Business
EMPOWER fiber project almost complete in Charlotte County
The fiber project run by EMPOWER is almost complete in Charlotte County. Work is finished in four of the five project areas, meaning that high-speed ...
Brian Carlton, Author at The Charlotte Gazette
Local
Investigation continues into what caused Route 360 crash
More than a week after the accident happened, Virginia State Police say they’re still investigating what caused the two-vehicle crash at the corner of Route ...
by Brian Carlton, Tuesday, January 24, 2023 3:10 pm
Local
Expect heavy Amish traffic today. Why? An event in Buckingham
Drive slowly on the roads today in Charlotte County, especially around curves. That’s the warning from the Toga Volunteer Fire Department in Dillwyn. The reason? ...
by Brian Carlton, Tuesday, January 17, 2023 12:31 pm
LUNENBURG
Why did local gas prices spike so high?
It started just after New Year’s Day. Gas prices jumped more than 10 cents from Jan. 1 to Jan. 2, then spiked again less than ...
by Brian Carlton, Thursday, January 12, 2023 4:00 pm
Winter Weather
Winter weather freezes roads, triggers school delays for Jan. 9
CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE – Winter weather has triggered school delays in Charlotte County and across the region for Monday. Now the National Weather Service and ...
by Brian Carlton, Monday, January 9, 2023 2:23 am
Winter Storm
Winter Storm Update: When will the power come back on?
“Please prepare your home for a hard overnight freeze.” That was the statement Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) officials released just before 10 p.m. Friday, warning ...
by Brian Carlton, Saturday, December 24, 2022 3:48 am
Virginia Elections
Trudy Berry enters race for redrawn District 9 seat
Since 2017, Jennifer McClellan has served as the state senator for Virginia’s 9th district. During that time, the district included Charles City County, along with ...
by Brian Carlton, Thursday, December 22, 2022 8:01 pm
Local
Former Charlotte Co. supervisor Joe Carey dies after traffic accident
A Wylliesburg resident and former member of the Charlotte County Board of Supervisors was killed Friday after a traffic accident. According to officials with the ...
by Brian Carlton, Saturday, December 17, 2022 12:26 am
Education
Mask lawsuit ends in Virginia
When Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin took office, he signed Executive Order 2. The bill stripped school districts like Charlotte County of the ability to require ...
by Brian Carlton, Friday, December 16, 2022 8:30 am
Local
WFLO-AM set for relaunch this week
A familiar radio station will be returning to the airwaves later this week. Over the weekend, the new owners of WFLO-AM confirmed to The Herald ...