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The Town of Halifax Police Department would like to warn area residents about a telephone scam that has surfaced in Halifax, Mecklenburg and surrounding counties.

Nyshiem Torain of South Boston created this sculpture, which he calls "Evil Leprechaun." Halifax County Middle School invites the community to a free art exhibit today, 6-8 p.m. What you'll see if you go: a giant jellyfish, insightful portraits, an evil leprechaun.

No one was hurt in a three-vehicle accident that occurred Wednesday shortly after 2 p.m. on Highway 501 at the intersection of State Route 654.A According to an accident report filed by State Trooper D. H. Hess, 57-year-old Robert L. Terry of New York, N.Y., was driving a 1994 Toyota Camry and 49-year-old Faye E. Bowman of South Boston was driving ... (more)

In this Sept. 16, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama, with students Meghan Clark, center, and Nathan Hughes, right, watches as they demonstrate their FIRST Robot, during a visits to a classroom at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va.

A 19-year-old Skipwith man who worked at Dollar General in South Boston succumbed to injuries he received Saturday in a single-vehicle wreck.