The SRX (Superstar Racing Experience) at South Boston Speedway Saturday brought crowds of racing fans to Halifax County.

The Halifax County Service Authority Leigh Street Filtration Plant has been presented the highest performance award by the Virginia Department of Health for Operational Excellence in Clarification, Filtration and Filter Backwash.

Halifax County Industrial Development Authority executive director Kristy Johnson gave an update on the organization’s activities and finances from the past year at a Friday board meeting.

A longtime member of the South Boston Fire Department, Capt. Ray Conner, has been named deputy fire chief.

Destination Downtown South Boston has been designated as an Accredited Main Street America program for meeting rigorous performance standards. 

Lotions, Potions and More is a new edition to downtown Halifax at 11 S. Main Street.

It’s out with the old and in with the new for a grocery store in South Boston’s Centerville Shopping Center.

In the organization’s latest push to foster business-led economic development in the commonwealth, GO Virginia Region 3 showcased successful collaborations among partners and grantees in Southern Virginia at the annual all-hands meeting held May 5 at The Prizery in South Boston.

Rogers Heating & Cooling celebrated the opening of its new office space at 602 Seymour Drive in South Boston in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday.

More Halifax County residents found jobs in April than in March.

Gray skies and intermittent precipitation did not dampen the can-do spirit of the more than 160 lineworkers excited by the return of the Gaff-n-Go Lineworker Rodeo held May 13-14 at Meadow Event Park in Doswell.

The following deeds were recorded in Halifax County Circuit Court during the month of April:

A large-scale broadband project in rural Southside Virginia is moving forward, to bring high-speed internet access to thousands in Halifax, Charlotte, Brunswick and Mecklenburg counties.

With his most recent round of new appointments, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that James Patrick Guy II, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative’s general counsel and vice president of administration, has been tapped to serve on the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board.

Halifax Industrial Development Authority approved plans at a Friday morning meeting to refurbish and lease part of the former Daystrom furniture building to Hitachi Energy. The IDA also approved a $2.3 million budget for the next fiscal year.

The Halifax County Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of a conditional use permit for Chris Hudson and Brad Miller to operate 4 Meats Processing at 1191 Sinai Road in South Boston.

Motorists are feeling the pinch at the pump heading into the summer travel season as gasoline prices soar. The price of unleaded gas at South Boston pumps on Thursday was around $4.35 a gallon.

On May 25, job seekers will have the opportunity to meet with 25 employers representing more than 400 available jobs at the Community-Wide Job Fair.

Last week, 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 health system’s core commitments — Always Keep You Safe.

Day by day, gasoline price signs around Halifax County continue nudging upward back into record territory.

Halifax County’s largest party of the summer is back.

ALTIVISTA — Jacob Davis, a HVAC apprentice technician with Elliott Electric, took the stage April 26 during the 2022 graduation ceremony to share his two-year journey at Virginia Technical Institute, his gold medal achievements with SkillsUSA and the changes he’s discovered along the way.

Following a slow decline, fuel prices increasing; diesel costs also skyrocketing, leading to likely "ripple across the economy," expert says.

Rogers Heating & Cooling has been awarded the Extraordinary Outlook award by the Service Nation Alliance, a contractor best practices group.

Hitachi Energy South Boston recently continued to strengthen its partnership with the Southern VA Higher Education Center (SVHEC) with the donation of a control panel to SVHEC’s Workforce Development division.

With the Halifax County Industrial Development Authority working on its strategic planning initiative, they received an update on the county’s strategic plan from Dr. Betty Adams, executive director of the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, and Mitzi McCormick, president and CEO of t…

A month after soaring into record territory, gasoline prices continue to tumble but remain at the highest level in nearly a decade.

At its recent meeting, the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center’s Board of Trustees recognized outgoing board member John Lee.

The following deeds were recorded in Halifax County Circuit Court during the month of March 2022:

More county residents found jobs in February than in January.

As the average price of a gallon of gasoline dips below $4 in Halifax County — after soaring to record heights in March — experts predict the road ahead will be a see-saw battle with short-lived declines followed by equally brief rebounds.

For the first time in three years, dozens of business leaders gathered at The Prizery on Thursday for the Halifax County Chamber of Commerce’s 67th annual meeting and awards celebrations.

Less county residents found jobs in January than in December.

Throughout his life, Thomas J. Walton has been a master of trades.

Outside of the college basketball sphere, there’s another kind of March madness happening at the gas pumps.

At the end of March, a Riverdale landmark will close its doors for the last time. 

The Halifax Industrial Development Authority’s board of directors has a new chairman – Rick Harrell. The board elected Harrell, who previously held the role of secretary/treasurer, in its Friday morning meeting.

A local community medical center soon will have a new home.

The following deeds were recorded in Halifax County Circuit Court during the month of February: