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Thursday, December 8, 2022
Leadership loss: Spain, Richey succumb to illness
School trustee ‘always the voice of reason’ Mecklenburg County School Board trustee and local educator Brent Richey died Tuesday, Nov. 29 after a brief illness. During his two terms on the School Board, Richey made his mark as a quiet leader who used compromise and...
SANTA & FRIENDS RIDE INTO TOWN
Trophies awarded for best Yule parade entriesJudges in the Downtown South Boston Christmas Parade singled out these entries for trophies in various categories: Church Floats 1st place – County Line Baptist...
Hearings set on proposed solar farm in South Boston
Con Edison unit looks to build 5-megwatt array at rail lineThe Town of South Boston has two public hearings scheduled in the coming week to gather citizen input on a proposed 5-megawatt solar generation facility...
Vehicle stolen in South Boston, unlocked cars entered
Unlocked vehicles proved to be a tempting target in South Boston this weekend as someone broke into cars and trucks and in one instance went...
Halifax County supes mull request for Clover RV park
The Halifax County Board of Supervisors will gather tonight in Halifax with a light agenda in store for the final monthly meeting of the...
Acre parcel in Centerville sold for car wash location
A one-acre parcel at 3612 Old Halifax Road in Centerville has been sold for $700,000 and will be developed as a Take 5 car wash...
Leadership loss: Spain, Richey succumb to illness
School trustee ‘always the voice of reason’ Mecklenburg County School Board trustee and local educator Brent Richey died Tuesday, Nov. 29 after a brief illness....
Phoenix girls upended in fourth quarter
Gretna rallies from 15 down to steal win on road, 64-60The Mecklenburg County High School varsity girls basketball team saw a 15-point fourth period lead slip to a 64-60 loss as visiting non-district Gretna High School rallied in the closing minutes of the game Thursday in Baskerville to take the win. Coming out of the...
Mecklenburg boys host Highland Springs, travel to GW
The Mecklenburg County High School varsity boys basketball team will play Highland Springs tonight in Baskerville. Game time is 7 p.m. The game is being played as a makeup for the Dec. 6 game cancelled with Dan River High School. The Phoenix (1-1) begin Piedmont...
Jayvee girls top Gretna in season opener at home
The Mecklenburg County High School jayvee girls basketball team defeated Gretna 32-24 in Baskerville Nov. 1 in their first game of the season. Mecklenburg beat the Hawks 10-4 in the first quarter of play. Rihanna Robertson, Christon Baskerville, Kamariyea Mangrum, and Maggie Webb had a...
Burrell Bowen Jr.
Burrell “Ray” Bowen Jr. of South Boston diedn Thursday, Dec.1, 2022, at the age of 69. He was born on Jan. 25, 1953 in Danville...
Jessie Stephen Boxley
Jessie Stephen Boxley of South Boston died Wednesday, Nov. 30 at the age of 71. Mr. Boxley was born in Halifax County on Feb. 18,...
Jeanne Stewart Durham
Jeanne Stewart Durham was born Dec. 31, 1937 in Owls Head, Maine to a lobster fisherman, Russell Stewart and his devoted wife, Lucy Stewart. Immediately...
Doris Loraine Coleman
Doris Loraine Coleman, 71, of Buffalo Junction died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C. Mrs. Coleman was born in Chase City...
Lamar Hall
Lamar Hall, 67, of Clarksville, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 at VCU Medical Center, Richmond. Mr. Hall was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 6,...
Ronald Jackson
Ronald Jackson, affectionately known as “Ronnie” was born on Oct. 13, 1957 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia and was the son of Lillian Virginia and James...