Mike Moseley News & Record | June 8, 2023
Andrew Abbott’s debut in The Show was a thrill that family and friends made sure to witness in person. So off they went, packing their bags and heading to Ohio where the 24-year-old former Comet pitched his first Major League Baseball game for the Cincinnati...
Victoria Thompson News & Record | June 8, 2023
Canadian wildfires are sending massive amounts of smoke down the East Coast, blanketing portions of Virginia in air rated as “unhealthy” by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The worst-hit areas of the Commonwealth lie well to the north and east of Halifax County, which...
Victoria Thompson News & Record | June 8, 2023
By a 5-2 vote, the Halifax County Board of Supervisors authorized the School Board to transfer unused funds from the instructional budget to the operations, maintenance and transportation line item, which has incurred higher-than-expected expenses due to inflation. Supervisors voted Monday to allow the $778,596.64...
Victoria Thompson News & Record | June 8, 2023
At Monday’s regular meeting, the Halifax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a conditional use permit application by Charles Hite to operate an auto repair garage at 4237 Old Cluster Springs Highway. The business will be known as Hite Property Maintenance and will operate Monday...
June 8, 2023
Motorists are urged to use extra caution on the roadways Saturday as the Class of 2023 at Halifax County High School celebrates Graduation. Commencement exercises at HCHS begin in the school gym at 9 a.m. Police anticipate a high volume of traffic in the vicinity...
Mike Moseley News & Record | June 8, 2023
Andrew Abbott’s debut in The Show was a thrill that family and friends made sure to witness in person. So off they went, packing their...
Victoria Thompson News & Record | June 8, 2023
Canadian wildfires are sending massive amounts of smoke down the East Coast, blanketing portions of Virginia in air rated as “unhealthy” by the Virginia Department...
Victoria Thompson News & Record | June 8, 2023
By a 5-2 vote, the Halifax County Board of Supervisors authorized the School Board to transfer unused funds from the instructional budget to the operations,...
Victoria Thompson News & Record | June 8, 2023
At Monday’s regular meeting, the Halifax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a conditional use permit application by Charles Hite to operate an auto repair...
June 8, 2023
Motorists are urged to use extra caution on the roadways Saturday as the Class of 2023 at Halifax County High School celebrates Graduation. Commencement exercises...
June 7, 2023
A proposal by the Mecklenburg County Planning Commission to cap the total number of acres of land devoted to solar development stirred controversy during the...
June 7, 2023
Lunenburg Del. Tommy Wright will run unopposed in the June 20 Republican primary for the House of Delegates after his primary challenger, former Prince Edward...
June 7, 2023
Mecklenburg County will soon have a space for those in immediate need of mental health services. The yet-to-be-named crisis receiving center will officially open in...
June 7, 2023
Kenny Law, one half of the moonshine duo from Franklin County and star of the Discovery Channel show “Moonshiners,” shared a few tips on making...
June 7, 2023
Leroy Thomas Beckwith, the suspect wanted for the May 12 robbery of South Hill’s Touchstone Bank, has been taken into custody in Granville County, N.C....
June 8, 2023
With a VHSL state semifinals berth on the line the Halifax County High School softball team knocked off James Woods High School 14-9 Tuesday in Winchester to bring their goal of a state championship one step closer. Halifax (22-4) entered the game as the number-two...
June 8, 2023
Halifax County High School’s Emma Payne was named Piedmont District softball player of the year and Comet coach Woody Bane was selected as the district’s Coach of the Year. HCHS athletics director Justin Saunders said Payne and Bane are very deserving of their honors, as...
June 8, 2023
Halifax County Comets’ Mark Betts signed his letter of commitment to continue his track career at Longwood University upon graduation. The senior who lives in South Boston said his journey to the collegiate level really began with his efforts to just get accepted at the...
June 8, 2023
Virginia “Jill” Stillman Hiner died Sunday, June 4, hand-in-hand with her beloved husband and son. She was 79 years old. Jill was born in Danville,...
June 8, 2023
Luanna Burton Daniel of South Boston died Thursday, June 1, 2023 at the Chippenham Hospital in Richmond. She was born July 7, 1969 in Halifax...
June 8, 2023
Garland Matthew “Teto” Guill Sr. of Scottsburg passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family Monday, June 5, 2023 at the age of 80....
June 6, 2023
Louise Burns Bailey, age 99, of Fort Mitchell, died Tuesday, May 30, 2023. She was born May 7, 1924, in Lunenburg County to the late...
June 6, 2023
Cephas Lawson “CL” Garner Jr., age 76, of Chase City, died Wednesday, May 31, 2023. He was born Sept. 24, 1946 and was the son...
June 6, 2023
Virginia Lee Hudson Harris, age 88, of Chase City died Sunday, May 28, 2023. Virginia was a member of Black Branch Baptist Church and The...