Authorities still don’t know why anyone would tamper with two separate graves at cemeteries near La Crosse, nor do they know the identity of the culprit or culprits. However, a thorough search of the nearly 200 known church cemeteries and graveyards in the area has uncovered no new desecrations since the two incidents were reported last week.

Hawkins: First such crime he’s seen in 37 years as law officer

The Mecklenburg County Tourism Office is spearheading an early effort to plan a county-wide quarter-millennial celebration next year.

Clarksville hosts landing on day of Wine Fest

After six months of gradual improvement, unemployment spiked upward in Mecklenburg County and across Southside Virginia in January.

With the forecast calling for a late blast of winter on Tuesday, crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation were still working to clean up damage wrought the week before by icy roads.

An unidentified cabinet maker is looking to establish a manufacturing plant in Charlotte County, prompting the Virginia Tobacco Commission to offer a grant of $930,000 to purchase a 50,000 square foot shell building and 43 acres of land. The grant request earned the support of the leaf commission’s Southside Economic Development Committee in February.