The Gazette-Virginian

24/01/2025

Over the last few decades, when those driving through Halifax County turned their AM/FM adjuster k***s to the right channel, they’d be greeted by the familiar warm voice of Nick Long of 95.3 WHLF.

Over the last few decades, when those driving through Halifax County turned their AM/FM adjuster k***s to the right channel, they’d be greeted by the familiar warm voice of Nick

24/01/2025

A surprise dusting of snow Tuesday evening covered areas of Halifax County, providing the third such coating of winter weather this month.

23/01/2025

The Halifax County High School JV basketball team handled business on Tuesday night, defeating the Magna Vista High School JV team 50-20.

23/01/2025

The snowy weather returned on Tuesday evening in South Boston, postponing the Halifax County High School varsity basketball team’s game against Magna Vista after one half of play.

22/01/2025

Take a walk down memory lane with our weekly feature looking back at top headlines and photos of yesteryear.

22/01/2025

Halifax County mothers watched breastfeeding testimonials from African American mothers and learned about resources available to them in the community at a screening of “Chocolate Milk: The Documentary.”

22/01/2025

“Love” was the theme of a service commemorating the birthday of the late civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

22/01/2025

Monday morning’s chilly temperatures set the ideal scene for the L.E. Coleman African-American Museum to cozy up inside The Prizery for its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast.

20/01/2025

Curbing hunger in Halifax County is the goal of a newly formed group: Halifax Hunger Relief.

20/01/2025

Lake Country Quail Forever Chapter will hold its annual banquet on Feb. 1 at Factory Street Brewing Company.

20/01/2025

The topic of transparency was a hot-button issue for the Halifax County Industrial Development Authority Board of Directors at its Friday meeting.

18/01/2025

Next week, daytime highs are expected to stay well below freezing in Halifax County and overnight lows may reach the single-digits.

18/01/2025

On Thursday night, the Laurel Park Lancers’ boys basketball team took on the Lions boys basketball team at Halifax County Middle School in a highly contested matchup.

18/01/2025

The Halifax County Middle School girls basketball team fought off several runs by Laurel Park to defeat the Lancers 31-25 on Thursday evening.

17/01/2025

The Prizery — now officially under the management of the Southern Virginia Higher Education Foundation — expects to return to traditional operating hours in February.

17/01/2025

The town of Halifax held its first meeting of the new year on Tuesday evening, where three police officers were honored.

17/01/2025

Derek Mason was reelected for a second term as chair of the Halifax County School Board at the board’s reorganizational meeting Monday evening.

17/01/2025

A cast of 44 local youth will take the stage from Jan. 31-Feb. 9 for Halifax County Little Theatre’s production of Disney musical “Finding Nemo Jr.” at The Prizery.