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LAWRENCEVILLE – Joseph Lee Powell, 37, is charged with two counts of murder, two counts of use of a firearm during commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a violent convicted felon. Captain B.T. Evans with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office said warrants were issued in...

Former hospital worker found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Irvo Otieno’s death

Franklin High School graduate Juwan Walton is known as the Commander of Troy at Virginia State University, which means he is the drum major of the VSU Trojans Marching Band. He is pictured here performing during a recent football halftime show at Rogers Stadium on the VSU campus. At FHS, Walton was also in the […] The post Franklin grad commands band at Virginia State University appeared first on The Tidewater News.

OXFORD, Iowa (KCRG/Gray News) - Iowa authorities say a truck driver admitted to drinking from a bottle of Fireball while driving on Interstate 80 in Johnson County. According to a criminal complaint, a person reported a semitruck driving recklessly on westbound I-80 on Thursday. Police said they initiated a traffic...

The criminal case surrounding the death of Irvo Otieno has taken an "interesting path," according to a defense attorney of one of the defendants.

Generals hold Knights to just 157 total yards and get two rushing TDs from Mickiel Johnson as they improve to 4-1.

Zain Queen has led Kenston Forest in rushing yards on the season and he led the team again on Saturday. Queen did his part (and then some), rushing for 114 yards on only 11 carries, while also picking up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. Queen and...

The Virginia Department of Forestry is offering a wide variety of trees and shrubs for purchase through its online seedling store. Bred specifically for Virginia’s soils and climate, seedlings are grown and sold directly from the agency’s self-supporting nurseries in Augusta County and Sussex County. This year, more...

Just under two years ago, area leaders expressed their confidence in Sussex County Economic Development efforts at the groundbreaking for Restoration Bioproducts, a startup project in the town of Waverly. The September 18 Ribbon Cutting ceremony to celebrate that the facility – the first of its kind in the Commonwealth - is now fully operational and selling the biochar produced there around the world clearly demonstrates that, through ingenuity and persistence, the county’s long-range economic development initiatives are paying off.

Two inmates are injured after they were stabbed at Greensville Correctional Center on Thursday, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections.

Appoquinimink gets a goal line stand in the lasting minute to come out on top against Sussex Central 33-30. The Jaguars stay undefeated and the Golden Knights drop to 4-1. Sussex Central will take on Cape Henlopen in their next game at Legends Stadium on October 11th at 7:00pm.

The Emporia-Greensville Fuller Center for Housing, Inc. hosted its annual Building on Faith event celebrating the organization’s work in bringing affordable housing to families in need for over two decades. The Fuller Center for Housing is a Christian nonprofit that works to build and repair homes for impoverished families....

Last week, the Lake Gaston 911 Community Task Force installed an Automated External Defibrillator at the Lake Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce, continuing its mission to place the lifesaving devices at strategic locations in the five-county Lake Gaston region. Lake Gaston residents Phil and Carol Weigel provided the funding for the AED installation.

Hopewell lost against Dinwiddie back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Hopewell Blue Devils lost to the Dinwiddie Generals at home by a 22-7 margin. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Generals are ranked ninth).