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Local Visitor Center garners honor from state association

04/17/14 - 6:59 am

The South Boston/Halifax County Visitor Center has received the “Visitor Center of the Year” award given annually by the Virginia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus (VACVB).

Fire halted at edge of data center

04/16/14 - 7:09 am

Leaf-burning spirals out of control; person responsible may be liable for damage after violating 4 p.m. ban

Chase City beefs up ordinance for derelict buildings

04/16/14 - 7:01 am

The ordinance defines a dilapidated building as any residential, rental or commercial structure that could contribute to the spread of disease or injury, creates a fire hazard, is liable to…

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SBS to race under the lights

04/17/14 - 6:58 am

The first race of the night will get the green flag at 7 p.m.

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Halifax County supervisors Supes nix 2¢ tax hike, now must find cuts

03/31/11 - 7:47 am Halifax > Halifax Government

Halifax County supervisors voted Monday not to raise the county’s real estate tax for the upcoming fiscal year, after previously advertising a two cent increase in the current rate of 43 cents. By a 5-2 vote, with ED-3 Supervisor William I. Fitzgerald absent from the meeting, the Board majority kept the 43 cent rate in place.

Peeping Tom suspected

03/31/11 - 7:44 am Halifax > Halifax Police

Affordable, green housing could have Scandinavian look

A near net-zero energy-use house like these could be one of a handful erected in South Boston for low-income families. This design relies heavily on solar power generated by its roof and windows, wind energy and captured rainwater for flushing toilets. The project seeks to make houses affordable, environmentally friendly, low-maintenance, durable and attractive – all while boosting the economic development of the region.

03/31/11 - 7:42 am Halifax South Boston

The possibility of getting free, solar-powered, affordable housing wasn’t met by South Boston Town Council with initial enthusiasm so much as with architectural critique.

Business of the year

Dr. Betty Adams, executive director of the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center accepts the award for the Center being named the Business of the Year by the Halifax County Chamber of Commerce during their annual banquet Tuesday night. (Blakely Swanson photo)

03/31/11 - 7:41 am Halifax

Raymond Witcher, a South Boston native and a local high school graduate, has been at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently helping NASA “reach for the stars.”

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