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We have more information on the man who four women say sent them sexually-suggestive text messages.

A wildfire in North Carolina left parts of Virginia feeling the heat Friday. Lightning reportedly started the fire this week and so far, it's burned 30,000 acres and it doesn't look like it'll be contained any ...

The key to successful economic development lies in education because giving people the knowledge and skills to work is a main driver of job creation, retention and expansion.

During last Tuesday's meeting, Sheriff Thomas Jones asked the Charlotte County Board of Supervisors if they would like for him to pursue the possibility of expanding the Charlotte County jail, an issue the ...

May 8, 2008 UPDATED: School bus crash in Charlotte County, several injuries There have been several injuries in a school bus accident in Charlotte County. via WDBJ7

May 9, 2008 List of roads closed due to flooding Here is a list of roads still closed due to flooding from VDOT: As of 10:00 a.m., portions of the following roads are reported closed: Buckingham County : Route ... via WDBJ7

Students and school workers in Charlotte County are honoring the woman killed Thursday in a school bus crash. via WSET-TV Lynchburg

Virginia State Police say a school bus driver died and seven students were injured slightly when the bus crashed in Charlotte County. via WTVR Richmond

“You cannot fly over someone's house and dump numerous pieces of paper”

Seventeen months after the president of the Lynchburg-based Christian Action Network was accused of air dropping pamphlets on a Muslim compound, the matter was thrown out of court Thursday on a technicality. via WSLS

The slowing economy means VDOT revenues are way down. Now, the department is trying to figure out how to cut more than a billion dollars from its budget. via WSET-TV Lynchburg

“I want to make sure that somebody else isn't going to have to tell their kids that that their mom could have been saved if the proper training was put in place”

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. The husband of a 21-year-old mother who was kidnapped, raped and killed plans to sue a sheriff's office over how it handled a witness's 911 call about her disappearance. via WJLA-TV Arlington

The husband of a 21-year-old mother who was kidnapped, raped and killed plans to sue a sheriff's office over how it handled 911 calls about her disappearance. via WTKR-TV Norfolk

“I don't think it's free speech, I think it's hate. I think they just want to spew hate. You know, it's one thing if you're going to speak, speak the truth.”

They say it's free speech, but prosecutors say it's trash. Now, a Charlotte County judge will decide. via WSET

“I would not assume that that would be littering, it would be free speech. It would be the right of that individual to educate anybody about a particular terrorist operative in their community.”

A man charged with a misdemeanor for littering says that's a violation of his First Amendment rights. via WSET-TV Lynchburg

“It took a lot of the pressure off of me when they hired him to work radar. Because I don't get calls about it anymore. Plus, if he writes a ticket, I don't get the political strain on it, like I would with my deputies”

March 10, 2008 Feud brewing between sheriff & police officer in Charlotte County East of Lynchburg, east of Appomattox, before you get to Farmville on Route 460, heading south on Route 47, you arrive in the ... via WDBJ7

“My mother knew [my great-grandfather]”

When Gloria Brogdon's great-grandfather died just after the Civil War, some white folks came to the house in Charlotte County and took away the family Bible - or so the story goes. via Style Weekly

“Our federal monies that we receive every year go towards troopers to combat driving under the influence, speeding and no seatbelts.”

Mr. Joe Barkley with VDOT, a representative from the DMV in South Boston, Janice Duffey and Sergeant Barksdale from Charlotte and Halifax state police presented a partnership program between the three agencies ... via The Union Star

“I've been looking for my retirement but I haven't found it yet.”

Tuesday a very rare thing happened in a very small place in Charlotte County . The only store in Wylliesburg celebrated its 100th birthday. via WSET ABC 13

“We appreciate what you do and a lot of people also appreciate what you do.”

For the first time, Judge Leslie Osborne swore in Charlotte County's constitutional officers, board of supervisors and school board members after the BOS meeting Tuesday night. via The Union Star

“Agriculture produces revenue at the farm, the processor, the wholesaler and the retailer. We must present agriculture as an important business in our nation.”

A Long Island resident was named Virginia's Farm Bureau Woman of the Year Tuesday, Nov. via The Union Star