Author: nasimpson

Downed line at Energix solar farm sparks brush fire, cuts power to 1,500 customers

Downed line at Energix solar farm sparks brush fire, cuts power to 1,500 customers

A downed power line at the Energix Renewable solar farm along U.S. Route 460 sparked a brush fire and knocked out electric service to roughly 1,500 Dominion Energy customers Sunday…

Town of Appomattox Wins $400,000 State Grant for Garment Factory Redevelopment

Town of Appomattox Wins $400,000 State Grant for Garment Factory Redevelopment

APPOMATTOX — The Town of Appomattox has been awarded a $400,000 grant from Virginia Housing to support demolition and redevelopment of the long-vacant former garment […]

Cardwell: Let’s Keep Appomattox a Hallmark Town

Cardwell: Let’s Keep Appomattox a Hallmark Town

Publisher’s Note: The following is the full text of Councilman McKinley D. Cardwell’s remarks delivered during Council Comments at the September 8, 2025 meeting of […]

Opinion: Borrowing from Monticello

Opinion: Borrowing from Monticello

Recently, an anonymous letter circulated questioning an essay I published in April, before announcing my candidacy for the Board of Supervisors. Since it has been […]

Poet Laureate Launches Veterans’ Poetry Project

Poet Laureate Launches Veterans’ Poetry Project

LEXINGTON — Virginia Poet Laureate Mattie Quesenberry Smith, Ph.D., an English instructor at Virginia Military Institute, has launched Perseverance and Resilience, a statewide project supporting […]

Appomattox FFA Excels at the 99th Annual State FFA Convention

Appomattox FFA Excels at the 99th Annual State FFA Convention

The Appomattox Senior and Appomattox Middle FFA chapters traveled to the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, to participate in multiple statewide Career Development […]

New Agricultural Complex to Boost FFA Educational Opportunities in Appomattox

New Agricultural Complex to Boost FFA Educational Opportunities in Appomattox

Excitement is building in Appomattox County as the local Future Farmers of America (FFA) Alumni Association prepares to break ground on a new Agricultural Complex […]

Appomattox County Public Schools Names Dr. Jason Tibbs as New Superintendent

Appomattox County Public Schools Names Dr. Jason Tibbs as New Superintendent

Appomattox, VA – The Appomattox County School Board announced Dr. Jason Tibbs as the next superintendent of Appomattox County Public Schools (ACPS), effective July 1, […]

Publisher’s Note: When the government picks and chooses who can speak, that’s not moderation—it’s censorship

Publisher’s Note: When the government picks and chooses who can speak, that’s not moderation—it’s censorship

Today, I formally requested that the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors cease their practice of selectively disabling public comments on the official county Facebook page. […]

Raider Garage Seniors Earn State Inspection Licenses

Raider Garage Seniors Earn State Inspection Licenses

APPOMATTOX, VA – A cohort of dedicated seniors from Appomattox County High School’s Raider Garage program are now officially certified to keep Virginia’s roads safer, […]