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Sunday, June 4, 2023
DUFFEY RECEIVES HCHS PRINCIPAL’S AWARD
Caution urged on roadways for HCHS graduation June 10As the Class of 2023 at Halifax County High School prepares to graduate, local police are urging motorists to use extra caution Saturday, June 10, when HCHS will host its commencement program. The South Boston Police Department issued an advisory Wednesday asking motorists to drive...
Stray cats put down after rabid feline bites Volens woman
Treatment given to prevent infection; residents warned to avoid animal contactHalifax County Animal Control has euthanized nine cats in the Volens area that were suspected of having contact with a rabies-positive cat after the infected feline attacked a nearby resident last week. The cat bite victim is being treated for exposure to rabies, which is...
DMV-issued farm use tags required beginning July 1
Beginning July 1, farm vehicles must display a Department of Motor Vehicles-issued farm use placard or run the risk of being ticketed. The change in Virginia law affects vehicle owners who previously have been able to display unofficial farm use tags — widely available...
Halifax supervisors chair Short opts not to run for second term
Halifax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Ricky Short will forgo a run for a second term in office in the November general election, becoming the second member of the board to retire once his term expires on Dec. 31. Short, who represents ED-1 and has...
Deputy assessor to run for Mecklenburg Commissioner of Revenue
Wagstaff launches bid to succeed retiring boss, Ed TaylorLisa Carlton Wagstaff, a 26-year veteran of the Office of Commissioner of Revenue, is running in November to take over leadership of the department now that her long-time boss, Commissioner of Revenue Ed Taylor, has decided to retire after 16 years on the job. Taylor’s...
DUFFEY RECEIVES HCHS PRINCIPAL’S AWARD
Caution urged on roadways for HCHS graduation June 10As the Class of 2023 at Halifax County High School prepares to graduate, local police are urging motorists to use extra caution Saturday, June 10,...
Stray cats put down after rabid feline bites Volens woman
Treatment given to prevent infection; residents warned to avoid animal contactHalifax County Animal Control has euthanized nine cats in the Volens area that were suspected of having contact with a rabies-positive cat after the infected...
DMV-issued farm use tags required beginning July 1
Beginning July 1, farm vehicles must display a Department of Motor Vehicles-issued farm use placard or run the risk of being ticketed. The change...
Halifax supervisors chair Short opts not to run for second term
Halifax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Ricky Short will forgo a run for a second term in office in the November general election, becoming the...
Remembering the fallen on Memorial Day
Solemn remembrances of fallen soldiers filled the Halifax War Memorial plaza as local historical groups and speakers led the annual Memorial Day program on Monday...
Deputy assessor to run for Mecklenburg Commissioner of Revenue
Wagstaff launches bid to succeed retiring boss, Ed TaylorLisa Carlton Wagstaff, a 26-year veteran of the Office of Commissioner of Revenue, is running in November to take over leadership of the department now...
Clarksville budget boosts water rate by 8%
Clarksville taxes steady, spending risesClarksville Town Council is proposing an 8 percent water rate increase as part of the town’s upcoming 2024 budget, but no other tax or rate...
South Hill man pleads guilty to murder charge
Ibn Muse Hankerson of South Hill pleaded guilty to second degree murder Friday in Mecklenburg County Circuit Court for the killing of Melvin Hendricks...
Suspect identified in Touchstone Bank robbery
Authorities are asking for the public’s help locating the suspect in the May 12 robbery of South Hill’s Touchstone Bank, who has now been...
Woman killed, two others injured in U.S. 58 crash
A single vehicle crash on U.S. 58 May 24 resulted in the death of a South Hill woman and serious injuries to two passengers,...
Comets earn trip to regional finals
Comet softball plays today for Region 4D title, clinch berth in state tournamentWith the score knotted at two in the bottom of the third, Halifax’s Olivia Seamster crushed a long ball to give the Comets a 5-2 lead en route to an 8-2 victory over Jefferson Forest Tuesday in South Boston to win their Region 4D semifinal...
Riddle, Kim fall in Region 4D singles/doubles tennis tournament
Preston Riddle and Andrew Kim attended the Region 4 tennis singles and doubles playoffs Monday with Riddle falling in the singles and the duo of Riddle/Kim losing in doubles play. Riddle played Devon Davis of E.C. Glass in his singles match. Riddle started out well...
MCHS’s King, Alexander to compete in state track
Mecklenburg County High School’s Markeria King and Koby Alexander will represent the Phoenix girls and boys track and field teams in the VHSL Class 4 state championships Friday and Saturday at Liberty University, Lynchburg. The Phoenix track teams were unable to advance out of the...
Thomas Edward Shepherd
Thomas Edward (Tommy) Shepherd died peacefully at home in Halifax on May 30, 2023. He was born in Gretna Sept. 21, 1930 to the late...
Denise Tabron Foster
Denise Tabron Foster died on Friday, May 26, 2023 at the age of 65. She was born July 6, 1957 in Harlem, N.Y., to the...
Fredrick Douglas Carrington
Fredrick Douglas Carrington of Virgilina died on May 26 at the age of 44. Mr. Carrington was born Jan. 18, 1979 in Danville to Serfonia...
Delores R. Hayes
Delores R. Hayes, also known as Dump and Peaches, daughter of Elizabeth A. Marrow was born on July 31, 1965 in Mecklenburg County, and...
Thomas R. Seward
Thomas R. "Ron" Seward, of LaCrosse passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, May 12, 2023 at the age...
Bessie Barbara Beck
Bessie Barbara Beck, 85 of Brodnax, died Friday, May 26. 2023 at the Hundley Center. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday, June 1,...