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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
A home for Henrietta at Constitution Square
After months of meetings, planning, and discussion, the One Community-NAACP effort to erect a Henrietta Lacks statue is coming into focus with the group’s selection of a preferred site — Constitution Square in downtown South Boston. Barbara Coleman-Brown, president of the Halifax NAACP Chapter 7074,...
Halifax trustees lift bus, employee mask rules, look to add security
The Halifax County School Board lifted mask mandates for school employees and school transportation riders and agreed to solicit proposals for additional security inside county schools during a sprawling, four-and-a-half hour meeting Monday night. Trustees debated a wide range of items and took action on...
McLaughlin named 2022 recipient of ACC’s Francis Award
News & Record sports editor Tucker W. McLaughlin Jr. is one of two recipients of the 2022 Marvin “Skeeter” Francis Award, recognizing individuals for distinguished service to, or coverage of, ACC sports. McLaughlin, an accredited ACC beat writer for three decades, joins retired Roanoke Times...
Security, spending top Halifax County School Board agenda
The Halifax County School Board will meet tonight with a new school budget, security measures, masking rules and discussion of a capital improvement plan heading up the agenda. The meeting will be held starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Bethune Office Complex in Halifax and...
Virgilina man found guilty of robbery, murder counts
Jury convicts Heverin of attempted murder in failed 2020 robbery that led to death of South Boston manA Mecklenburg County jury of six men and six women took less than two hours to return guilty verdicts this week in the trial of a Virgilina man accused of trying to kill six sheriff’s deputies during a failed home invasion in March 2020. Jack...
Security, spending top Halifax County School Board agenda
The Halifax County School Board will meet tonight with a new school budget, security measures, masking rules and discussion of a capital improvement plan heading...
PATHS starts work on new medical center
Piedmont Access to Health Services (PATHS) has begun construction of a new community health center and pharmacy at the Houghton Industrial Park in South Boston....
INSIDE TODAY’S N&R
2022 GUIDE TO SOUTH BOSTON & HALIFAX COUNTY — The News & Record introduces our first annual Guide to South Boston & Halifax County, which...
Mad skills in Madden result in Super Bowl ticket for local student
Nicholas Harris of South Boston used his E-sports game playing skills to punch his ticket to the big game — the 2022 Super Bowl in...
Halifax man charged in two home break-ins
A Halifax man who is suspected of breaking into two homes in the county was arrested by the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday. The...
As war rages, prices climb at the pump
Average cost shoots past $4 across U.S.Gas prices at the pumps around Mecklenburg County jumped between 40 and 60 cents per gallon this week as Western nations took action to ban...
‘Mastermind’ of botched gun theft goes on trial
Prosecutors depict Virgilina man as chief plotter in Skipwith area robbery that left one dead The trial of a Virgilina man charged in a March...
Four-hour standoff ends in man’s death
Armed assailant in South Hill dies by self-inflicted wound; woman escapes to safety A four-hour standoff in South Hill ended Friday with one person dead...
Artisans guild seeks new members as season gears up
The Lake Country Artisans Guild is seeking new members, both artists and art enthusiasts. The group will hold their first 2022 membership meeting on Tuesday,...
Clarksville welcomes new event, designed for the young and young at heart
Clarksville’s newest event is the “Egg-cellent Adventure” — the brainchild of Clarksville police officer and father of three, Drew Jenkins. The Egg-cellent Adventure will take...
Comet softball to rely on experience
Varsity has nine seniors on the rosterThe Halifax County High School varsity softball team begins regular season competition this week with games against Gretna at home Tuesday and Franklin County on the road Thursday. The games will be non-district, but both competitors bring a decent game to the diamond and will...
Comet girls fall in final tennis scrimmage to R-H
The Halifax County High School varsity girls tennis team held its final scrimmage Friday, traveling to Charlotte County to take on Randolph-Henry High School. The Comets open their regular season today hosting Randolph-Henry for a 4:30 p.m. match. Coach Donna Hudson said though the Comets...
Young Comet girls look upon 2022 as year of opportunity
After finishing 10-0 last season, the Halifax County High School varsity girls tennis team finds itself rebuilding. The Comets graduated the top five last year and coach Donna Hudson has one player that saw varsity action last year, another who was a freshman last year...
Edward Thomas Reagan
Edward Thomas “Tommy” Reagan, 61, of Halifax, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022. He was born in Halifax County on June 26, 1960, to the late...
Ruth Clay Duffey
Ruth Clay Duffey of Clover died Saturday, March 12, 2022 at her home. She was born in Halifax County on Dec. 23, 1942 and was...
Sylvia Wilborne Thomas
Sylvia Wilborne Thomas of Alton died Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Clarksville Health and Rehab. She was born in Halifax County on Dec. 29,...