HALL CLASS – Here is the new class of inductees for the Halifax County-South Boston Sports Hall of Fame, following the 19^th annual induction ceremonies Saturday night at C.H. Friend Elementary School. From left, inductees Scooter Dunn, Don Testerman, Mason C. Day, Jr.; followed by Masie Ballou, widow of the late Sanford Ray ‘Doc’ Ballou, who was also inducted into the Hall; and Carlyle Wimbish, Jr., president of the Hall of Fame. Please see our website, www.thenewsrecord.com, for an extensive photo gallery from Saturday’s Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. (Keith Douglas photo)

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS – Here are the scholarship winners from the annual Hall of Fame banquet. Shown from left, scholarship recipients Justin Long, Tony Barbour and Keyara Ferrell, pictured with Carlyle Wimbish, Jr., president of the Hall of Fame. (Keith Douglas photo)

TESTERMAN JOINS HALL – Donald Testerman, a stout former Comet running back and a former NFL player, joined the local sports Hall of Fame Saturday. Shown here for the plaque presentation are Hall of Famer and Testerman’s coach at HCHS, Coleman Starnes; Testerman accepting his plaque; and Carlyle Wimbish, Jr., president of the Hall. (Keith Douglas photo)

DUNN JOINS HALL – William ‘Scooter’ Dunn, a Dixie Youth World Series hero and the former HCHS varsity baseball head coach, joined the local sports Hall of Fame. Shown with him for the plaque presentation are Dr. Jimmy Priest, who presented Dunn for induction; Dunn; and Carlyle Wimbish, Jr., president of the Hall. (Keith Douglas photo)

DAY JOINS HALL – Racing and baseball figure Mason C. Day, Jr., joined the local sports Hall Saturday night. Shown for the plaque presentation are, from left, presenter Archie Bohanon; Day, and Hall president Carlyle Wimbish, Jr. (Keith Douglas photo)

BALLOU INDUCTED INTO HALL – Family members of the late Sanford Ray ‘Doc’ Ballou were here to accept his induction into the Halifax County-South Boston Sports Hall of Fame. Shown from left, presenter Jim Burgess, Mr. Ballou’s nephew; Wesley Ballou, the inductee’s grandson; Masie Ballou, and Carlyle Wimbish, Jr., Hall president. (Keith Douglas photo)

DONATION – From left, Ricky Hudson, representing SunTrust bank, presented a $5000 donation Saturday night to Carlyle Wimbish, Jr., president of the local Hall of Fame. The donation goes toward the building fund for the new projected Hall of Fame building at Edmunds Park. (Keith Douglas photo)

NEW BUILDING – This is a rendition of the future Hall of Fame building, to be located in Edmunds Park. Donations are being sought to cover the cost of construction and maintenance of the building. Shown from left, for the unveiling of the new, future Hall of Fame home, are Carlyle Wimbish, Jr., president of the Hall of Fame, and Glen Reynolds, Reynolds Architects, Inc., the architectural firm involved in the project. (Keith Douglas photo)