Drakes Branch News

The Fleet Marine Force qualification, a military badge earned by Sailors assigned to U.S. Marine Corps commands, is a source of pride for many in the Navy, a testament to experience, to time spent on the Navy's "green side" - serving alongside U.S. Marines.

Southside Regional Public Service Authority is pondering an appeal of the verdict handed down last week in Mecklenburg Circuit Court when Judge Marc Jacobson ruled in favor of Shearin Construction Inc.

After three days of testimony, on Thursday morning Judge Mark Jacobson ruled in favor of Shearin Construction last week.A The verdict ends four years of legal battles in the case of the Southside Public Service Authority and the Drakes Branch based construction company.

Lori Mitchum-Burns whose work has been featured at MacCallum Moore Museum and Gardens in Chase City, the Prizery and the South Boston Museum, will be teaching the class.

County Supervisors took action at their August meeting that could pave the way for a trucking terminal and 25 new jobs.