We tried beating the heat. The heat won. But we’re back up to full power again and it’s Sunday! That means it’s QuickHits! day and time to take a look at the stories around the region that have caught my eye over the past week.
Big Board time!
- The interim Martinsville school superintendent and the school board thinks the school staff is too white.
- The nationally famous Culley family’s adoption of six orphaned children is now final as the court awards them custody.
- The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office starts carrying Narcan to reverse drug overdoses quickly.
- A 17-year old turns himself in after being the fifth person charged in a Burlington murder.
- The Chatham Star-Tribune’s Luke Burris tells us why Attorney General Mark Herring came to Danville last week.
- Some Halifax County school board members aren’t happy with the cut in coaches’ pay and have called for a special meeting.
- Two guys stab each other in a Greensboro motel room. They were drunk. Surprise!
- Martinsville’s Serendipity Coffee House had difficulties getting their first drag show underway.
- Four people are injured in a South Hill apartment complex fire.
- Richard Moore tells us about his adventures at “Shaggin’ On Fieldcrest” event in Eden. Heh!
- Minimum water bills in the town of Pamplin go up by over 35% so that the town can avoid bankruptcy.
- Stop by & visit Amy, the Caswell Messenger’s office cat, and get your free souvenir sticker!
Whoa there! Let’s stop with twelve reading assignments for you. We’ve got more coming up here on SouthsideCentral!
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