NewsPair convicted of kidnapping that set off Amber Alert
- Last Updated on 07:46 AM 05/20/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
A Brookneal couple arrested in January and charged with abduction in a November 2012 incident that prompted a nationwide Amber Alert pleaded no contest Thursday in Halifax County Circuit Court to parental kidnapping.
Supes to hold special meeting on courthouse design, construction
- Last Updated on 07:41 AM 05/20/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
Halifax County Supervisors will hold a special called meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday to deal with issues related to courthouse design and construction.
Festival raises money for Virgilina Volunteer Fire Department
- Last Updated on 07:38 AM 05/20/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
Streets in Virgilina will be overflowing with festivalgoers Saturday as the town kicks off the 31st anniversary of Summerfest, the primary fundraiser for the Virgilina Volunteer Fire Department.
Retired Army chaplain to lead special tribute
- Last Updated on 07:35 AM 05/20/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
A Memorial Day Tribute will be held Monday, May 27, at 11 a.m. at the Halifax County War Memorial with special guest speaker Colonel Donald G. Wilson, retired U.S. Army, who will speak on “For Such A Time As This.”
Sutherlin man faces arson charge
- Last Updated on 07:27 AM 05/20/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
A 25-year-old Sutherlin man faces a felony charge of arson/false alarm, according to Halifax County Sheriff’s Office records.
Want to run for office? Candidates forum set
- Last Updated on 07:26 AM 05/20/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
The Halifax County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a workshop titled “Campaign 2013: Candidate Overview” on Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, Hope Classroom. The workshop is being offered for people who are thinking about running for public office.
Mobile eatery OK’d in Halifax
- Last Updated on 04:25 PM 05/16/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
A new barbecue eatery is coming to Spencer Hill in the Town of Halifax after Halifax Town Council approved zoning amendments permitting Eddie Tate to operate Tater Bugs Bar-b-que, a mobile food unit in the C-1 commercial zoning district.
Tobacco crops getting late start
- Last Updated on 03:48 PM 05/16/13
- Tiffany Hudson
With temperatures reaching in the high 80s Wednesday, many farmers could be found working in the fields.
South Boston man faces felony drug indictments
- Last Updated on 03:35 PM 05/16/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
A 47-year-old South Boston man was arrested on two felony indictments charging distribution of cocaine and conspiring to distribute cocaine, according to Halifax Regional Narcotic and Gang Task Force Coordinator R. B. George.
Summer activities ‘hot’ topic at local library board meeting
- Last Updated on 03:33 PM 05/16/13
- Tiffany Hudson
Summer activities were the “hot” topic for Halifax County-South Boston Public Library Board members when they met Tuesday afternoon at the South Boston Public Library.
