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2006 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR — Larry Sneed, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, presents the 2006 Business of the Year
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2006 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR — Larry Sneed, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, presents the 2006 Business of the Year
award to South Boston Speedway employees Cathy Rice, Helen Barksdale
and Nick Igdalsky. The business was cited for helping to start the
Halifax County Motorsports Academy and bringing hundreds of thosands of
people to South Boston, as well as celebrating 50 years of racing
history in South Boston this year. (Danny Lamberth photo)
2006 BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR — Sandra Thompson, 1st vice chairman
of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, presents the "2006
Person of the Year" to Bill Kelehar, who is the plant manager of Annin
Flag Company and who serves on the Industrial Development Authority,
the Halifax County Economic Development Council and is a past chairman
of the Chamber Board. (Danny Lamberth photo)
OUTGOING CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERS — Outgoing members of the Chamber of
Commerce's Board of Directors are (l to r) Garland Ricketts, ABB/Oval
Engineering; Lee Pambid, Town of South Boston, Bill Kelehar, Annin and
Co. and Evelyn Hunt, Blue Ridge Beverage. These outgoing members were
recognized Tuesday night for their service to the Chamber.
CHAMBER COMMITTEE CHAIRS — Leading the Chamber's events this year will
be: (l to r) Niki Stinespring, Dollar General — Career Awareness
training; Gail Epps, Debbie's Staffing Services — Annual Meeting and
Banquet and Virginia Cantaloupe Festival Facilities; Kathy Farley,
Cherokee Tobacco Co., — Business Expo; Betsye Throckmorton, Halifax
Floral and Framing Studio — Virginia Cantaloupe Festival Food; Trish
Barger, Department of Social Services — Leadership Halifax County;
Olivia Epps, Halifax County Public Schools — Event Planning; Deborah
Sizemore, BB&T — Ambassadors; Sandra Sneed, Southside Community
Services Board — Virginia Cantaloupe Festival Beverages; Not pictured
are Shelia Bradley, Aide to Delegate Clarke Hogan — Virginia Cantaloupe
Festival Co-chair; Brian Burton, JE. Burton Construction Company —
Virginia Cantaloupe Festival Spoinsorships; Debra Cage, Virgnia
Cantaloupe Festival Co-chair; Bill Granger, Triangle Florist — Virginia
Cantaloupe Festival Volunteers; Stanley Jeffress, Jeffress Funeral Home
— Minority Business Team; Carol Metz, WAKG — Virginia Cantaloupe
Festival Entertainment; Dawn Miller, Halifax County High School— Junior
Leadership; Jeremy Satterfield, Halifax Regional Health System — Young
Professionals Network; Corbin Pulliam, Harris, Harvey Neal and Co.,
LLP, CPAs — Virginia Cantaloupe Festival Publicity; Dee Smith, Debbie's
Staffing Services — Sixth Grade Career Fairs. These committee chairs
were recognized for their service to the Chamber of Commerce during the
2007 Annual Meeting and Banquet on Tuesday evening.
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