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I have come up with a new psychological diagnosis, one that I won’t, however, be submitting for approval to the powers that be: simply, odd.
Herbs are wonderful additions to your landscape beds.
I’m looking forward to some warmer, dry weather. I hope you like these.
White Oak Fork Baptist Church in Virgilina is hosting revival at 6 p.m. today through Friday in the parking lot.
A funny thing happened when I moved down here. I learned that a buttercup isn’t that weed that you stick under someone’s chin to see if they like butter, but a daffodil.
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Averett University announced it has conferred the degrees of more than 200 graduating seniors.
The weather is getting warmer. I love the summer, but things may be a little different this year. Spend time at home a lot — might or might not be good. Buy enjoy what ever you do.
Psychologist B. F. Skinner, the formulator of behavior modification theory, was attempting to prove that the same principles that govern the behavior of amoeba, planaria, rats, dogs and monkeys also govern the behavior of human beings. A very Darwinian proposition, indeed.
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Halifax County High School senior Aaliyah Paige has faced her fair share of adversity in her life, but she is using those situations to help give back to her peers and help provide important information to her classmates.
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The Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) has decided to make their June 6 first Saturday outing a virtual outing.
The Virgilina Volunteer Fire Association will sponsor a COVID-19 cookout beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
As we all sit in this stressful, worrisome and unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic and Gov. Ralph Northam’s stay-at-home order, we find ourselves wondering what to do with our time.
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Trusting God
For its June 6 first Saturday outing, the Dan River Basin Association will return to a section of the Banister River for the first time since 2016.
Well, it looks like some things may open back up this weekend. If they do, please be careful.
May 14: Carl Hunter Russell III, John Randy Hunt, Porter W. Thrift, Anne Marie Slayton, Dewey Anderson, Steven Keith Good, Rodney Ferguson, Charlotte Marilyn Sibley, Sterling C. Ingram, Charles Ingram
A blood drive sponsored by Faulkner Memorial Lodge No. 91 and the South Boston Volunteer Fire Company will be held Saturday, May 23, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fire Support Center.
The biggest problem in the life of today’s all-too typical mother is herself. She is her own worst enemy.
This year, National Kids to Parks Day is going digital, and Virginia State Parks has organized a full day of engaging, educational and interpretive programming that will air from its Facebook page on Saturday.
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The SoBo Brew Fest scheduled for Saturday, June 20 at Constitution Square in Downtown South Boston has been canceled.
The Virgilina Volunteer Fire Association will sponsor a COVID-19 cookout beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 23.
Danville Community College personnel bagged and distributed food from the campus’ food pantry to students via makeshift drive-through service earlier this month.
Clyde D. Morgan graduated from George Mason University on May 1 with a master’s degree in education with a certificate in special education autism spectrum behavior disorder with a 3.8 GPA.
Cheryl D. Blow graduated from George Mason University on May 1 with a master’s degree in education with a certificate in special education autism spectrum behavior disorder with a GPA of 3.9.
My Family Was Poor to My Grave
Well it’s already the first week in May, and I hope all is going good for you.
“No rational person would argue that the smaller the class size, the better, right?” asked the radio talk show host.
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Here we are in the middle of isolation therapy maintaining that respectable 6-foot distance between individuals.
In the past month, 24 AmeriCorps members have served hundreds of families, children and seniors across Danville, Pittsylvania County and South Boston during the COVID-19 public health crisis, and they continue to do so. This service-based group has provided a natural conduit for support of e…
The Halifax County/South Boston NAACP King & Queen Pageant is making changes to the contest in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Halifax and Main Street United Methodist Church’s combined youth groups joined together for Community Clean Up Day in Halifax.
The 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day was celebrated on Wednesday, April 22.
With the recent closing of schools due to the coronavirus, students, parents and teachers at Scottsburg Elementary are handling distant learning activities with great stride.
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I’ve seen a lot of people planting flowers, gardens and getting out of the house, but still remember to be safe in whatever you do.
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Carrying the flame.
This summer, the show will not go on.
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