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North Main Street in Chatham with storefronts, traffic, and the white-columned Pittsylvania County Courthouse on the right. — Image: Mojo Hand / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0: attribute creator, link source and license, indicate modifications; adaptations must use the same or a compatible license.

Past · Community

How the U.S. 29 100 Mile Yard Sale became a spring-and-fall tradition

Local reporting dates the sale to 2015 and documents its two-season rhythm by 2023. Its history is also a story of neighbors meeting, small sellers returning and a highway connecting communities.

4 min read · Published Sep 8, 2026

Southwestern entrance to the old Route 29 bridge at Altavista. — Image: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain dedication by photographer

Past · Sports

Altavista’s 2010 runners show another way a town becomes a champion

A state cross-country title puts teamwork and distance running into the regional sports conversation.

2 min read · Published Sep 8, 2026

Public record · Civic life

Altavista–Leesville power-line case has an October public-witness deadline

The SCC is reviewing Appalachian Power’s proposed transmission work between Altavista and Leesville. Written comments are due October 20, and a telephone public-witness hearing is scheduled for October 26.

4 min read · Published Sep 7, 2026

Brick Chatham railway depot with a tile roof and CHATHAM sign. — Image: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

History · Life

Chatham, Altavista, and Hurt: three towns, three different beginnings

Courthouse history, a planned railway town, and a twentieth-century community give the Route 29 corridor its own texture.

3 min read · Published Sep 7, 2026