Dinwiddie County News

Gov. Bob McDonnell says Iluka Resources is moving forward with a project to extract and concentrate titanium and zircon minerals in Dinwiddie County.

Clusters of strong thunderstorms moved through parts of Virginia on Saturday. A few storms went severe with large hail and damaging winds.

The deceased driver of the motorcycle has been identified as William V. Aleshin, 70, of the 24000 block of Cutbank Road, McKenny, Va.

Master Trooper Junius A. Walker was fatally shot March 7 by a motorist on the shoulder of Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie County.

Nelson Westerberg, a moving and relocation service, has established an 82,000-square-foot operation in Dinwiddie County, creating 75 new jobs.

The August 24 event, at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie County, has already pre-sold nearly 1,000 tickets.

A memorial service was held at the Mount Poole Baptist Church in Dinwiddie on Saturday to honor four officers killed in the line of duty, including Master Trooper Junius Walker and Lieutenant James Edward "Bo" Weaver.

Dinwiddie County Animal Control Officers say when they arrived on the property 4 weeks ago, the grass was above their knees.

It's a story we've been hearing much too often, law enforcement officer who loses his life while in service to their community.

The Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie County will host the Great Bull Run in August, an event which is expected to draw thousands.

The roadside memorial erected near the site where Virginia State Master Trooper J.A. Walker was shot and killed is being removed from Interstate 85.