A Ridgeway man, Dwayne Ottis Dalton, was sentenced on Jan. 20 in Halifax County Circuit Court to serve 12 months in jail for a felony charge each of possession of schedule I or II controlled substance, forging a bank note and forging coin and bank notes and a misdemeanor charge of driving wi…
Supervisors will meet Monday to consider applicants for slot used to break board deadlock.
On Tuesday, the Virginia Department of Health announced it is changing from attempting to investigate every case of COVID-19 and trace all contacts to focusing on follow-up of outbreaks and cases in high-risk settings.
COVIDWISE, Virginia’s COVID-19 exposure notifications app is being used by a record number of Virginians, remaining a vital part of the commonwealth’s pandemic response toolkit.
Andy Parker — the father of slain WDBJ journalist Alison Parker — announced Thursday he’s seeking the Democratic nomination to take on U.S. Rep Bob Good for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District.
Another blast of winter weather heading to Halifax County, but pattern set to switch even before next week’s groundhog show.
A 22-year-old Vernon Hill woman faces a felony charge of destruction of property with intent, according to Halifax County Sheriff’s Office records.
Applications are open for Camp Woods & Wildlife, formerly known as Holiday Lake Forestry Camp.
A 29-year-old Halifax woman was transported to a nearby hospital with injuries following a single-vehicle wreck that occurred Sunday at 8:46 p.m., according to a report filed by Virginia State Trooper D. T. Spencer.
The National Society Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) recognizes Revolutionary War battles or events that are celebrated at or near the location where it occurred.
A portion or all of the new Halifax County High School that is looked to be built in the coming years could sit on a piece of property that’s northwest of the current building surrounding the access road between the high school and Halifax County Middle School and Tabernacle Trail.
The North Halifax Volunteer Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary stew originally set for Saturday has been postponed until Feb. 5.
RICHMOND — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its annual crop production report for Virginia, revealing the state’s farmers reaped bountiful yields despite adverse growing conditions.
GO Virginia initiatives received strong support in the budget plan Gov. Glenn Youngkin sent to the General Assembly on Friday.
Legislators raised a few questions with a measure that would deploy hotel staff to help combat human trafficking.
Around 300 homes in South Boston have experienced an interruption with their water pressure or overall water supply since Monday morning due to water line breaks in the area.
Halifax County Public Schools will begin allowing parent choice masking starting Feb. 3.
Rural Va. areas may experience surges after figures start to decline in urban localities, latest report from University of Virginia indicates.
Local hospital seeing a steady stream of patients as the omicron spread continues.
The Henrietta Lacks Statue Committee is seeking the public’s input into potential sites to erect a statue of Henrietta Lacks. Halifax County residents are asked to weigh-in on three potential sites, Constitution Square in downtown South Boston, Edmunds Park and the new Halifax County High Sc…
The Halifax County School Board will hold a special meeting Monday at 5 p.m. in the public meeting room in the Mary Bethune Office Complex in Halifax to address the mandate regarding mask wearing in schools.
Two individuals face drug charges following a traffic stop conducted on Wednesday by members of the Halifax/South Boston Regional Narcotic and Gang Task Force, according to Sheriff Fred S. Clark.
Another quick bout of winter weather covered Halifax County over the weekend with snow beginning to fall Friday night into early Saturday morning.
A barren and bleak landscape awaited General Nathanael Greene along the shore near Boyd’s Ferry on the Dan River in February 1781, as his rag-tag colonial army landed.
Southside Planning District 13’s Continuum of Care will be conducting the annual Point-In-Time Count on at 6 p.m. Wednesday and ending at 6 a.m. Thursday.
Virginia Tax announces that tax filing season will be underway this week.
The Southern Piedmont Educational Opportunity Center will sponsor a Scholarship/FAFSA Night originally scheduled for Thursday at Halifax County High School’s cafeteria has been postponed until 6 p.m. Feb. 3.
A 46-year-old South Boston man faces a felony charge of strangulation, and a misdemeanor charge each of injure phone line/obstruct message, resisting arrest/obstruction of justice and public swearing/intoxication, according to Halifax County Sheriff’s Office records.
The Halifax County Planning Commission sent a conditional use permit application to rezone parcels in the Shepherd’s Gate subdivision from M-1, industrial to R-1, residential back to county staff so they can get more information from the Virginia Department of Transportation following a join…
Halifax County Public Schools responded to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order Number Two regarding wearing masks in schools in an alert to parents on Tuesday.
The next superintendent of Halifax County Public Schools will have to reside in Halifax County within the year of hire, must have experience serving as a principal and having experience as a central office administrator, superintendent or associate/assistant superintendent is preferred.
The Special Education Advisory Committee for the Halifax County Public Schools will hold its next meeting on Monday at 5:30 p.m.
The threat for a winter storm Friday across Southside Virginia has all but fizzled.
APPOMATTOX — Dropping over a foot of snow in some Virginia localities, an early-January storm stole national headlines and wreaked havoc throughout the mid-Atlantic.
Halifax County Planning Commission recommended denial of a conditional use permit application amendment that would allow Southstone Behavioral Health to operate a substance abuse treatment center for women on Tuesday.
South Boston native Brenda Forlines describes her mission work with refugees a “calling.” Forlines coaches people of the Karen ethnic group from the country of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, through the process of becoming American citizens.
Tuesday again sets record across commonwealth; local hospitalizations also climb.
Ralph Emery, country music disc jockey and television host for “Pop Goes the Country,” from 1974-1980, “Nashville Now,” from 1983 until 1993, and a weekly program on RFD-TV on cable TV channel from 2007-15, died of natural causes in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday at the age of 88. Emery,…
Republican Glenn Youngkin was sworn in Saturday as Virginia’s 74th governor on the steps of the state Capitol.
The Virginia Forage and Grassland Council will hold a winter conference this week that explores the challenges faced by the livestock industry as it seeks to be understood as part of the solution to global environmental problems.
Ready for round two?
Snow greeted Halifax County residents early Sunday morning, which quickly turned to sleet by late morning, and even some freezing rain followed.
Southstone Behavioral Health, the former Carlbrook School in the Oak Level community, would like to begin operating as a substance use treatment center for adult women.
A 43-year-old South Boston man faces a felony charge of violating probation, according to Halifax County Sheriff’s Office records.
The board of directors for Southside Behavioral Health will be meeting in open session at noon on the fourth Tuesday of the month via Zoom/teleconference or in person.
A trio of historians plan to bring unique perspectives on the Crossing of the Dan and Banister Rivers during the American Revolution in February 1781 in three events for the 241st anniversary commemoration.
The Southern Piedmont Educational Opportunity Center will sponsor a Scholarship/FAFSA Night at 6 p.m. Thursday at Halifax County High School’s cafeteria.
Peak of omicron wave could be a week away,
a UVa model suggests.
VDOT continues to urge motorists to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary.
The public will get the chance to share with the Halifax County School Board what they would like to see in a new superintendent at a public hearing held Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Mary Bethune Office Complex in Halifax.
