Veterans stand at attention during Monday's Memorial Day program in South Hill. The program was presented by American Legion Post 79 and featured Capt. Robert Alexander, U. S. Army, 240th Quartermaster Battalion from Fort Lee, as the guest speaker. (Lisa Clary photo)

Wayne Smith gets his tractor ready for the upcoming 80-mile round trip Tractor Parade to John H. Kerr Dam and back. The parade will begin at Smith's farm on Buckshoal Road on Saturday, June 12.

THEY’VE come a long way — Shortly after receiving the Certificate of Occupancy and the keys to the building, several members of the MCCSC Board are standing in front of The Complex and smiling with satisfaction at how far this project has progressed. They looking forward to the Open House and the public using this new community services facility. From left to right: Russ Messier, Joe Davidson (President), Win Baker, Stuart Buchanan, and Carol Kizer.

Burton G. Parker