Greensville County News

Russian metals and mining company OAO Severstal announced Wednesday it has an agreement to buy Esmark Inc.

M Staff Writer After 40 years of dedicated service by hundreds of volunteers, the Greensville County Volunteer Rescue Squad finds itself short on manpower.

M Staff Writer Usually when the Greensville County Board of Supervisors pass its budget it's without a lot of comment from the public.

M Staff Writer With $100,000 to cut from the budget, constitutional offices are finding the knife slices deep.

The Emporia-Greensville Chamber of Commerce has its hand in many positive community programs, but few are as highly anticipated as the annual Chamber awards banquet.

Governor Tim Kaine says a total of 85 jobs are headed to Page and Greensville counties with the expansion of two companies in those areas. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“You always have to go in with an open mind.”

The debris had barely settled from last week's storms when meteorologists fanned out across Virginia for an exercise in detective work. via WSLS

“He was the type who would go out of his way to do anything for anybody”

A Lakeland man is accused of fatally stabbing a man at a truck stop in Skippers, Va., this week in what police said is a "bizarre incident" that is still under investigation. via The Ledger

More>> Check out Norfolk Police's newest toy. This is a picture taken by Assignment Manager David Craft. via WTKR-TV Norfolk

More>> Check out Norfolk Police's newest toy. This is a picture taken by Assignment Manager David Craft. via WTKR-TV Norfolk

A Lakeland trucker is accused of stabbing a man to death at a truck stop in Greensville County, Virginia. via WFTS

A truck driver has been arrested after allegedly stabbing and killing someone at a rest stop, then fleeing in his tractor trailer and leading police on chase southbound on Interstate 95, state police said. via WVEC-TV Norfolk

“Its not about do we feel the Navy should have adequate practice facilities, we think they should have great practice facilities.”

M Staff Writer As the navy begins its intensive environmental study of the five sites in North Carolina and Virginia that it is considering for an OLF, many local residents are joining together to protest an ... via Virginia/North Carolina News

“In constant (inflation-adjusted) dollars, Virginia teacher salaries actually decline two percent from 1995-96 to 2005-06”

Feb. 11 was no exception. Brenda Stephens, president of the GEA, made 12 recommendations for the new fiscal year budget, which will begin on July 1. The estimated cost of the requests is $2.7 million, according ... via Virginia/North Carolina News

“Whatever happens in China will be a 'complete surprise,' ”

FRANKLIN Strong markets for other crops are pulling valuable Virginia farmland out of cotton, a Cooperative Extension economist with Texas A&M told cotton farmers Wednesday. via PilotOnline.com

“The YMCA affects the entire community”

The next time you are stopped at a stoplight in Greensville County or Emporia you may notice a group of signs alongside the road. via Virginia/North Carolina News

“My parents made sure we all had the opportunity. I don't know how they did it.”

As part of a month-long series of articles honoring Black History Month in Mecklenburg County, Cordelia Knox Powell has humbly and graciously agreed to share with South Hill Enterprise readers her story of ... via Virginia/North Carolina News

Uncertain Lance Martin Daily Herald Sgt. J. Russo of the Virginia State Police leads Calvin Savinon to a N.C. Highway Patrol car following a high-speed chase on Interstate 95 Tuesday. via Roanoke Daily Herald

“We're just taking one day at a time”

Jamar Douglas , Antwan Macklin , and Darrin Lee were arrested this weekend for their involvement in a double shooting on Jan. via Virginia/North Carolina News

“It's wonderful to live in a community where volunteering is special”

M Staff Writer They train to learn how to work in the searing heat and flames, how to put out fires, how to rescue people from burning buildings and how to give aid to those in need. via Virginia/North Carolina News