From the back of their Reedville home, Bob Wilson gently lifts a frame covered in honeybees as his wife Bonnie stands nearby, in a protective suit.

Sparingly using a smoker, Bonnie helps to calm the bees while her husband checks the hive...

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is looking to the public for help in determining the activities immediately preceding the death of a local man.

On July 16 at approximately 10 a.m., a jogger discovered Revelle Fauntleroy facedown in...

More than six decades of waiting has come to an end. Richard "Norris" Dawson has come home.

In May, 1944, Dawson and six of his crewmates never returned back to base after a supply mission from India to the front lines of Burma. On July...

Less than a week after the Warsaw Town Council voted to terminate his contract as the Chief of Police, DeWitt Cooper's main concern is still for members of the community.

"I have a horrible feeling that I have let the town's people and...

With one of the driest summers in recent memory causing countywide crop failures, local officials are looking at the best way to help area farmers.

"At this point the USDA Food and Agriculture Committee (FAC) for Richmond County has met...

For most people, a few sleepless nights will result in baggy eyes and a slower step. For Celia Newton, three sleepless nights in October of 2006 resulted in a community organization that has raised more than $10,000 and helped over 40 local families that are struggling with...

Public concerned with perceived drop in patrols

With Warsaw's police force having recently been cut by a third, many local residents have noticed a visible lack of coverage.

"I haven't seen...

In the Town of Warsaw residents pay taxes that maintain the salaries of certain public officials.

The majority of those same taxpayers are now demanding an answer for the reasons behind the dismissal of one of the most trusted town employees...

What began with a tip from a concerned citizen has ended with a multi-jurisdictional bust of a forgery and identity-theft ring.

On July 10, Gregorio Cortez Cabera and Enriqueta del Carmen Carbajal, both of Farnham, were arrested on one count each of forgery of a public document.

A heated debate at a Warsaw Planning Commission meeting has led Warsaw's Town Manager to petition the Virginia Department of Transportation for assistance with a dangerous intersection in the heart of town.

On July 1, Town Manager John...

A Heathsville man will spend the next decade in jail, ending a career of criminal activity.

After being found guilty on June 24 to one count each of possession of a firearm while in possession of a controlled substance, possession of a...

Innumerable delays have plagued the opening of Warsaw's wastewater treatment plant and local officials are looking to hold the contractor accountable.

The $8 million facility was originally scheduled to open in July of 2009. However contractor...

After years of succumbing to disease, oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay region may be making a comeback.

Jack Travelstead, chief of fisheries for the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, verified Monday the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's...

With June being the hottest month on recent record and dry conditions reaching disastrous proportions, members of the Richmond County Board of Supervisors have declared an indefinite burn ban and a drought emergency.

Last summer the Greenvale Creek Marina nearly closed its doors after sediment buildup made it impossible to navigate the creek's waters.

Nearly $500,000 of stimulus funds were spent dredging the creek in July of 2009. The boaters are back...

Sometimes all it takes is one voice to enact change.

At a Lancaster Board of Supervisors meeting on June 24, local citizen George Bott's grassroots movement that started with a newspaper advertisement protesting tax rates, resulted in...

Following a rewarding and successful endeavor in 2009, American Legion Post 117 in Reedville has again enjoyed the company of visiting servicemen and women from the nation's armed forces.

On Tuesday, June 8, two separate groups, Marines...

Max Meyer and Dustin King completed a spectacular season of doubles by winning the State Single A Championship this weekend at Radford University.  Meyer and King defeated the Tagami/Rodock team from George Mason by a score of 6-4, 7-5 in the State Semifinals.  The...