Virginia State Police are continuing their investigation into
the Thursday night fatality of a 34-year-old Halifax County man
in Mecklenburg County.
James Edward Morris, 34, of Scottsburg, was struck and killed
by a car on U.S. 58 west of Clarksville around 9:40 p.m., according
to police reports.
Reports stated that Morris was lying in the road and was struck
and killed when hit by a 1996 Pontiac driven by David Franklin
Pruett, 74, of Beaverdam, Virginia.
No other injuries were reported and no charges will be filed in
the incident, said officials, adding that the mishap is still
under investigation by Trooper R.B. George III.
Funerals services for Morris will be held today, March 31, at
11 a.m. at Clover Baptist Church.
Morris, the father of three sons, Tyler, Jordan and Alexander,
and one daughter, Jillian, was the son of Tommy Morris and Rose
Lane Smiley Compton.
Incumbent Supervisor C.W. "Corky" Rorrer, Election
District 8, announced yesterday he would not seek re-election.
Attorney Bryant Claiborne confirmed earlier reports that he is
seeking the ED-8 seat as an Independent. "I look forward
to an opportunity to serve the district," Claiborne said
Sunday.
"By the time I complete my current term, I will have served
a total of eight and one-half years on South Boston Town Council
and the Board (of Supervisors), and I think it is time for someone
else to serve," Rorrer said in a prepared statement.
Thanking his constituents, Rorrer said that he would "miss
the people, and the service."
"The dedication and love that they have shown for South Boston
and Halifax County has been truly inspiring. I hope that in some
small way I helped the community, and would encourage others to
seek to serve their community.
"We have many wonderful citizens who serve our community
every day, and I would certainly encourage them to come forward
and seek the position," added Rorrer.
In other Board races, incumbent supervisors R.E. "Dickie"
Abbott, Ed-1, and James E. Edmunds, ED-5, have announced they
will seek re-election as Independents.
Supervisor Lottie Nunn, ED-7, who ran as an Independent in the
last election, said she will probably seek office under the Independent
banner.
In ED-4, incumbent Supervisor David Martin will face challenger
Robert Greene for that seat.
Greene, town manager in Halifax, announced last week he would
circulate petitions to qualify for the ED-4 race.
Obtaining material for qualification to run for School Board seats
are Jason Parker, ED-1; Carl Furches, ED-4; Charles Purcell, ED-5;
G.C. Ratliff, ED-7; Patricia Nelson, ED-8.
Two men, incumbent John Greenbacker and challenger Robert Meeks,
are vying for the commonwealth's attorney post.
Six men have obtained election packets to qualify in the race
for sheriff. They include Todd Moser, Shawn Sweeney, Charles Conner,
Freddie Edmunds, Ray Link and Keith Tribble.
In other races, former delegate and W.W. "Ted" Bennett
announced earlier this year that he was considering a bid for
the state Senate seat held by Frank Ruff, R-15th District, but
Bennett, a Democrat, has not formally announced a bid.
Earlier in the year, Democrat Brad Wike of Keysville announced
his intention to make his second bid for the 60th District seat
in the House of Delegates.
Incumbent Delegate Clarke Hogan, R-60th District, and Sen. Frank
Ruff are expected to seek the Republican Party's nomination during
its June 10 primary for the November general election.
Commissioner of the Revenue Danny Jackson and Treasurer Linda
Foster are seeking re-election.
Leroy Childress has also indicated interest by obtaining an election
packet to qualify in the race for county treasurer.
Members of the South Boston Town Council will get their first
look at the 2003-2004 budget, and the Current Issues Committee
will address a special use permit application from the school
system tonight.
The action comes as the two standing committees of Council convene
for their monthly work session tonight at 5:45 p.m. at Council
chambers on Yancey Street.
Town Manager Ted Daniel said Friday that he expects to give Council
members the first draft of the budget at tonight's meeting.
"This will be Council's first look at the administration's
recommendations for the budget," Daniel said.
Council will also address a special use permit application from
the Halifax County Public Schools for the construction of new
tennis courts and new track facilities.
The project will also include the rearranging of the girls softball
field on the lower field at Halifax County Middle School.
Cost estimates for the three-pronged project range between $800,000
and $840,000, according to school system officials.
The school board gave the school system the go-ahead to pursue
improvements to the sports facilities late last year.
Members of the South Boston Planning Commission has not addressed
the application.
The committee will also hear a request from the South Boston Volunteer
Company to close and abandon an unopened portion of Grove Avenue
lying adjacent to their activity building on Seymore Drive.
A final piece of business for the committee is a recommendation
from the planning commission to amend the town code to prohibit
the erection of billboards in industrial districts zoned M-1.
Members of the Halifax County Community
Federal Credit Union were warned about financial scams targeting
older Americans, and a new board member was named during Friday
night's annual meeting and Banquet.
The actions came as the group held its 22nd Annual Meeting and
Banquet Friday night in the Leggett Auditorium at Halifax Regional
Hospital.
Halifax County Administrator Joe Morgan was elected to fill the
post of retiring board member Julia Moss-Barker on the Board of
Directors.
Other members elected to serve two-year terms on the board include
President and CEO William Coleman.
Freddie Jeffress and the Rev. Roger Ford were both re-elected
to their positions as board members.
During the banquet, out-going member Julia Moss-Barker was honored
for 20 years of active service as a member of the Board of Directors.
Coleman said that she would be difficult to replace.
"Julia has been a tireless worker, striving to better the
community she loves," he said. "Over the years, she
has been an invaluable asset to us."
During the banquet, guest speaker Belicia A. Sydnor addressed
how financial institutions can protect the elderly from fraud.
She said that many scams specifically target older Americans.
"This is something we, as financial institutions, need to
be aware of," Coleman said. "We have a unique responsibility
to protect our community and our assets in that regard."
He said yesterday that he continued to be humbled by the support
the community had given the credit union over the years.
"We are quite proud that the members of the community have
offered their support to us in so many ways," he said. "We
are so fortunate to have that kind of support from the Halifax
County community."
The Comets varsity softball team ran its season record to 3-4
overall after competing over the weekend in the Sports Plus softball
tournament held at Lloyd C. Bird High School near Richmond.
The Comets won 3-0 over Fluvanna and lost 4-0 to Amelia on Friday.
Saturday's games saw the Comets lose to Herndon 4-1, and, in their
final game, fall to Lancaster in a 6-5 squeaker.
Friday Games
HC 3, Fluvanna 0
Lindsey Hastings and Erica Elliott both went 2-3, and pitchers
Kristi Myer and Emily Pool shut out Fluvanna on six hits, as Halifax
won its first game in the tournament.
Hastings counted a first inning double among her two hits, while
Elliott led the Comets with two runs scored in the contest.
Mashonda Dismuke, Emily Pool, Lori Reeves and Mallory Lawter had
the other Comet hits, Reeves' hit a double in the sixth inning.
The Comets struck for a run in the first inning, when Nikki Fountain
hit a one-out single and scored on Hastings' double to left field.
Mashonda Dismuke singled, but Hastings was out at the plate attempting
to score.
Myer and Elliott walked to load the bases, but a flyout ended
the Comet threat.
Myer gave up singles in the first and second innings, and retired
the side in order in the third, before running into trouble in
the top of the fourth inning.
With one out, a Fluvanna single followed by a fielder's choice
and two consecutive walks loaded the bases, before an inteference
call ended the threat.
The Comets mounted a threat in the second, when leadoff batter
Lawter hit a single.
Lawter was out on an attmepted steal of second, but Tracy Nelson
followed with a hit, and advanced to third on a throwing error
by the Fluvanna center fielder.
Two consecutive groundouts got Fluvanna out of the inning, but
the Comets came back to score again an inning later, when Elliott
singled, was sacrificed to second by Amanda Rogers, and scored
on another Fluvanna error.
Hastings was stranded after a two-out single in the fifth inning,
before the Comets added another run in the sixth inning.
Pool led off the inning with a single, and was thrown out at second
base but Elliott followed with a single.
Elliott moved to second base on a passed ball and scored on Reeves'
double.
Fluvanna threatened with two consecutive singles in the top of
the seventh, but a strikeout and flyout to first base ended the
game.
Amelia 4, HC 0
Amelia held Halifax to three hits and scored two runs each in
the second and third innings for a 4-0 win.
Nelson's fifth-inning double, Reeves' double in the seventh, and
a single by Rogers in the seventh were the only Comet hits for
the game.
Beth Throckmorton pitched the first four innings, giving up four
runs on seven hits, while striking out one Amelia batter. She
walked none.
Pool relieved for the final two innings, giving up no runs on
two hits, while issuing one walk.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the second, when a
single, a fielder's choice, another single and a triple gave Amelia
its first two runs.
Halifax threatened in the top of the third inning, when Rogers
walked, was sacrificed to second by Lawter, and advanced to third
on a groundout, before being stranded.
Amelia added two more runs in their half of the third, using two
singles, two stolen bases and a throwing error.
Nelson hit her double with one out in the Comets' fifth inning,
but was out at third for the second out.
Rogers walked and Lawter hit into a fielder's choice to end the
inning.
The Comets allowed two Amelia baserunners in the fifth inning
and one in the sixth, but were able to keep them off the scoreboard.
Reeves hit a one-out double in the top of the seventh, and Rogers
hit a two-out single to put two runners on, but a flyout ended
the contest.
Saturday Games
Herndon 4, HC 1
Dismuke went 2-3 with an RBI, while Fountain also had two hits
in three at-bats, but Herndon scored two runs in the third and
single runs in the fourth and fifth innings for a 4-1 win over
the Comets.
Herndon outhit the Comets 9-7, with Pool, Hastings and Reeves
getting the other Comets hits, all singles.
Myer pitched the first two innings for the Comets, Throckmorton
came on for the next two innings, and Pool pitched the final two
innings.
Myer recorded two strikeouts, while giving up one hit and one
walk in her two innings of work, while Throckmorton gave up three
runs on four hits in two innings, while issuing one walk.
Pool gave up a run on three hits while recording three strikeouts
the final two innings, and issued no walks.
Hastings and Dismuke both singled with two out in the first inning,
but a groundout ended the Comet threat.
Fountain and Dismuke recorded singles in the third and fourth
inning, respectively.
Fountain's hit came with two outs in the third inning, and Dismuke
singled to start the next inning, but the Comets did not score.
After threatening in the second inning, Herndon used three singles
and a walk in the third to score two runs, and two singles, a
sacrifice and an RBI double to score a single run in the fourth
inning.
Herndon made it 4-0 in the fifth inning, using a one-out single,
a passed ball and a single before the Comets posted their run
in the top of the sixth inning.
Kim Ford led off the inning with a single, and after one out,
Hastings followed with another single.
Dismuke's hit scored Ford with the Comets' first run, but a fly
out and groundout ended the inning.
Reeves hit a one-out single in the top of the seventh, but a flyout
and groundout ended the game.
Lancaster 6, HC 5
The Comets rallied from a four-run deficit after one inning, only
to come up short in a loss to Lancaster.
Nelson went 2-2, Lawter 2-3, and Ford went 2-4, as the Comets
collected 10 hits for the game, their best performance at the
plate the entire tournament.
Fountain, Dismuke, Rogers and Cari Clark had the other Comet hits,
Clark's and Dismuke's hits both doubles.
Pool started the contest and pitched the first three innings.
She gave up four runs on eight hits, with four strikeouts, while
walking one.
Nelson relieved for the final three innings, and gave up two runs
on three hits, while striking out three batters. She walked none.
Halifax threatened in the top of the first with Ford's leadoff
single, and a fielder's choice by Fountain, but two flyouts ended
the inning.
Lancaster put the Comets in a hole early, using six singles, including
four in a row, to gain a 4-0 lead after one inning.
After getting out of a two-out, two-on jam in the second, Halifax
scored a single run in the third.
Lawter's one-out single, followed by a two-out single by Fountain,
scored the first run of the game for the Comets.
Herndon used a one-out single, an error, a fly out and a groundout
to score a single run in the fourth inning before the Comets cut
the lead to 5-3 in the top of the fifth.
Nelson tripled with one out, and Lawter singled her in for the
fits run of the inning.
Ford smacked a single, Fountain got aboard on an error, and Hastings
hit into a fielder's choice, as the Comets added their second
run, before a flyout ended the inning.
Herndon added what proved to be the winning run in the bottom
of the sixth inning after two outs.
A single, a Comet throwing error, and a double produced the run,
with the Herndon hitter out at third base for the last out of
the inning.
The Comets scored once with two out in the top of the seventh
inning to come within a run, but couldn't come up with the equalizer.
Dismuke hit a double, Elliott drew a walk and Rogers singled to
cut the lead to one run, but an unassisted putout by the Herndon
shortstop ended the game.
The Comets will now be idle until they hit the road to face Dinwiddie
on Monday, April 7.
Game time is 5 p.m
Funeral services for Mr. Cornelius Olander Carrington will be
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at the Mason Chapel Baptist
Church.
The Rev. Ronald Claiborne will officiate.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Carrington died Thursday, March 27, at his residence, 284
Witcher Road, Ringgold, Va.
He was 58.
Mr. Carrington was born in Halifax County on October 6, 1944 to
William Carrington and Priscella Hamlett Carrington.
He was married to Rosalyn Harper Carrington and was a member of
Mason Chapel Baptist Church. He was a former employee of Lorillard,
Inc.
Mr. Carrington is survived by his wife, one sister, Clarice Berry
of Tampa, Fl., one step- daughter, April J. Waller of Danville,
one step-grandson, one brother-in-law, Lloyd Berry of Tampa, Fl.,
and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family will recieve friends at Mason Chapel Baptist Church
on Monday evening from 6-8 p.m., and at all other times at the
residence.
Mr. James Anthony Kintigos of Old Cluster Springs Road in Halifax
County died Sunday, March 30, 2003 in his home.
He was 74.
Mr. Kintigos was a retired real estate agent and a veteran of
the U.S. Air Force.
He is survived by his wife, Gertrude Raab Kintigos.
Private services for Mr. Kintigos are scheduled.
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Cole Link will be held at the
Mt. Cana United Methodist Church on Monday, March 31, at 3 p.m.
The Rev. Randy Holmes will officiate.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Link died Saturday, March 29, at the Halifax Regional Hospital.
She was 83.
Mrs. Link was born in Halifax County on July 6, 1919 to the late
Deshazo Cole Sr., and the late Maude Hudson Cole. She was a member
of the Mt. Cana United Methodist Church, and was a homemaker.
Survivors include two daughters, Peggy L. Cole and Martha L. Clark,
both of South Boston, one son, Robert W. Link of South Boston,
six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Link was preceded in death by one son, Lionel Link, three
sisters, Lois Shelton, Ethel Cole and Virginia Wilson, and one
brother, D.S. Cole Jr.
The family wishes that anyone wishing to give memorials please
consider the Mt. Cana UMC.
Funeral services for Ms. Gloria Jean Medley of Washington, D.C.,
formerly of Scottsburg, will be held at St. James Baptist Church
on Thursday, April 3, at 2 p.m.
The Rev. Byrd B. Blackwell will officiate.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Ms. Medley died March 28 at the Washington Hospital Center.
She was 44.
Ms. Medley was born in Halifax County on September 7, 1958 to
the late Sherman C. Medley and Mrs. Gertrude Bailey Medley. She
was employed by the AFL-CIO.
Ms. Medley is survived by three sisters, Lillian Holt, Pamela
Gayles and Paula Traynham, all of Scottsburg, one brother, Willie
Sherman Medley of the Bronx, N.Y., three aunts, Gertrude Bailey
of Alexandria, Beulah Edmunds of Sutherlin and Josephine Barksdale
of Scottsburg, five uncles, Willie G. Bailey of Alexandria, Curtis
Bailey and Milton Barksdale of Scottsburg, Willie Edmunds of Sutherlin
and Eldridge Bailey of Roanoke, one brother-in-law, Eddie Holt
of Scottsburg, one sister-in-law, Anna W. Medley of the Bronx,
N.Y., three nieces, four nephews and a host of cousins, other
relatives and friends, including the devoted Dyrell Madison of
Washington, D.C., and Tonia Smalls of Scottsburg.
The family is receiving friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie
Holt, 1028 Woods Creek Lane, Scottsburg.
James Edward Morris, 34, of 8225 James D. Hagood Highway, Scottsburg,
died March 27 in Mecklenburg County.
Mr. Morris was born in Halifax County on August 31, 1968, the
son of Tommy Morris and Rose Lane Smiley Compton.
He was a member of Clover Baptist Church and was a U.S. Air Force
Veteran.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Tommy Compton, of
Scottsburg; his father and stepmother, Inez Morris, of Scottsburg;
three sons, Tyler, Jordan and Alexander Morris; one daughter,
Jillian Morris; two sisters, Kimberly Fisher and Tina Mocarsky,
both of Scottsburg; and his maternal grandmother, Gladys Smiley
of Clover.
Services for Mr. Morris will be held today, March 31, at 11 a.m.
at Clover Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Walker officiating.
Burial will follow in the Clover Cemetery.
The family is receiving friends at the home.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Clover Baptist
Church.
Funeral services for Mr. Lee T. Pamplin of College Street in South
Boston will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at the
Jeffress Funeral Home Chapel.
The Rev. Sandy Palmer will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Coleman Hill Cemetery in Cluster Springs.
Mr. Pamplin died Wednesday, March 26, at his residence.
He was 73.
Mr. Pamplin was born in Halifax County on February 10, 1930 to
the late Embro Pamplin and Urmy Harris Pamplin.
He was married to Rose Harris Pamplin.
Mr. Pamplin is survived by his wife, three daughters, Lorraine
Patterson and Cheryl Pamplin, both of South Boston, and Karen
Pamplin of New York, three sons, Mitchell Pamplin, and Eric Pamplin,
both of New York, and George Pamplin of Bronx, N.Y., 14 grandchildren
and seven great- grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews,
other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends at the residence, 1908 College
Street, South Boston.