River group plans Jan. 5 outing to Tanyard Creek in Ruffin, N.C.
- Last Updated on 07:41 AM 12/14/12
- Special to the Gazette
The Dan River Basin Association’s First Saturday Outing on Jan. 5 will be a two-mile hike on a farm in Ruffin, N.C., to explore Tanyard Creek. Meeting at 10 a.m. at Happy Home School, participants in the outing will carpool to the site.
Baptists travel to Haiti on missionary trip
- Last Updated on 08:24 AM 12/13/12
- The Gazette-Virginian
It was one overseas trip seven county residents will never forget.
What’s the key to 70 years of marriage? Just ask this couple.
- Last Updated on 08:22 AM 12/12/12
- Tiffany Hudson
After seven decades of marriage, family and most importantly, love, the Morrises wouldn’t change a thing.
Trio headed to regional poetry competition
- Last Updated on 07:43 AM 12/10/12
- The Gazette-Virginian
Halifax County High School held its annual Poetry Out Loud contest Thursday afternoon in the school library.
Scout spearheads solemn wreath laying project
- Last Updated on 04:06 PM 12/06/12
- Tiffany Hudson
Pride, gratitude and enthusiasm are all feelings that 15-year-old Payne Atkins Nunn hopes the Virgilina community will feel after attending a wreath laying ceremony at Virgilina Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 15.
PHOTOS: Halifax Children's Christmas Parade
- Last Updated on 07:44 AM 12/03/12
- The Gazette-Virginian
The Town of Halifax held its fourth annual Halifax Children's Christmas Parade on Friday.
Tree of Love makes unique holiday gift
- Last Updated on 04:44 PM 11/29/12
- Special to the Gazette
Are you looking for a unique gift this holiday season? Something more than a trinket or bauble that will soon be broken, lost or forgotten? Many families and individuals are choosing to forgo the usual gift giving and are looking for other ways to honor or remember loved ones. Halifax Regional Hospital’s Tree of Love is one such opportunity.
Two historical grave monuments restored at final resting spot
- Last Updated on 08:28 AM 11/28/12
- Special to the Gazette
On a recent cold November morning, members of the John M. Jordan Camp 58, Sons of Confederate Veterans Historical Honor Society joined forces with several concerned citizens of the Rodgers Chapel community to restore two historically significant government issued grave markers.
Ladybugs: An adorable infestation?
- Last Updated on 06:02 AM 11/23/12
- Susan Gill/Virginia Tech
No, it’s not a boatload of teddy bears or squealing kittens. Instead, it’s thousands of ladybugs, swarming in your kitchen, on your bedroom walls and in your bathroom. When they die, they give off an offensive odor and can stain white walls yellow as they expire.
Student returns to teach design classes
- Last Updated on 07:25 AM 11/21/12
- Special to the Gazette
Spring 2009, Stephen Woltz was a senior at Halifax County High School when he decided to take a new dual enrollment class being offered at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center. He had no idea the graphic arts class, taught by Halifax County newcomer Ben Capozzi, would change his life.
