This spring, The News & Advance is choosing on a weekly basis one female and one male to serve as its athletes of the week.

A man wanted out of Virginia faces several additional charges after deputies said he led them on a foot chase in Halifax County on Thursday.

Bobby O’Neal Vernon of South Boston, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025. A lifelong resident of South Boston, he graduated from Halifax County High School in 1961. Following high school, Bobby ...

Shortly after 2 p.m. on March 27, the Halifax County Sheriff's Office Community Action Team was conducting enforcement in the ...

Eric Klotz, a combat-disabled U.S. Navy veteran with nearly two decades of service in special operations, is among a growing ...

In their first-ever meeting, Franklin County cruised to a 18-8 win over Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy in boy’s ...

Halifax County Gun Club hosted the Virginia Scholastic Clay Target Program State Trap shoot on March 22. The shoot was ...

We often talk of the men who shaped Laurel Hill's history, but lost is the impact that many women had on the history of the ...

The Rev. Dr. Ulysses Simpson Ross celebrated his 90th birthday on Sunday, March 9, surrounded by family at a dinner in his ...

Four goals from Ben Huffman helped the Bassett boys soccer team to a comeback 6-3 win over Tunstall on Wednesday. Plus, the Magna Vista and Patrick County baseball and softball teams all picked up ...

Last month, a couple of weeks before the end of the regular legislative session, Virginia lawmakers killed a bill to reform ...

Blue Zones are communities where people not only lived longer but also enjoyed a high quality of life in their old age' — ...