Victoria Thompson News & Record | February 2, 2023
Within the next couple of weeks, the Riverdale Acquisition Project will close on eight of the 14 properties in the flood-prone commercial district. While 10 of the owners have agreed to sell their parcels, the Town of South Boston is working with the others to...
February 2, 2023
A South Boston man who previously served time on child porn charges was arrested this week by South Boston Police on five counts of distributing child pornography. David King Tetterton, age 57, of South Boston was arrested by the SBPD on Wednesday. He was charged...
February 2, 2023
Halifax County’s jobless rate fell in December as employers added 158 jobs, bringing unemployment down to 3.6 percent. The November unemployment rate in the county was 4.0 percent. As 2022 came to a close, Halifax County finished the year with positive job growth in eight...
February 2, 2023
Meagan Peterson, new executive director of the YMCA of South Boston/Halifax County, comes to South Boston from Kodiak, Alaska. Despite the vast distance between the two places and worlds-apart cultures, she thinks the two communities share a lot in common. “Adjusting to South Boston and...
February 2, 2023
A Halifax County Public Schools school bus was involved in a minor crash Monday afternoon in South Boston while students were aboard, but no one was injured. The 2:59 p.m. accident occurred when the bus, driven by James Seate, backed up on Ash Avenue...
Victoria Thompson News & Record | February 2, 2023
Within the next couple of weeks, the Riverdale Acquisition Project will close on eight of the 14 properties in the flood-prone commercial district. While 10...
February 2, 2023
A South Boston man who previously served time on child porn charges was arrested this week by South Boston Police on five counts of distributing...
February 2, 2023
Halifax County’s jobless rate fell in December as employers added 158 jobs, bringing unemployment down to 3.6 percent. The November unemployment rate in the county...
February 2, 2023
Meagan Peterson, new executive director of the YMCA of South Boston/Halifax County, comes to South Boston from Kodiak, Alaska. Despite the vast distance between the...
February 2, 2023
A Halifax County Public Schools school bus was involved in a minor crash Monday afternoon in South Boston while students were aboard, but no...
Susan Kyte Mecklenburg Sun | February 1, 2023
Once upon a time before the advent of chain grocery and convenience stores, mom-and-pop-type country stores dotted Highway 47 between Chase City and South Hill....
Susan Kyte Mecklenburg Sun | February 1, 2023
Deficiencies with local solar projects dominated the discussion at last week’s meeting of the Mecklenburg County Planning Commission, leading members to call for a review...
February 1, 2023
The Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission is providing money for business sites in nearby counties and the construction of a day-use park and paddle...
February 1, 2023
Sheldon Barr, the new president of VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, was the guest speaker Thursday at the Chase City Chamber of...
February 1, 2023
The Town of South Hill has 10 days to produce two documents which a Richmond attorney first sought through Virginia’s open records law in...
February 2, 2023
The Halifax County High School varsity boys basketball team opened the week with two losses in the Piedmont District. The Comets (5-14, 4-8 Piedmont) lost to GW-Danville 50-44 on the road Tuesday night and fell to Magna Vista 52-48 Monday. Against GW, (13-7, 7-4 Piedmont),...
February 2, 2023
The Halifax County High School varsity girls basketball team lost to GW-Danville 54-45 in South Boston Tuesday night on Senior Night. Halifax (12-8, 6-6 Piedmont) slipped to fifth place in the district standings. The Comets are battling for a top-four ranking as the season winds...
February 2, 2023
The Halifax County High School jayvee girls basketball team got the 33-27 home win over GW-Danville Tuesday. Halifax got balanced scoring from its five starters. Coach DeeLynn Leigh said the girls played as a unit. “The girls played well and with cohesion.” The Comets won...
February 2, 2023
Rickie Allen Bowman of Clover died Saturday, Jan. 28 at the age of 58. Mr. Bowman was born in Halifax County on Jan. 22, 1965...
February 2, 2023
Helen Louise Tomlinson of Duck Trail, Halifax died Sunday, Jan. 29 at the age of 95. Mrs. Tomlinson was born Jan. 22, 1928 in Halifax...
February 2, 2023
Raymond Brent Wilbourne of South Boston passed away at his home Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at the age of 88.He was born in Halifax County...
January 31, 2023
Marlen Virgil Rothell, 82, of Victoria, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 at his home. He was born July 18, 1940 in Norfolk, and was...
January 31, 2023
Joseph Edward Silver, 64, of Kerns, Utah and formerly of Meherrin, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Silver, affectionately known as “Sonny”, was...
January 31, 2023
Peggy Diane Huskey Swaggerty, 73, of Chase City, died Monday, Jan. 23. She was born Nov. 5, 1949 in Knoxville, Tenn., and was the...