MECKLENBURG COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Southside Health District in the town of Boydton in Mecklenburg County is monitoring an increase in reported cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

Boydton has a new Police Chief. Natasha Brown was sworn in as the new chief of the Boydton town police department on Monday. Brown, who was most recently police chief in Lawrenceville, said she ...