Surry County News

The Mitchell River will be further protected against harmful effects of development thanks to efforts by the Surry County Planning Board and members of the community.

In the far-flung 64th House District, a "nice guy" won. Del. William K. Barlow, in office since 1992, narrowly won re-election Tuesday night, with barely more than 50 percent of the vote.

Election signs dot Route 10 today outside the Mount Nebo Baptist Church polling place in Surry County.

A man suspected in the fatal shootings of four men at a Mount Airy television shop has been captured in Virginia.

If all goes according to plan, the Vietnam Veterans of America Granite City Chapter will host a reunion next year that could bring thousands of people to Mount Airy.

As the Town of Dendron wrestles with a proposed coal fired plant, the mayor says the issue has turned some to crime.

Read what the candidates have to say about key issues in Southampton and Surry Counties and the state of Virginia.

Three large signs supporting the proposed construction of a coal-fired power plant in Dendron were vandalized overnight Oct.

This weekend, students from the College of William and Mary traveled to northern Virginia for the regional Power Shift Conference.

Staff photos of life in Isle of Wight County, Surry County and Smithfield. Image 1 of 8 Virginia rockabilly artist Kenny Coates of Smithfield was the leader of a rockabilly bend in the 50's called The Dazzlers.

Surry County plant, it says, would violate clean-air rules. Date published: 10/17/2009 What do you think? Enter your FredTalk username and password to post a comment on this story.

For nearly a year, environmentalists have argued that a coal-fired power plant in Surry County would pollute the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

On a plot of land in Dendron, off of Route 31 in Surry County, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative officials want to build the largest coal-fire power plant in Virginia.A If you drive through the Dendron area, the debate over the Cypress Creek Power Plant is clear.

A proposed coal-fired power plant in Surry County would add "significant and harmful" amounts of mercury and other pollutants to the Chesapeake Bay and several river systems in coastal Virginia already suffering from excessive mercury levels, a study released Wednesday concludes.

Authorities yesterday arrested a man in Surry County in connection with Sunday's slaying of two Petersburg men in the Arlington Heights area of Hopewell.

The coal-burning power plant proposed for Surry County would release significant, and illegal, amounts of mercury and other pollutants, according to a new report.

From the troubled waters of the Chesapeake Bay to building mammoth coal plants, energy and environmental issues are on the minds of Virginians.

Surry County investigators are looking into the death of a 61-year-old man whose body was found this morning on Old U.S. U.601, Emergency Services Director John Shelton said.

Surry County is moving forward on an initiative to make broadband Internet service available throughout the rural county.

The Dow Roofing plant in Surry County is closing at the end of November, leaving the 100 people who work there out of a job.