So many people have taken massive failures in life and turned them into successes. Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey and Walt Disney are among people who were fired once, only to turn their lives around. “Ya ...

Following the success of “Newsies,” Wayne Edmondson of Raleigh, North Carolina, has joined the ensemble cast of the holiday musical “White Christmas” for Poiema Arts. The show will be in December.

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 840, of South Boston, received a letter of certification from the national headquarters president recognizing the chapter’s 25th anniversary.

She was the first genius I’d ever met in my young life. Mom knew everything, like the great wizard of Oz.

The Comets varsity volleyball team lost to the Tunstall Trojans during the home game on Thursday after losing three sets out of four. Scores for the sets were 18-25, 25-20, ...

During the home game Thursday night, the JV Comets volleyball team lost both sets to the Tunstall Trojans. The score for the first set ended with (27-29) score followed by ...

The Halifax County High School Comets golf team brought out its most impressive finish of the season thus far, beating out the competition by a hefty margin in the sub region tournament at Greens ...

The Halifax County School Board’s attorney has sent a letter to the Halifax County Board of Supervisors expressing concerns about the school board’s access to 1% local sales tax revenues.

Recently, the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association presented Lt. Joey Adams, of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office, with its highest honor.

The weather certainly did not seem in favor of downtown South Boston as cloudy skies brought pockets of rain early Saturday ...

The Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission held its third and final scheduled meeting of the year on Wednesday at Virginia International Raceway in Halifax with committee meetings held the day prior ...

The Halifax County High School cross country teams turned in strong performances at a Piedmont District meet Wednesday, with ...