The Independent-Messenger recently reported that the Greensville County MegsSite was awarded an additional $5.7 million for development of the Mid-Atlantic Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMaC) off of Route 301. The site is a 1,400 acre site that is the only certified "MegaSite" in Virginia.

On Wednesday, a retired Emporia Sheriff was laid to rest. H. Clyde Harrell, 73, of Jarratt, died Sunday, Jan. 22.

In the weeks before Lowe's of Emporia finally closed its doors for business in mid-November, consumers from throughout the region flocked to save between 20 percent and 50 percent on products during the store's liquidation sale.

According to fraud experts, the driveway paving or resurfacing scam is one of the oldest cons around and it keeps going and going.