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‘A gift to the future’

‘A gift to the future’

A rousing debut for ‘groundbreaking’ facility

Susan Kyte Mecklenburg Sun | August 10, 2022

Youngkin joins county leaders for MCHS-MCMS ribbon cutting “We are here to honor what this county has accomplished, a new school that was years in the making.” With those words, Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors Chair Glenn Barbour welcomed Gov. Glenn Youngkin, state and county...

Taylor quits Council seat after motion for criminal referral fails

Document disposal controversy leads to accusations of trespassing by Moss

Olivia Allison Mecklenburg Sun | August 10, 2022

South Hill Town Council member Ben Taylor resigned his seat Monday night during a heated council meeting that started 50 minutes late and included a call by Taylor to investigate trespass charges against fellow Council member Shep Moss. Council rejected Taylor’s motion to refer a...

Supervisors celebrate 100th birthday of Black county educator

Supervisors celebrate 100th birthday of Black county educator

August 10, 2022

The 100th birthday of longtime educator Howard E. Robinson was celebrated Monday by the Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors. Supervisor David Brankley read the following resolution into the record before handing it to Robinson. WHEREAS, the Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors does hereby wish to...

Heverin gets 63 years, Meadows 25 years in foiled home invasion

Attempted robbery in Skipwith ended with death of gang member

August 10, 2022

Two members of the self-styled “Gun Play Crew Gang” were sentenced last week for their role in a deadly failed home invasion in Skipwith in March 2020. On Wednesday, the leader of the group and the mastermind of the attempted robbery, Jack Heverin of Virgilina,...

Two treated for injuries in South Hill duplex fire

August 10, 2022

Two victims were treated for either burns or smoke inhalation after being rescued from a duplex fire in South Hill on Sunday. The South Hill Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 100 block of Binford Street in South Hill, joined by...

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Two injured in shooting at South Boston apartments

August 9, 2022

Two people — one a 17-year-old — were hospitalized with gunshot wounds Monday night following a shooting incident at Willow Oaks Apartments in South Boston....

$3M sought for Randolph

$3M sought for Randolph

Grant funding pursued to cover restoration expense

August 8, 2022

The Town of South Boston is pursuing a $3 million state grant to move forward with the John Randolph Hotel renovation project in tandem with...

Teachers wanted as new school year nears

Dozens of vacancies still to be filled, but Huskin says hiring is picking up

August 8, 2022

As school districts around Virginia and the U.S. wrestle with a shortage of teachers, Halifax County Public Schools has dozens of classroom openings to fill...

Prizery actress makes leap to London stage in ‘Phantom’

Prizery actress makes leap to London stage in ‘Phantom’

Glyptis: ‘Fast paced’ summer experience provided footing for bigger things in theater

Victoria Thompson News & Record | August 8, 2022

It’s a long journey from South Boston summer theater to the grand stages of London, but former Prizery performer Kelly Glyptis has managed the feat....

Miller to depart HCMS for central office directorship

Miller to depart HCMS for central office directorship

August 8, 2022

Dawn Miller, principal at Halifax County Middle School since 2019, is stepping up to take a new job as director of secondary instruction for Halifax...

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‘A gift to the future’

‘A gift to the future’

A rousing debut for ‘groundbreaking’ facility

Susan Kyte Mecklenburg Sun | August 10, 2022

Youngkin joins county leaders for MCHS-MCMS ribbon cutting “We are here to honor what this county has accomplished, a new school that was years in...

Taylor quits Council seat after motion for criminal referral fails

Document disposal controversy leads to accusations of trespassing by Moss

Olivia Allison Mecklenburg Sun | August 10, 2022

South Hill Town Council member Ben Taylor resigned his seat Monday night during a heated council meeting that started 50 minutes late and included a...

Supervisors celebrate 100th birthday of Black county educator

Supervisors celebrate 100th birthday of Black county educator

August 10, 2022

The 100th birthday of longtime educator Howard E. Robinson was celebrated Monday by the Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors. Supervisor David Brankley read the following...

Heverin gets 63 years, Meadows 25 years in foiled home invasion

Attempted robbery in Skipwith ended with death of gang member

August 10, 2022

Two members of the self-styled “Gun Play Crew Gang” were sentenced last week for their role in a deadly failed home invasion in Skipwith in...

Two treated for injuries in South Hill duplex fire

August 10, 2022

Two victims were treated for either burns or smoke inhalation after being rescued from a duplex fire in South Hill on Sunday. The South Hill...

Sports

Phoenix get ready for some football

Phoenix get ready for some football

Newly united football team prepares for new season, new facilities

Mike Moseley Mecklenburg Sun | August 10, 2022

Mecklenburg County High School Phoenix football players have been hard at it ever since preseason voluntary workouts began as the team gets ready for the 2022 season and a new era of high school football in the county. The guys were supposed to play their...

Phoenix golfers finish fourth at meet

Phoenix golfers finish fourth at meet

Varsity plays Piedmont District opener at KCC

Mike Moseley Mecklenburg Sun | August 10, 2022

The Mecklenburg County Phoenix varsity boys golf team tallied a team score of 331 to place fourth in the high school’s Piedmont District opener at Kinderton Country Club in Clarksville on Thursday. “I think we were a little nervous on the front nine and recovered...

MCHS jayvee golfers drop opener

August 10, 2022

The Mecklenburg County High School jayvee golf team took to the links Monday in their first match of the season and lost to Halifax County, 184-207. Ellett Love paced the Phoenix with 48; Slate George shot a 49. Eli Walker and Maddox Sasser tied with ...

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Comet golf takes first district win

Ozone opens WS with 7-4 win

Minors score come-from-behind win in WS opener

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Phoenix get ready for some football

Phoenix golfers finish fourth at meet

MCHS jayvee golfers drop opener

Obituaries

Obituaries / News & Record

Nancy Glass Adkins

Nancy Glass Adkins

August 8, 2022

Our precious mother is now at rest in the arms of God and in the presence of His glory. Nancy Glass Adkins was 88 years...

Sylvia Conner Purcell Corum

Sylvia Conner Purcell Corum

August 8, 2022

Sylvia Conner Purcell Corum of South Boston died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 at Commonwealth Assisted Living. She was born May 23, 1926 in Halifax County...

Margie Conner Lacks

August 8, 2022

Margie Conner Lacks of South Boston died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. She was born in Halifax County on Aug. 23, 1950 and was 71 years...

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Nancy Wootton Allen

Nancy Wootton Allen

August 9, 2022


Nancy Wootton Allen, age 79, of Skipwith died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Surviving is her husband, Paige Allen; daughters, Ann Gail Bowers and Tina Marie...

Kent Edward Hudson

Kent Edward Hudson

August 9, 2022


Kent Edward Hudson of Buffalo Junction, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the age of 90. Born in Halifax County on June 11, 1932, he...

James Pozie Chapman

August 9, 2022

James Pozie Chapman, 87 of Boydton, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.  He was an employee at the former Craddock-Terry shoe plant. A funeral was held...

Entertainment

Tickets getting scarce for 2022 Lope Festival


Sanzone makes mark in Prizery’s Xanadu


Xanadu’s male lead thrives at The Prizery


Roller skates, Greek myth, disco …. oh my!


Fun for the Fourth: Where to go for holiday…


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