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Evan is the Assistant Editor at the Southside Messenger newspaper in Keysville, Virginia.

The Mighty Red Maple

The Mighty Red Maple

It was a completely unconscious decision, leaving the library with a novel by Alice HoffmanTuesday afternoon. Well, the author was deliberate because, as everyone knows, one must…

Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say

Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say

“If you do that one more time you aren’t going to get anything for Christmas!” “If you don’t sit down and be quiet, you are going to…

Social Security Snoops, Cars for Parts & Zoning Out

Social Security Snoops, Cars for Parts & Zoning Out

I just got off of the web site run by Social Security. It was scary. It all started when I realized I might be getting older. I…

Charger Cheerleaders Win Conference

Charger Cheerleaders Win Conference

Charger Cheerleaders won 1st in conference competition. They advance on to the regional competition this week. Gretna placed 2nd and Appomattox placed 3rd. Taty Chavous was named Cheerleader…

Sixty-Two Years of Love and Devotion

Sixty-Two Years of Love and Devotion

It all began 62 years ago in October of 1951 when James Page (J.P.) Childress of Suffolk and Laura Ann Ferguson of Meherrin planned to be married…

Warriors in the fight against cancer

Warriors in the fight against cancer

In memory of squad members who have survived or lost their battle to cancer Charlotte County Volunteer Rescue Squad Volunteers, Rodney Childress, Danielle Hickman, and Thomas Hamlett…

Daniel L. Baldwin

Daniel Lee Baldwin, 55, of Keysville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday afternoon October 26, 2013 after a long battle with T Cell Lymphoma. He…

Piedmont Regional Narcotics & Gang Task Force Nets Arrests In Round Up Operation

Since established in March 2013, the Piedmont Regional Narcotics and Gang (PRNG) Task Force conducted its first mass arrest operation in Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties.…

Arsonists Sentenced

Arsonists Sentenced

Three men charged with arson appeared in Charlotte County Circuit Court on Wednesday to be sentenced. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, Michael Clough, age 21,…

Project Lifesaver Brings Missing Family Member Home

Project Lifesaver Brings Missing Family Member Home

The Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office received a call on Tuesday morning that an elderly gentleman had wandered away from his home in the Green Bay area.…