These Scottie Scarecrows enjoy school spirit day at Scottsburg Elementary wearing hats, bows, dresses and straw-filled pants and shirts. They waved and swayed with the wind shouting to the crows as they landed on their arms and heads, “away, away, away from our garden — keep out!”
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Clover Living Waters Church of God will host a fall festival from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30.
With Charlie “Peewee” Hughes recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, members of the Cluster Springs Ruritan Club have decided to lend a helping hand by hosting a barbecue benefit.
Douglas Waller, author of the best-seller “Lincoln’s Spies,” was the guest speaker Sunday at the annual Halifax County Historical Society meeting.
Homecoming will be celebrated at Arbor Baptist Church on Sunday, at 11 a.m. Arbor’s minister, Pastor Larry Davis, will be the homecoming speaker.
Dr. Alshae’ Logan-Jackson received her Doctoral Degree of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Michigan State University in 2020. Due to the national pandemic, she recently had her commencement for her Doctoral Degree at Michigan State University in September.
The Halifax County-South Boston Public Library System’s annual fund drive has started. Mailers are being sent to potential donors and will be available in the libraries. Information about the fund drive and how to donate also will be placed on the library’s social media platforms.
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Berryman Green Chapter NSDAR met Thursday at South Boston Town Council Chambers.
A chance encounter with Virginia Delegate James Edmunds and his family in Montana led to Rory Feek’s concert Friday at The Prizery.
Oct 21: Kenneth Epps, Sandra Leigh Younger, William Thomas Satterfield Jr., Becky Chaffin, Glenn Hall, James E. Edmunds, Philip M. Owen, Dr. W.B. Harris, Marvin M. Satterfield, Nannie M. Blanks, W.F. Duffer Jr., William Rogers, Thomas ClayOct. 22: Richard A. Taylor, Mollie Thornton, Kenneth …
QUESTION: A friend recently pointed out that I constantly nitpick my 9-year-old son’s behavior. Her words were, “You’re on his case all the time.” Why do I nitpick and how can I stop?
On Oct. 12, the Main Street United Methodist Women welcomed Lisa Wallace and Kim Adams to speak about a little known and yet valuable resource in Halifax County.
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The Prizery will host a Halloween block party, complete with trick or treating, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30.
The South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History 2021 annual membership meeting has been moved to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28, in the museum’s South Gallery.
Country artist, filmmaker, author and farmer Rory Feek will appear at The Prizery’s Chastain Theater at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22.
The 2021 Holiday Living Show, to be held on Saturday, Nov. 13 and Sunday, Nov. 14 at the Halifax County High School, is only a month away.
Destination Downtown South Boston is still accepting applications for this year’s South Boston Christmas Parade.
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A couple of hometown Halifax County friends, Darrwin Shenard Chandler and Anthony Womack, teamed up to enter a barbecue cookoff at an inaugural festival in Altavista the first weekend of October.
As most gardeners have heard time and time again, always put the right plant in the right place. Native plants are often the right plant. This helps us garden sustainably so we have no need of irrigation, fertilization and pesticides.
The Place of Awe
Like many college students, Darleen Ferguson has exciting plans for her future.
Found in the loose records of Charlotte County was a court case about a road coming across the Staunton River at Cobbs Ferry and Stewart’s Ferry when Halifax County was still a part of Brunswick County.
This is nice fall weather we are having. I love to see the trees when they start to change colors. I hope you enjoy the recipes this week.
I often find myself telling parents that they need to stop doing something that is counterproductive and, in most cases, contributing significantly to whatever parenting problem is bedeviling them.
Oct. 14: Ned Snead, Chester D. Medley, H.R. Thomas, Linda C. Bowen, Nannie C. Owen, Wayne E. New, Larry Wayne Hill Jr., Len Clay, Glen Clay, Daniel Brent Scearce, Dominique Farrar, Virginia Butler, Stacey Y. HargraveOct. 15: Johnnie Crowder, Arthur N. Saunders, Jimmy Priest, Clara Lee Powell…
The South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History’s 2021 Annual Membership Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28, in the museum’s South Gallery. All members are encouraged to attend, and guests are welcome.
Are you a gardener new to Southside? Have you ever wanted to take the Master Gardener course but are still working or don’t want to commit to the volunteer obligation?
Scottsburg Elementary School recently hosted a mum fundraiser that was “a great success.” School officials extended a special thank you to the facilities who purchased mums and the parent volunteers and staff members who assisted with collecting orders and distribution. Officials also apprec…
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QUESTION: Our 13-year-old eighth grader says he doesn’t like the small private school he attends and wants us to put him in public high school next year. His grades are fine, he’s got several close friends, and he’s on the basketball and track teams, but he says that he’s bored and wants to …
I love this cool fall weather. It’s just right. Also, thank you Lord for the rain — a good refreshing for the earth. Fall calls for lot of things fixed with pumpkin and apples. I hope you enjoy!
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Fruits and vegetables come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, flavors, and colors.
Seniors who regularly attend a tri-weekly exercise class at the Washington Coleman Community Center say the class has become like an extended family to them.
Working out with friends is the best of both worlds for a group of seniors who meet three times a week at the South Boston Recreation Center. The seniors say the exercise group improves their social life as well as their physical fitness.
Bobby BlackHat Walters is not a copycat. Much of the blues music will be original at his band’s concert at the Prizery at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Berryman Green Chapter NSDAR representatives presented 350 certificates of award for outstanding work in American history to Halifax County Middle School officials on Thursday, in conjunction with the annual celebration of Constitution Week.
Sue Brooks is known to many as the leader of children’s programs at the Halifax County Public Libraries. While this is her primary job, she also is quite an accomplished artist.
Families are invited to participate in October events coming up at the South Boston Public Library, their Play and Learn Story times (PALS) and their fall festival on Oct. 16.
