Halifax News

Halifax Co., VA - Six months after a Halifax County woman vanished, there's a renewed effort to find clues in her case.

Applications for over 70 agricultural/forestal districts including approximately 38,000 acres met Fridaya s deadline for inclusion in the special tax designation program that could result in the loss of $77,000 in county revenue.

The Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation is currently contacting businesses and individuals throughout Halifax County in a fall campaign to raise funds, according to HCPSEF President Logan Young.

It's an amazing show of support for a former librarian in South Boston, forced to resign two weeks ago for waiving some overdue fees.

The full tobacco commission met Thursday in Wytheville. In addition to $3 million in new tobacco money designated for county projects, on Thursday the commission also consolidated three previous grants for the Modeling and Simulation Center for Excellence and the Riverstone Energy Center, both housed at Riverstone Technology Park.

Halifax County Sheriffa s deputies are investigating several recent break-ins and larcenies, according to Sheriff Stanley Noblin.

The Town of Halifax will be mailing out 2009 taxes for real estate, personal property and machine and tool taxes to residents, businesses and property owners the week of Nov.

Absences Up In County Schools

Last weeka s a oeArt & The Creative Economya conference combined with this weeka s a oeAffair of the Artsa is proving that despite the challenging economy, arts can help build and shape our community.

An 18-year-old Halifax man has been charged with felony malicious wounding, according to sheriffa s office records.

Estimated damages totaled $9,000 as a result of a two-vehicle crash in the Centerville area of South Boston Thursday morning, according to town police.

Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation has awarded over $8,300 in 27 teacher mini-grants. The grants were presented during a reception Tuesday afternoon in the Leggett Auditorium at Halifax Regional Hospital.

Halifax town police are investigating two separate incidentsa 'a Friday shooting and a Thursday break-in at a town business, according to Halifax Police Chief D. E. Martin.

An early morning shooting injures three people in Lynchburg. Police say it happened in the 100 block of Spinoza Circle around 12:15 this morning.

Town offices in Halifax and South Boston will be closed Monday for Columbus Day.

Officers from the South Boston Police Department and Halifax/South Boston regional drug and gang ask force say they've arrested three people in connection with a strong of thefts from the Wal-Mart in South Boston.

Danville, VA - Some mentor programs in our area are seeing more kids on waiting lists, with fewer people willing to help.

William E. Coleman, the long serving president and chief executive officer of Tri-County Community Action Agency and Halifax County Community Federal Credit Union, officially stepped down last Wednesday after 42 consecutive years with the agency.

Democratic candidate for governor Sen. Creigh Deeds will be in Danville today to talk with Southside residents at the Danville Science Center.

A Friday morning kitchen fire extensively damaged a brick home belonging to Jean Logan of Bethel Road, Halifax.