Mecklenburg County News

The South Hill Enterprise says that it has the "largest paid circulation of any Mecklenburg County newspaper," which we take to mean it gets whomped by penny savers but otherwise has cornered the market in southern Virginia.

Police are investigating the suspicious death of a Mecklenburg County mother. 24-year-old Tereasa Puryear was found late Wednesday evening behind a church.

Mecklenburg Co., VA - Some vacationers in Mecklenburg County are being credited with helping save a young girl from drowning Sunday.

You've heard the expression, 'Nothing in this world is free.' Well yes, even rain costs money and some Mecklenburg County homeowners may soon have to pay more in storm water fees.

Looking for a bargain on a foreclosed house? John Farnor may buy one for rental property in Henrico County -- if he can get it cheaply enough.

About 75 foreclosed houses in Virginia -- including 25 in the Richmond area -- are slated to be sold to the highest bidders in an auction Sunday morning.

Officials seek support, funds for landfill, industrial sites Rep. Tom Perriello listens as Martinsville Public Works Director Leon Towarnicki describes the citya s plans to capture methane gas from the landfill and turn it into a source of funds and energy.

Charlotte's bid to expand its energy hub gained new credibility Tuesday as a nuclear-power unit of electronics giant Toshiba announced nearly 200 jobs averaging six-figure wages.

Five people have been indicted on charges of embezzlement from a South Hill company managed out of Danville.

Toshiba America Nuclear Energy Corp. said yesterday that it will open a national project-management and engineering center in Mecklenburg County.

A glimmer of hope emerged Wednesday from two otherwise dreary reports on the Charlotte economy.

David Francis was appointed principal of Western Albemarle High School March 27.

The first step to make the 2010 census as accurate as possible is being taken. Actually, it's quite a few steps.

The site for Virginia's first ethanol plant is clean, leveled and undergoing foundation work to support the silo and fermenting tanks that will start going up this summer.

T he recent announcement that area police departments had broken up a deadly local gang was welcome news to residents of the Peninsula.

HE open field on the entrance road at Lake Anna State Park wasn't much to look at Monday morning: deep red clay broken now and again by the stubble of early grasses or the tiniest hints of spring flowers to come.

A convicted sex offender from Mecklenburg County is behind bars in Virginia. Police say 26-year-old Michael Jones had been living in Unicoi County, Va., for about a week with his girlfriend, who he met on ...

Schools in Wake, Moore and Cumberland counties will open 2 hours late Monday, officials have decided.

Virginia lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow law enforcement officers to interview suspects using voice stress analyzers, controversial devices that measure the voice for signs of deception.

A former employee has filed an antidiscrimination suit against the Montgomery County School Board in federal court alleging she was discharged in retaliation for her repeated complaints regarding religious ...