A Virgilina woman who was shot by her husband early yesterday afternoon was listed in guarded condition by a Halifax Regional Hospital spokesman.
Robin Wilson, 43, was shot by her husband, Larry Wilson, 47, following a domestic dispute at their Rip Rock Road residence.
Maj. R.S.B. Pulliam said that Mrs. Wilson was shot in the abdomen by a small caliber handgun.
"The bullet passed through her abdomen," he said.
"She was able to drive herself to a nearby residence to get help," he added.
Pulliam said that deputies were repeatedly called to the Wilson residence Saturday.
"I know that he hit her Saturday, and she swore out a warrant on him, but the deputies couldn't find him to serve the papers," Pulliam said.
He added that the wife called police early yesterday afternoon to report that Larry Wilson was at the residence and was trying to get in.
"Apparently he was able to gain entry," Pulliam said.
Upon entering the residence, he fired three shots, and one of them struck his wife in the abdomen, according to police reports.
Pulliam said that Robin Wilson's mother, Tuny Rice, assisted her daughter in subduing Larry Wilson.
"It's my understanding that the mother struck him with a flashlight, knocking him unconscious," he said.
Witnesses at the scene said that Larry Wilson was bound with duct tape when deputies arrived.
"He took a pretty serious beating for shooting that girl," one of them said.
Larry Wilson was transported to Halifax Regional Hospital by ambulance.
He has been charged with malicious wounding and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He is being held in the Halifax Regional Jail without bond.

By KEITH STRANGE
An innovative three-pronged program that provides money for college, tax incentives for GED completion and workforce retraining initiatives could be the answer to attract new industry to Halifax County, former Gov. Gerald Baliles said Friday.
The program is currently underway in Baliles' native Patrick County.
A group of about 75 community leaders gathered at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center Friday to hear Baliles discuss Patrick County's innovative program to improve its educational profile.
Members of the Halifax Educational Foundation say that a similar initiative for Halifax County may hold the key to putting a viable workforce in place for new industry in Southside.
The program in Patrick County has been successful enough to warrant possible duplication in Halifax county, according to Bennett.
Baliles said that Patrick County is now giving contracts to high school students regarding higher education.
"The student must have 90 percent attendance, stay out of legal trouble, maintain a C+ GPA, and participate in extra-curricular activities.
"We told them that if they agree to these four points and want to go to college, we will find them the money," he said.
"It's possible that the program in place now would have to be modified to address the specific needs of Halifax County," HEF president William Coleman said.
"But it's multi-faceted enough that it could meet the unique needs that we have here," he added.
The Halifax Educational Foundation, which owns the SVHEC, is currently considering a similar program as a way to strengthen Halifax County's opportunities to recruit new industries through demonstrating the immediate availability of an educated, highly trained and highly motivated workforce.
When asked about how the Patrick County initiative was funded, Baliles said that it was through a public/private partnership.
"Patrick County is the financial agent for the foundation, and has provided some office space and a little money, but the majority of the support is from private sources," he said.
"We've made some pretty significant strides on a small budget," the former governor added.
He noted that the foundation would like to become endowed by a national foundation.
"We're going through some tough times. And during tough times, education is our safety net," said former delegate W. W. "Ted" Bennett.
Bennett went on to say that just as the value of real estate was determined by location, the value of a community was determined by education.
"Industries use a community's educational profile to determine if there is a workforce in place to staff a new facility should they choose to locate in the area," he said.
"I don't have a speech prepared," the former governor said. "What I want to do is just tell you about what we've done in Patrick County."
After pointing out the demographic parallels between Patrick and Halifax counties, Baliles detailed the three-pronged approach that Patrick County has taken to improve its educational image.
The former governor said that the problem was first addressed when he invited members of the Patrick County board of supervisors to his farm for coffee.
"We started talking about the economic problems in the county and realized that nothing would change until we made ourselves more attractive to industry by creating a more educated workforce," Baliles said.
"The first thing we did was to put together a board of directors to oversee the program."
Baliles pointed out that the board was made up of one-third local government officials, one-third civic leaders, and one-third people who had grown up in the county but moved away.
"We decided that the three areas we wanted to concentrate on were GED programs, giving high school students access and assistance to college, and working to revamp our workforce profile," Baliles said.
He said that the group launched the college access program first.
"We found that there were bright students in the public school system that weren't even taking the SATs because they didn't know how to get into the system," he pointed out.
"We're working to change that.
"My proposal was that the foundation should set a goal that within 10 years the county will be within the top five rural counties in the state in terms of college attendance, the former governor added.
"We want to get all students thinking about college starting at the eighth grade level. To let them know that if they want to continue their education, they can, no matter what their economic circumstances.
"We're trying to raise these children's aspirations."
The second phase to be implemented was the GED program.
This program encourages and enables adults who did not receive a high school diploma to complete their GED requirements while still in the workforce.
Baliles said that the foundation found that there were literally thousands of residents in the county that had dropped out of the public school system.
"We recruited the retired teachers association to help get these people back into the classroom to get their GED," he said.
The incentive for the prospective students were made available by the county.
"We told them that if they complete their GED, the county would give them a $1,000 credit to be applied against their personal property taxes.
"This program shows prospective industries that this is a county that cares about education," Baliles said.
Bennett said that the goal for such a program in Halifax County would be to cut the number of people without a high school diploma in half over the next 10 years.
"We have to start improving the image of Halifax County as having a skilled and educated workforce in order to be competitive," Bennett said.
"I think that it's a very ambitious goal, but it's one that needs to be undertaken because the illiteracy rate here is an epidemic," Coleman told reporters.
Baliles said that the third phase of his three-pronged attack, the workforce initiative, was still "a little undefined."
"The board will be meeting on it tomorrow," the former governor said Friday.
Bennett said that one thing that the HEF was looking at for Halifax County is putting an expanded family literacy program in place.
"We have one sponsored by the adult education program at the SVHEC now," Bennett pointed out.
"In the past six weeks it's gone from zero enrollment to 80 families taking classes."
Baliles said that that kind of statistic shows him that there is an interest in the community to become better educated.
The former governor said that he has been pleasantly surprised at how the word has spread about the Patrick County program.
"This model has many possibilities for replication," he said.
Baliles said that he has high hopes for the success of the effort.
"We believe that this kind of program can help Halifax County improve its attitude and market itself to manufacturers," he said.
"The importance of education isn't as appreciated as much as it should be," Baliles continued.
"But walk through the boardrooms and factory floors and you will see how the focus of employment has shifted to an educated workforce."
When asked about a correlation between the success of the program and economic strides made by the county, he said that although he was sure there would be some correlation, not enough time had elapsed.
"Not enough time has passed to make any significant measurements," he said.
Baliles was also asked about the 'brain-drain' experienced by Patrick County as well as Halifax County.
"I think that many of our brightest students will continue to leave the county after graduation. But if they are leaving, I want them to leave better educated," he said.
"We're going to retain some of these kids, and I'd rather them be educated," Bennett added.

A VIR request, the Mountain Road Annex property disposition and a request to vacate an unopened street off of Route 501 are among public hearings scheduled tonight by supervisors.
Supervisors are also expected to hear a request from Hudson Reese to rescind the board's 2001 hunting law requiring hunters to be 100 ft. from the road's center line.
The board's meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the conference room at Mary Bethune Complex in Halifax.
The board is also expected to hear a request from Halifax County Electoral Board to relocate Childrey voting place to Childrey Baptist Church Fellowship facility at 1224 Childrey Church Road.
In addition to Reese's hunting law request, the board's agenda lists a request from Supervisor R.E. Abbott for two other individuals to appear before the board regarding hunting.
The board is also expected to hear a recommendation from its Public Works and Environmental Services Committee for a solid waste and recycling convenience center site lease at the Martin farm between Clover and Mt. Laurel.
Public Hearings
Supervisors will receive public comment on a conditional use permit amendment filed by Blue Chip Racing Resorts for a European Rally Course and Corporate Motorsport Experience facility at Virginia International Raceway.
A second hearing will receive public comment on the disposition of the Mountain Road Annex property located on the south side of Route 360 (Mountain Road) west of its intersection with Route 654 (Ball Park Loop).
A third public hearing is scheduled to receive comment on an application for plat vacation filed by Roger Slagle to vacate an unnamed, unopened street in the Charles Brookes Farm subdivision located on the west side of Route 501 about 1.4 miles south of South Boston and north of Route 904, Dogwood Trail.
Joe Barkley, VDOT resident engineer, is expected to report that the Commonwealth Transportation Board at its February 21 meeting approved the awarding of $450,000 in 2001-2002 Fiscal Year Industrial, Airport and Rail Access Funds to provide adequate access to the development of the Riverstone Technology and Business Center in Halifax County.
The proposed 0.55-mile roadway will serve the 150-acre, 21-parcel industrial park located off of U.S. Highway Route 58/360, southwest of South Boston.
The board's finance committee will also advance a schedule for its budget preparation and recommend issuing requests for proposals for a reassessment contractor as the county begins the long process.

Del. Clarke Hogan charged yesterday that Southside Virginia Community College's provost only "picked up part of the negotiations" in a budget amendment dispute about Southern Virginia Higher Education Center's funding.
Hogan described the memo issued by SVCC Provost Earl Currin Jr. as addressing "half the amendment."
"He (Currin) has picked up part of the budget negotiations, which is totally inappropriate," said Hogan.
The amendment, which Hogan introduced, has already cleared the House and is currently in conference committee.
In the memo, Currin said that "we" asked him to withdraw the amendment but that Hogan refused.
Hogan said Sunday that he is trying to increase operational funds for the SVHEC in South Boston by $320,000. He said $250,000 was budgeted last year in Longwood's budget.
The delegate said that his amendment would take the money from the community colleges and put it at Longwood College in a line item designated for SVHEC operations.
The Currin memo, addressed to college employees and friends in the 60th House District, said that Hogan's amendment could result in a potential loss of dollars and positions that would cripple both DCC and SVCC in Halifax/South Boston.
Copies of the Currin memo began circulating in South Boston last week.
"What is unfortunate about this statement is this is one piece of a larger effort to fund the SVHEC and overall workforce training in Southside Virginia, where we are looking at double digit unemployment," Hogan said.
The delegate noted that SVCC and DCC do not pay any funds for the overhead of SVHEC in South Boston. "They make no acknowledgment of the administrative costs of these outreach centers."
William Coleman, president of the Halifax Educational Foundation, could not be reached for comment yesterday.

When it came time to decide the site this year's American Legion World Series, it was the ballpark that made the difference.
Legion Field in Dan Daniel Park, the home field of the Danville Braves minor league baseball team, was the single item that resulted in Danville being selected as the site of the American Legion World Series.
"The other cities (that put in bids to host the world series) were well organized too," said Jim Quinlan, the national program coordinator for American Legion Baseball.
"But Danville has this beautiful ballpark. That, in my opinion, was the tiebreaker."
"This is a fine, fine facility," continued Quinlan.
" These young men who are going to come in and play here are going to be tickled to death to be playing on a professional field like this. It just seems to spur on a little bit better baseball."
The City of Danville, with the help of Danville American Legion Post 325, South Boston American Legion Post 8 and Rocky Mount American Legion Post 6, will host the American Legion Baseball World Series August 23-27.
This will mark the first time that the American Legion Baseball World Series will be held in Virginia.
"It's very exciting," Quinlan said of having the tournament in Virginia for the first time.
"We've never been to Virginia and this is a great way to promote the (American Legion baseball) program here on the East Coast.
"The American Legion believes in moving around," Quinlan said.
"There are a lot of hard working legionnaires across the country and they deserve a shot at hosting one of these tournaments.
"The baseball is going to be fantastic," added Quinlan.
"I think that the folks who come here to Danville will be treated very well. They've got a first-class ballpark and we've got some outstanding facilities."
Quinlan spent Friday in Danville looking over Legion Field, visiting various businesses and meeting area business representatives.
He was accompanied by a handful of individuals that included representatives of the three sponsoring American Legion Posts including Tommy Whitlow from South Boston Post 8.
Quinlan met Friday night with representatives from the three American Legion posts to review various details.
"We're getting the logistics down," Quinlan said.
"This committee is very well organized. Its structure is excellent. The local posts are doing a wonderful job."
This year's American Legion World Series in Danville will have a positive impact on the economy of Danville as well as South Boston and Halifax County.
"It (the world series) will generate two to three million dollars worth of business," Quinlan said.
"I know we need 1,000 to 1,500 hotel rooms every night. Just for the players, coaches and my staff, it will take 100 motel rooms every night. Plus, there will be 40 professional scouts from every (baseball) club in the country and a lot of college coaches from across the country coming in.
"We usually average between 1,200 to 1,500 people from out of town coming in," added Quinlan.
Quinlan said he is expecting good crowds for the World Series games in Danville.
"We usually average about 2,000 people per game," Quinlan said.
"Roseberg, Ore. has the record right now. They averaged 4,000 people per game times 15 games."
The eight-team American Legion World Series utilizes an Olympic-pool format which will split the eight teams into a pair of four-team pools.
Each team will be guaranteed to play four games.
The caliber of baseball that will be played in the American Legion World Series will be excellent, Quinlan said.
"In 1983, we had a World Series in Fargo, N.D. and the scouts were debating whether Craig Jeffries was better than Barry Bonds," Quinlan said.
"We've got photographs from when Sparky Anderson played in the 1951 World Series and when Chipper Jones played in our regional tournament in 1987.
"In 1996 a young man (Bennie Sheets) was pitching for Gonzalez, La. and he got beat," noted Quinlan.
"He was really upset. Here was a kid 6-4, 225 pounds and mother is patting him on the back saying things will get better. In 2000, he won the Olympics. Ben Sheets played in our 1996 World Series and pitched in the 2000 Olympics and beat Cuba for the first time in about 18 years.
"That's the caliber of baseball we'll have here," he added.
"It will be outstanding."
The American Legion World Series will feature an August 21 Legends Game which will pit a Major League Baseball alumni team against the Danville, South Boston and Rocky Mount American Legion teams.
Each of three local teams will play two innings against the former major leaguers.
A pre-tournament banquet is set for August 22 with the World Series starting at 10 a.m. on August 23.
Semifinals are set for August 26 and the championship game is set for 7 p.m. on August 27.

Lillie Owens Daliot

Lillie Owens Daliot, 83, of 80 Poplar Creek Street, South Boston, died February 28 at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Daliot was born in Halifax County on October 5, 1918, the daughter of the late Prince Bismark Owens and Osie Comer Owens. She was married to the late Fernando Daliot Sr. and was a member of the Jeters Chapel Baptist Church.
Her survivors include three daughters: Elise Robinson of Peekskill, NY, Evelyn Daliot of Kissimmee, FL and Normita Loboj of Ponce, Puerto Rico; two sons: James Brooks of White Plains, NY and Fernando Daliot Jr. of South Boston; three sisters: Odell Curry, Estelle Ruffin and Hallie Armstrong of White Plains, NY; brother: Prince Owens of White Plains, 5 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
A funeral service and burial will take place on Thursday, March 7 in White Plains.

Charles Scott Garner

Charles Scott Garner, 39, of 609 Woodbrook Ave., South Boston, died February 27 in Durham Medical Center.
Mr. Garner was born in Mt. Vernon, NY on September 29, 1962, the son of the late Charles L. Garner and Marie Ferrell Garner. He was a member of We Care Ministries in Natchitoches, LA and a United States Army veteran.
His survivors include his mother; son: Michael G. Garner of South Boston; two sisters: Marsha Garner of Danville and Melanie Garner of South Boston; brother: David G. Garner of South Boston and grandmother, Mattie Ferrell.
A funeral service will be held today, March 4 at 1 p.m. at Mt. Grove Baptist Church by Rev. Arthur Crews with interment in the church cemetery with military rites by 54th QM Company from Fort Lee.

Ina Dawson Lloyd

Ina Dawson Lloyd, 86, of South Boston, died March 2 at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Lloyd was born in Halifax County, the daughter of Cleveland Johnson Dawson and Mary Susan Stevens Dawson. She was married to William David Lloyd and was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Her survivors include two daughters: Janet L. and Dr. J. Wayne Adams of South Boston and Joyce and Edward Lewis of Glouster Point; son: Wayne and Donna Lloyd of South Boston; four grandchildren: Mary Susan Griesser, Annie Adams Adkins, James (Jay) Wayne Adams III, Gilbert L. Gregg and three great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Tuesday, March 5 at 2 p.m. at Oak Ridge Cemetery with the Rev. Russell Lee conducting the service.
The family will receive at the home of Janet and Dr. J. Wayne Adams, 2810 Halifax Rd., South Boston on Monday, March 4 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. For memorial please consider the Halifax Co. Cancer Association, P.O. Box 875, South Boston, the Halifax Co. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 183, South Boston or the Halifax Co. Humane Society, P.O. Box 969, South Boston.

Morris Norman Talley

Morris Norman "Tom" Talley, 78, of 5091 James D. Hagood Hwy., Scottsburg, died February 28 at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mr. Talley was born in Halifax County on February 26, 1924, the son of Cookey and Maggie Whitlow Talley. He was married to Evelyn Bomar Talley and was a member of Clover United Methodist Church.
His survivors include his wife; three step-sons: Ralph Lacks of Scottsburg, John Wayne Lacks of Clover, Cecil Lacks of Scottsburg; two sisters: Mildred Seay and Barbara Jean Guill of Clover; brother: Cookey 'Bill' Talley Jr. of Scottsburg, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Sunday, March 3 at Clover United Methodist Church with the Rev. Marvin Cook and the Rev. H.V. Conner officiating. Burial took place in the Clover Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the Clover United Methodist Church or the Halifax County Cancer Association, P.O. Box 875, South Boston, VA 24592.

Joyce Crenshaw Hughes

Joyce Crenshaw Hughes, 62, of 1190 Canada Lane, Nathalie, died March 1 at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Ms. Hughes was born in Halifax County on January 19, 1940, the daughter of William Elmo Crenshaw and Crystal Mae Adams Crenshaw. She was a member of Winns Creek Baptist Church.
Her survivors include a daughter: Karen Ramona Foxworth of Georgetown, SC; sister: Patricia Roberts of Nathalie; granddaughter: Cynthia Marie Hughes of Poston Corner, SC; grandson: Michael Franklin Evans of Johnsonville, SC; great-grandson: Jonathan Hughes Carmichael of Poston Corner and a devoted friend: Robert Seamster of Cluster Springs.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.