Mecklenburg County News

South Boston Town Council has two public hearings on its agenda for the meeting this evening which begins at 7 p.m. in council chambers on Yancey Street.

One year after being tapped to serve as principal at Park View High School, Michelle Powell is leaving to become the principal at La Crosse Elementary School.

Nearly 200 people joined the National Day of Prayer Breakfast at Red Oak Excavating in Red Oak on Thursday morning.

Unemployment numbers are again on the decline in Mecklenburg County, which added 100 new workers to its rolls in March, according to data released last week by the Virginia Employment Commission.

Vernon Thomas, 76, of Chesterfield, and Bernard Davis, 64, of Chase City, were nabbed in Mecklenburg County in separate takedowns.

The National Weather Service in Wakefield concluded their storm damage survey Monday in Mecklenburg County.

During its monthly meeting last week, the Charlotte County School Board appointed Assistant Superintendent Nancy Leonard to serve as acting superintendent for a period of one year beginning July 1. Leonard began working with the local school system in July, when she was hired by the board to serve as assistant superintendent.