The Halifax County Courthouse after the cutting of the hardwoods at the courthouse square. A clump of trees on the northern end of the property will not be chopped down with the renovation, say those involved in the project.

Representatives from the Healthy Harvest Community Garden received a grant award from the Virginia Department of Health, State Office of Rural Health on June 21. The garden project evolved from Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital’s most recent community health needs assessment and the county’s designation as a low access food area. The garden will help provide healthy food and working through local food pantries will provide better access. From left, Clarissa Pacheco, SHIP/Flex program coordinator, Virginia Department of Health; Stewart Nelson, vice president and CFO for Sentara Blue Ridge Region; Faith O’Neil, marketing and public relations consultant; and, Deborah Knight, planner/strategist for Sentara Healthcare.