Halifax County News

A man is dead after a crash in Halifax County. State police tell us it happened around 5:00 p.m. Saturday on Route 704 on Old Cluster Springs Rd.

Retiring School Superintendent Paul Stapleton was honored on Thursday morning with the announcement of a $1,000 scholarship established in his name.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing to gather comments on the proposed replacement of the Route 49 bridge that crosses Aaron's Creek in Halifax County.

AA fast-moving severe thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds, fierce lightning and quarter-sized hail raced through Halifax County Tuesday around 4 p.m. leaving in its wake a number of downed trees and spotty power outages.

Anderson Counseling held an open house Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with refreshments and door prizes to let the public know they are reopened for business under new leadership.

David Hudson is among the ranks of a very elite group. He has been to every continent on the planet, and it's his passion for farming that has led him there.

AA fast-moving severe thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds, fierce lightning and quarter-sized hail raced through Halifax County Tuesday around 4 p.m. leaving in its wake a number of downed trees and spotty power outages.

Dominion Virginia Power says it has canceled a proposed solar-energy electricity project in Southside Virginia, blaming delays in the development of crucial battery technology.

A new biomass plant being built in Halifax County, on the southern border of Virginia, will burn wood waste from the local timber industry to provide electricity to Northern Virginia residents.

AA fast-moving severe thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds, fierce lightning and quarter-sized hail raced through Halifax County Tuesday around 4 p.m. leaving in its wake a number of downed trees and spotty power outages.

Hyco Country Store, located in the 6000 block of Hyco Road, South Boston, has been deemed a most endangered historic site by Preservation Virginia.

AA fast-moving severe thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds, fierce lightning and quarter-sized hail raced through Halifax County Tuesday around 4 p.m. leaving in its wake a number of downed trees and spotty power outages.

Transportation will hold a public hearing to gather comments on the proposed replacement of the Route 49 bridge that crosses Aarons Creek in Halifax County.

AA fast-moving severe thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds, fierce lightning and quarter-sized hail raced through Halifax County Tuesday around 4 p.m. leaving in its wake a number of downed trees and spotty power outages.

The jobless rate improved in Halifax County in March as the unemployment rate fell to 9 percent, eight-tenths of a percent lower than the 9.8 percent jobless rate in February, according to the latest Virginia Employment Commission data released Wednesday.

Tuesday afternoon's violent thunderstorm sent two young women to the emergency room to be checked out after they were hit by indirect lighting, Halifax County Emergency Services Director Kirby Saunders said.

South Boston Town Council is going to get more specific about whether and how much money it puts up in the fight against uranium.

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Halifax County real estate tax bills for 2012 were mailed out last week, surpassing a requirement of state law that bills be mailed no later than 14 days prior to At the Halifax County Chamber of Commerce-sponsored candidate forum on Thursday night, South Boston Town Council candidates touched on everything from uranium to taxes.

Halifax County real estate tax bills for 2012 were mailed out last week, surpassing a requirement of state law that bills be mailed no later than 14 days prior to Polls are open 6 a.m.-7 p.m. for South Boston and Scottsburg voters Tuesday.