It would become his calling card, not backing down. Once Grant was brought East, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee faced the military equivalent of a $36 trillion national debt. Grant had more men, ...

Each party laments the national debt in campaign ads and press conferences. Some members of Congress suggest cutting programs ...

The Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, had fallen into Union hands on April 2, 1865. Robert E. Lee and the Army of ...

Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National ...

The Appomattox Raiders girls basketball team is playing some red hot basketball in recent weeks, racking up a six-game ...

Jisaiah Bryant 25, Smith 8, Deyo 4, Damon 4, Jackson 4, Chestnut 4, Davis 4, Zingelmann 3, Griffin 2. Totals 23 8-16 58.

Shutterstock These Places Aren’t Just Old Fields with Historical Markers If you grew up in Virginia, you probably had a ...

Shania Brown 15, Cierra St. John 14, Whorley 4, Dinwiddie 3, Parker 3, Heck 2. Totals 16 5-17 41. Payton Chewning 17, Ailynn ...

The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern ...

A free trolley could soon connect Petersburg community members to food, parks and more — but only if a $700k grant comes through. Learn more here.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Abingdon 59, Central - Wise 57 Appomattox 51, Dan River 37 Atlee 47, Mechanicsville High School 43 Bath County 48, Eastern Montgomery 42 Battlefield 60, Osbourn 25 Bishop ...