Melody Davis and Kathy Long attended Ruritan National Summer Leadership Conference held in Roanoke at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center. While they were there, they learned about new programs to improve America’s communities and revitalize the organization. The conference was sponsor…
No Shoes For Her Feet
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It sure was hot last week. I hope you all are staying cool. This is a good one. It’s good to fix if you have leftover spaghetti.
South Boston Speedway, in partnership with The NASCAR Foundation, raised funds to provide Speedy Bears and get-well cards to pediatric patients at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital as part of the fifth annual Speedy Bear Brigade powered by Kaulig Giving.
Two Southside students — Mitzi Huff of Java and Emily Solorzano of Buffalo Junction — have been named to the summer president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University.
I love this time of year with cooler weather and fall colors. This week I’m going to do some I hope you will like.
Sept. 16: Betty Carlton F. Devin, O.S. Collins, Mrs. J.B. Caldwell, Linda S. Lane, Lawrence Petty, Richard Ragans, Joan C. Sadler, George Henry Phillips Jr., Don Bebber, A.S. Pennell, Bernard T. Wilkerson, Mrs. Terry FousheeSept. 17: Karen Hardy, Kent Mills, Guy Guill, Sheila Conner, Charles…
Love Stays Fresh
I’m loving this cool weather. I think fall is my favorite time of the year because there’s lots of good food to enjoy. I hope you enjoy these this week.
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Sinai Elementary School Principal Francine Davis accepts donations from Dale Miller and Brad Miller. School officials extended thanks to Old School Car Club, T.J.M. Community Center, Brad Miller Community Educating Others, Southside Buffalo Soldiers and B&B Towing for a donation of book …
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Well, the kids are back in school. Watch for them. Please pray for them, and the teachers, that they have a great year. I’m going to do some that will be good when it’s so hot.
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 99 has canceled all meetings until further notice due to COVID-19 cases on the rise in the community.
Halifax County Rescue Squad has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS GOLD Plus Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures to treat patients who suffer severe heart attacks.
The J.T.-Minnie Maude Charitable Trust reminds non-traditional students of the trust’s next deadline date of Oct. 1 for the submission of scholarship applications.
Flowers in the Ghetto
DCC president’s list
The Path to Verity (modern sonnet)
Aug. 26: Kenneth L. Hardy, Larry Wilborn, Marvin I. Davis, Linda S. Spangler, Lisa Rena Clark, Robert Lee Thornton, S.N. Waller, Floyd H. Saunders, Philip Mealer, Carlton Bowen, David C. Palmer, Sam Cole Barnes, Sally Russell, Wallice Edmunds, Kathy Humphries, John Robert Brandon Sr.Aug. 27:…
First of all, I would like to say I had a great time spending some time with family on a little get away for a few days.
Greatest Gift
The board of trustees of the Danville-based J.T.- Minnie Maude Charitable Trust announced in October 2007 and formed through the generosity of James T. Emerson recently announced that $1.14 million has been awarded in scholarships to 409 students for the 2021-22 academic school year.
The board of directors for Southside Behavioral Health, formerly known as Southside Community Services Board, will be meeting in open session at noon on the fourth Tuesday of the month via Zoom meeting/teleconference or in-person.
The 82nd annual Elliott/Snead Reunion was held on Sunday, Aug. 1, at the home of Robbie and Susan Franklin.
It sure has been hot this week. I’m doing a cool salad for when it’s so hot.
Mr. Winston Wingfield Harrell and Dr. Whitney Minter Harrell of South Boston are pleased to announce the birth of their twin daughters Caroline Frances Harrell and Joanna Meredith Harrell. The twins made a surprise arrival six weeks early and were born at Duke University Hospital on Aug. 12,…
Aug. 19: Frederick W. Wilkerson, Calvin Heath, Susan Dale Clay, Bobbie Satterfield, Kathy Ballou, Robert C. Franck, Melissa Ozmec, Wendie Humphries, Lorene East, Sylvia C. Seamons, Charlie Ferrell Jr., Samuel EdmundsAug. 20: Ronnie Crabtree, W. Cecil Wazeka, Sally K. Walton, C.L. Puryear, Sa…
The storm
The Halifax County/South Boston NAACP recently presented the Roger J. Ford Scholarships to the following Halifax County High School 2021 graduates:
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This week I’m going to do some I hope you like.
Many weather experts predict a destructive wildfire and hurricane season this year.
I Decide
Col. Michael L. Brooks, a native of Halifax County, son of Marjorie T. Brooks of Long Island and the late Leonard L. Brooks, was passed the transfer of total responsibility, authority, and accountability of MCB Quantico on July 16.
I love it when people tell me they have tried the recipes and say how good they were. This week I’m going to do some that come from a book called “Old Fashion Bake Sale.”
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Beloved Lord
Ericke S. Cage, who began his career as a high school government teacher in his hometown of Halifax County, has been named vice president and chief of staff for West Virginia State University effective July 19.
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