tom@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
Halifax County Public Schools has a new division superintendent — Dr. Amy D. Huskin, current director of curriculum, instruction and CTE for Appomattox County Public Schools. Huskin was introduced at a special meeting of the Halifax County School Board Monday night. She begins her new...
tom@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
Interstate 85 just north of the Virginia-North Carolina state line was closed to traffic on Sunday morning following a multi-vehicle crash which resulted in the South Hill Volunteer Fire Department’s Command vehicle, as well as a fire engine, being struck by a passing vehicle. The...
tom@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
A 25-year-old Halifax man has been arrested and charged with second degree murder in connection with the April 29 death of 69-year-old Clifton Roger Davis, who succumbed to blunt force trauma injuries to the head. On Friday, Leondrae LaQuay Tuck of Halifax, 25, was taken...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
Today at 6:30 p.m. at the Bethune Complex in Halifax, the Halifax County School Board will meet with a single item on its agenda: the introduction of the county’s new superintendent of schools. School board trustees began the search in December for a permanent...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
After an early spring lull, the quickening spread of COVID-19 has put Halifax County back in the CDC’s medium risk level for transmission of the disease. On Friday, the Virginia Department of Health reported 24 new cases in the county, the largest single-day total since...
tom@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
Halifax County Public Schools has a new division superintendent — Dr. Amy D. Huskin, current director of curriculum, instruction and CTE for Appomattox County Public...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
With berry season at full ripeness, the Halifax Strawberry Festival is back — it’ll be celebrated Saturday, at the Halifax Market Place/Farmers Market. Viny Sarnataro,...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
It has been 13 years since Hattie Gertrude Brown of Halifax County disappeared under suspicious circumstances. While her family has come to terms with...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
Sentara Healthcare marked National Nurses Week (May 6-12) and National Hospital Week (May 8-14) with an employee recognition event themed after one of the not-for-profit...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
Thursday’s story on the vote by Halifax Town Council on a proposed recreational vehicle park within town limits included comments by property owner Dean...
tom@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
Interstate 85 just north of the Virginia-North Carolina state line was closed to traffic on Sunday morning following a multi-vehicle crash which resulted in the...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 11, 2022
This was supposed to be the week Courtney Lewis got married. Instead, the Red Oak resident and registered nurse will undergo breast cancer surgery and...
Susan Kyte Mecklenburg Sun | May 11, 2022
With a $3.4 million revenue surplus from the personal property tax, the Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors has agreed to move up the schedule for...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 11, 2022
The Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors on Monday tentatively approved a $226.8 million budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Overall spending is...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 11, 2022
Chase City Mayor Alden Fahringer presented a proclamation on behalf of Town Council on Monday night to former council member Dorothy Lipsitz Robinson, 100, of...
Mike Moseley News & Record | May 16, 2022
Halifax County High School varsity baseball scored back-to-back home wins last week, defeating Bassett 10-0 and 6-3 Thursday, and Tunstall 5-3 Wednesday. The Comets are now 14-4, and a perfect 10-0 in the Piedmont District. Halifax 10, Bassett 0 The Comets had seven hits –...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
The Halifax County High School varsity girls softball team shut out Tunstall 10-0 last week in South Boston to improve to 14-2 as district championship games and Region 4 tourney play approaches. Madison Barnes earned the win tossing five innings surrendering four hits but no...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
The Halifax County High School boys tennis team defeated Bassett 5-0 Wednesday in the semifinals of the Piedmont District tennis championships in South Boston. The Comets, now 13-2, 11-0 Piedmonth, will host the championship game today. Coach David Riddle said the Comets delivered another solid...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
A Celebration of Life for Linda Donnell Guill Corelle will be held Saturday, May 21, at 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 800 North Main...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
Ryland Stafford Hardy of Nathalie died Friday, May 13, 2022 at his home. He was born in Halifax County on Oct. 2, 1934 and was...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 16, 2022
Carolyn Thomason Waltman of South Boston died Thursday, May 12, 2022. She was born in Halifax County on July 23, 1939 and was 82 years...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 10, 2022
Ronnie Lee Acree of South Hill died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at his residence. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., on Sept. 22, 1958...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 10, 2022
C. Anita Burwell died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Parsippany, N.J., surrounded by family. She was a resident of Morristown, N.J., for many years until...
dconner@thenewsrecord.com | May 10, 2022
William Causey Cole, husband of the late Estelle Jones Cole, transitioned to his heavenly home on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the age of 100....