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Monday, April 22, 2024
HCHS prom traffic, parking explained
With the ongoing construction of the new Halifax County High School facility, changes have been made for parking and traffic for Saturday's 2024 HCHS Prom. From HCHS administration: Prom is less than a week away. Please take a look at the following parking and prom...
Plan for 2030 Mecklenburg school rezoning goes forward
After a series of public meetings drew little comment from parents or others, Mecklenburg County Public Schools will move forward with plans to change school attendance zones for the 2030 school year. The proposed rezoning plan will leave South Hill Elementary School with some 170...
Dudley wins first SBS race with late model victory Saturday
Kyle Dudley captured his first career South Boston Speedway victory Saturday, winning the 100-lap Late Model Stock Car Division race at South Boston Speedway. Dudley sped across the finish line 1.268 seconds ahead of two-time NASCAR national champion Peyton Sellers in the caution-free race and...
Robert Andre Wilson
Robert Andre Wilson of New York and formerly of Halifax County, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at the age of...
Lacy White Powell
Lacy White Powell of Altavista, formally of South Boston, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at the age of 80....
Ruby Laughorn Newton
Ruby Laughorn Newton of Halifax, passed away Friday, April 15, 2024. She was born in Halifax County, Sept. 4, 1938...
Golden Cornelius Bowes Jr.
Golden Cornelius Bowes Jr., age 82, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024 at his residence in Alton. He was born...
Dale Allen McKinney
Dale Allen McKinney of South Boston went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, April 14, 2024 at the...
Donald Ray Roberts
Donald Ray Roberts known as “Dike” departed this earthly life Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Clarksville. Donald was born to...
Howard E. Robinson Sr.
Howard E. Robinson Sr., a popular educator in Mecklenburg County that taught more than 10,000 students, passed away Friday, April...
Edith Jane Bollinger
Edith Jane Bollinger, 79 of LaCrosse died Sunday, April 14, 2024 in the Chase City Health and Rehab Center. ...
Wilma Goldie Gregory
Wilma Goldie Gregory, 89, of Buffalo Junction entered eternal rest Sunday, April 7, 2024 at her residence. A funeral...
William Thomas Stanley Jr.
William Thomas Stanley Jr., 79 of South Hill, died Thursday, April 11, 2024 in a Richmond hospital. He owned...
Bright Star opens Saturday at Clarksville Fine Arts Center
Broadway musical tells story of love lost and found, with bluegrass tunes; Players production runs April 20-28Bright Star, a Broadway musical written by Steven Martin of Saturday Night Live fame and singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, comes to Clarksville Saturday. The musical is based on a true story that took place in Irondale, Mo. in 1902. In Martin and Brickell’s telling, it is...
Summer camps coming to the Prizery
The Prizery is hard at work preparing the 2024 lineup of summer camps. Executive director, Melanie Cornelison-Jannotta said “summer camps are a wonderful way to experience fun, enriching activities during the summer months. It is also a perfect chance to introduce children to visual and...
Tidewater Classical Guitar Orchestra to perform Saturday
Keep the performing arts alive on the local stage with The ArtBank’s thirty-fourth Series. Come hear one of the only guitar orchestras of its kind, Tidewater Classical Guitar Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m., St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 405 W. Church Street in Lawrenceville. Adult...
Tobacco trail gets funding for new 2-mile segment
Recreational path from Rudds Creek to SkipwithAn expansion of the Tobacco Heritage Trail that has been in the making since 2003 has gained priority status from the Virginia Office of Trails and will receive $4 million in funding from the Commonwealth Transportation Board. County Administrator Alex Gottschalk told the Mecklenburg County...
Lake Country Wine Festival returns Saturday in Clarksville
Area and regional vintners, artisans, food trucks featuredJoin the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce for the 18th annual Lake Country Wine Festival this Saturday, April 13 from noon-5 p.m. on the grounds of the Historic Morton-Sizemore House, now the Delicate Flower B & B in Downtown Clarksville. One of the most...