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Monday fire

South Boston News
MONDAY AFTERNOON BLAZE — Halifax and South Boston firefighters were called out to this field fire near Sinai School on Monday afternoon where three vehicles were parked. A spokesman with one of the departments said two of the three suffered heavy damages in the late afternoon blaze. (Danny Lamberth photo)

Halifax County school class sizes slated to rise

The Halifax County School Board agreed Monday to expand classroom sizes next year in tandem with new state rules that allow more students per classroom.

Halifax figures into NFL legend’s ancestry

South Boston News
Emmitt Smith pulled up in Boydton in April to film an episode for the new NBC reality series, “Who Do You Think You Are?” The show, which traces the family histories of celebrities, brought the Hall of Fame running back to Southside Virginia and Berry Hill Plantation Resort for several days back in the spring. The episode featuring Smith airs Friday night at 8 p.m. on NBC. (Courtesy photo)
Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher and 2006 Dancing with the Stars champion, visited Halifax County in April to retrace his family ancestry for an episode of a new NBC reality series airing this Friday night at 8 p.m.

Agencies: Go easy on our budgets

Eight individuals representing various local agencies and boards appeared before Halifax County Board of Supervisors on Monday evening to ask that their budgets not suffer drastic cuts in the wake of the economic downturn.

Halifax pushes for bridge access deal

Halifax Town Councilmen spent most of their meeting Tuesday working on the abandonment of the old King’s Bridge right-of-way. The Town is anxious to have an agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation to expand recreational access to the Banister…
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Town may host VML workshop

South Boston Council members on Monday evening learned of an offer from the Virginia Municipal League to hold a local government community workshop in South Boston sometime in the coming…

Four indicted on drug charges

Four men have been indicted on drug charges this week after an investigation by the Halifax/South Boston Regional Narcotics and Gang Task Force.

Doctor to patient, person to person

When you’re sick or injured and headed for the hospital, you shouldn’t have to worry about the process of being admitted or who’s taking care of you while you’re there.…

SPORTS

SBS cranks up 2010 season Saturday

South Boston Speedway will crank up the 2010 season Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. with the running of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Twin 75's race program.

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