Siblings compete in National Rifle Association Civilian Marksman Program
- Last Updated on 07:49 AM 10/03/12
- Tiffany Hudson
Most parents’ cringe at the thought of their children holding a firearm. Robert and Elizabeth Hudson embrace it.
Fly-in attracts 200
- Last Updated on 07:30 AM 10/01/12
- The Gazette-Virginian
Approximately 200 people watched remote control planes fly this weekend during a fly-in sponsored by the Fighter Flight Against Cancer for all AMA members at William Tuck Airport in South Boston.
South Boston Downtown Harvest Festival coming Saturday
- Last Updated on 03:53 PM 09/27/12
- Special to the Gazette
South Boston’s Annual Downtown Harvest Festival is this Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Halifax County 4-H Community Club revived
- Last Updated on 08:11 AM 09/26/12
- Special to the Gazette
New life is being breathed into the Lucky Leaf 4-H Community Club these days.
Fighter Flight Against Cancer fly-in this weekend
- Last Updated on 07:40 AM 09/24/12
- The Gazette-Virginian
An organization formed to honor and remember those fighting cancer, Fighter Flight Against Cancer, will hold a fly-in all day Friday and Sunday and Saturday after 4 p.m. for all AMA members at the William Tuck Airport in South Boston.
Historical Society ornament features Ziggy’s Restaurant
- Last Updated on 12:03 PM 09/21/12
- The Gazette-Virginian
The Halifax County Historical Society announces its 2012 ornament – Ziggy’s Restaurant.
Visiting the ground zero for Port wine
- Last Updated on 06:39 AM 09/21/12
- David Ray Hudson/sPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
Recently a work project took me to Viana do Castelo in the North Region of Portugal.
DRBA’s Oct. 6 outing in Eden part of river cleanup effort
- Last Updated on 08:36 AM 09/19/12
- Special to the Gazette
The Oct. 6 First Saturday Outing of the Dan River Basin Association will complete the cleanup of the Smith River begun in August. Meeting at 10 a.m. at Island Ford Landing, West Meadow Road, Eden, N.C. (GPS 36.502168, -79.756086), participants will float just over two miles to the confluence of the Smith with the Dan River. The take-out will be at the Eden Wildlife Access, locally known as “the Boat Landing,” a popular Dan River access point beside Bethlehem Church Road.
SVHEC offers illustration course
- Last Updated on 08:17 AM 09/17/12
- Special to the Gazette
Starting Sept. 25, award-winning illustrator and author Ron Miller will offer The Storyteller: The Art of Illustration at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center. The course will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. for four weeks.
Library to hold book sale event in October
- Last Updated on 01:00 PM 09/14/12
- The Gazette-Virginian
With a flock of kids in the library, their answers to questions show excitement and enthusiasm for reading.
