1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1707+ words) The boat ramp at Grassy Creek Day Use Area is closed as USACE curtails boater access on drought-stricken Kerr/Buggs Island Lake. Below, the Grassy Creek beach area has expanded as lake levels creep downward. The Buggs Island Lake shoreline…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (793+ words) Above, Big Buffalo Creek at U.S. 58 in Buffalo Junction has been reduced to muddy grassland as the area continues to suffer under drought conditions. Big Buffalo Creek typically connects to the south side of Buggs Island Lake. Below, the Clarksville town…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (659+ words) Mecklenburg County students made some notable improvements on SOL test scores in the past school year while losing ground in certain key subjects, an outcome that leaves Mecklenburg County Public Schools with ground to make up, school officials acknowledged. The…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (158+ words) With water levels on Buggs Island Lake continuing to fall amid persistent dry conditions, local officials are preparing for the possibility of water-use restrictions if the lake drops further in the coming weeks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is closely…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (915+ words) Plans for a new La Crosse Elementary School are moving forward as the Mecklenburg County School Board edges closer to selecting an architect and general contractor for the school reconstruction project. At the school board’s monthly meeting in Boydton Monday…...