Firefighters work though heavy billowing smoke to get at the fire that claimed the life of Carolyn Faulkner Edmondson on Tuesday. The home that belonged to the family for many generations was destroyed by the blaze. (Liza Fulton photo)

Glanzy and Jeanne Spain and Priscilla Walker show off the exhibit inside Boydton’s old Esso station that provides a glimpse of the history of West and East End High Schools, The Thyne Institute and Mecklenburg County Training School. Above, the photo diplay of the 1959 graduating class at West End High School. (Mike Moseley photo)