After debate in recent weeks, the Bedford County Board of Supervisors agreed by unanimous consensus during a work session ...

This spring, The News & Advance is choosing on a weekly basis one female and one male to serve as its athletes of the week.

By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityWhen the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, the colonies relied on local militias to ...

The USS Maddox’ likely incorrect report of an attack on August 4, 1964, paved the way for a dramatic escalation of the ...

Donald Trump picked on the wrong athlete. Even though Jackie Robinson died in 1972, last week he bested Trump in a contest ...

FARMVILLE, Va.- There were several battles that took place in Virginia that were crucial to ending the Civil War. Sailor’s ...

Abraham Lincoln wanted peace, for the war to end. He expressed his desire to "bind up the nation's wounds" in his second ...

FARMVILLE — There were several battles that took place in Virginia that were crucial to ending the Civil War. Sailor’s Creek ...

With Oklahomans still reeling from deadly wildfires that whipped across the state and destroyed hundreds of homes in recent ...

February 12 marks the birth of one of the greatest leaders of the United States of America. On February 12, 1809 one person ...

As they paraded by him for the first time in March of 1864, soldiers of the Army of the Potomac knew the general in full dress blues, accented with sash and sword, was the freshly minted commander of ...

If she is actually 18 in the show, then she would have been born in either 1865 or late 1864. As the Battle of Appomattox Court House took place on April 9, 1865, a year later would mean Esla was born ...