Southampton (Southampton, Virginia)

A record number of turkeys were harvested during the 2013 spring season, according to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The 2013 harvest of 19,265 birds exceeded the previous number (18,345) set in 2002. Bedford County recorded the...

Forest landowners in 15 Virginia counties can apply for state funding to create habitat for bobwhite quail. Bobwhite prefer sunny, open areas. The program promotes the planting of shortleaf pine trees while thinning stands of other tree types to allow...

GIRLS BASKETBALL    Albemarle 54, Mountain View 51    Alleghany 66, Rockbridge County 52    Altavista 54, Appomattox 16    Bassett 53, Magna Vista 31    Battlefield 45, Broad Run 44    Bayside 80, Ocean Lakes 74    Bishop O'Connell 72, Archbishop Carroll,...

GIRLS BASKETBALL    Atlantic Shores Christian 33, Stonebridge Christian 25    Atlee 56, Hanover 48    Bassett 60, Martinsville 29    Bayside 44, Frank Cox 34    Bethel 49, Hampton 35    Blacksburg 65, Pulaski County 47    Booker T. Washington 37,...

WEEK 6Salem 31, William Fleming 6 Christiansburg 31, Franklin County 28 Magna Vista 34, Halifax County 28 George Washington 41, Southampton 0 Alleghany 47, James River 23 William Byrd 58, Glenvar 34      Tunstall  35, Staunton River 7 Heritage...

WEEK 6 (Visiting/Home) Salem   @        William Fleming            7:00pm Christiansburg   @        Franklin County            7:00pm Magna Vista     @        Halifax County  7:00pm George Washington      @        Southampton    7:00pm Alleghany     ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- President Barack Obama has granted Virginia's request for disaster assistance for 22 cities and counties to cover the costs of damage caused by Hurricane Irene. Gov. Bob McDonnell said Saturday the declaration enables the Federal...

May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies plan to shut or convert over 50,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants over the next several years as cheap natural gas prices and strict environmental rules have made coal the more expensive option in some areas....

In 1961, when Mrs. Segar White Guy inherited her father’s 306-acre tract of unmanaged forestland in Sussex County, she made the long-term commitment to improve the quality of the woodland, according to a news release from the Virginia Department...

COLLEGES Baseball William and Mary vs. Old Dominion (at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton), 6 Men’s golf NCAA Division III championship (in Destin, Fla.; including CNU’s Brian Jaeger) HIGH SCHOOLS Baseball Tabb at Smithfield, 4:30 New Kent at...

Isle of Wight Academy moved up one spot to first in the latest Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division III state poll. The Chargers (14-6) went 3-0 last week to overtake Southampton Academy for the top spot. Also in Division III,...

By Scott DiSavino April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. power company Dominion Resources Inc's CEO said on Thursday construction of several power plants in Virginia was on schedule and on budget and expected to enter service over the next few years to meet growing...