could mean changes to where almost 200 students attend school.

Gladys, VA - Federal stimulus money has saved a Campbell County school for now. But in two years, those dollars will run out for Gladys Elementary School.

"The budget you have tonight does not have any closings in it," said Robert Johnson, assistant superintendent for administration.

The Campbell County School Board is set to discuss its 2009-2010 budget this evening.

Fire officials believe an arsonist is to blame for at least seven brush fires in and north of Altavista on Sunday afternoon.

The AARP Hanover Chapter 5335 learned a bit about local black history at its Feb.

February 6, 2009 School boards looking at ways to cut spending The budget ax isn't just slicing through schools in the Star City.

It may be the smallest elementary school in Campbell County, but the community support behind Gladys Elementary is as strong as any.

Campbell Co., VA - Police are looking into a hunting accident that killed an Appomattox County man Saturday afternoon.