The 2011 South Hill Relay for Life Committee met Monday night to finalize details for the kickoff event on January 16 at South Hill Elementary School. There will be music, a Peebles fashion show and other fun events starting at 2 p.m. All cancer survivors and others are invited to attend. The committee is also planning a Jail Bail Lock up for Cancer on March 9 at Brian’s Steak House from 2-7 p.m. Pictured are Rhonda Newell, Mary Hardin, Jennifer Hughes, Rhonda Elmore, Candi Adcock, CJ Adcock, Keenan Broome, Kim Walker and Chrystal Harris. Not pictured: Thomas Bullock, Angie Ezell, Lisa Andrews and Lisa Clary. (Lisa Clary photo)

Anna Kathryn Shotwell, the first baby born at Halifax Regional Hospital in 2011, is pictured with her parents, Kevin and Anna Shotwell, and her big sister, Page. Anna Kathryn arrived Saturday, Jan. 1 at 6:28 a.m. in Halifax Regional’s Family Birthing Center. Delivered by Joan Devine, M.D., she weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 20 inches long. Halifax Regional’s First Baby of 2011 received numerous gifts including a diaper bag, healthcare kit, blanket, several onesies, and baby hygiene items like shampoo and wipes.

Cabinetry and paint made its way into the resident rooms at MeadowView Terrace making the new households ready for occupancy in late January. The community is invited to attend an Open House to see the completed project on Sunday, Jan. 16 from 2-4 p.m. For more information call 434.374.4141.