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In August, Halifax County Public Schools launched the HCPS Community COVID-19 Task Force to …
The South Boston Recreation Department has announced that they will host a 3-point shoot and retrieve competition along with a free throw contest.
The Southside Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) Policy Board will hold its quarterly meeting at noon Thursday.
Gov. Ralph Northam on Jan. 15 announced that Laminate Technologies Inc. (LamTech), one of the largest privately held custom laminators in the United States, will invest $4 million to expand its manufacturing facility at 775 Industrial Park Drive in Henry County.
Recently a friend of mine said people act like getting COVID-19 is the equivalent to getting an STD.
There is a saying that when Fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in American flags. The events on Jan. 6 show just how close we have come.
January is National Mentoring Month, an observation led by MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with support from the Highland Street Foundation.
For some of us, we like things to make sense. Being consistent is important in pursuit of that. When the same person sees a problem when one group does something and does not when others do similar things is a great example.
We should write to President Biden that if he strikes a nuclear deal with Iran or North Korea, he must not repeat the fatal flaw of the first Iran deal: It imposed a waiting period for the inspection of suspected sites.
Goodbye to the Republican Party. With 80% of Republican voters supporting Trump and its party’s leadership supporting impeachment, those seeking re-election who also sought impeachment won’t have a chance.
Mrs. Myrtle Anderson Wilmoth reunited with her beloved husband, David, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at the age of 79.
Mr. Eddie Hankins Hughes of Halifax died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at the age of 65.
David Noel Throckmorton of Halifax passed away on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.
Mr. Brian Scott Jones of Scottsburg passed away on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 in Richmond.
Sandra Lee Thomas “Jr.,” wife of Chester Price, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at the age of 73.
Mrs. Ophelia Barbour Logan of Nathalie died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at the age of 97.
Charles C. Petty, 89, of Albany, New York, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. Born in Halifax, he was the son of the late Bee and Lottie (Cosby) Petty.
Judy Myers Hutson, 61, of Youngsville, North Carolina passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at the home of her son in Louisburg, North Carolina.