A 42-year-old Nathalie woman and mother of two teenage sons, who worked as a nurse for Prompt Medical Inc. in South Boston, died Wednesday morning following a three-car crash north of Brookneal on U.S. Highway 501.
Kathy Boyd Logan, of 3069 Acorn Road, was pronounced dead at Lynchburg General Hospital at 9:15 a.m.
Two-year-old Jada Davis, a passenger in the Logan vehicle, remained hospitalized yesterday in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia Medical Center. The child's father said that she had been admitted into a private room in the pediatrics section and was talking and responding positively to medical personnel and family members.
Relatives said that Logan and her niece were traveling to Lynchburg to obtain service on her son's vehicle. State Trooper T.D. Kanode reported that Logan's 1998 Toyota crossed the center line of the two-lane road and struck head on a 1995 pickup truck being driven by Sandra Collier.
The Collier vehicle then spun into a 1989 model car operated by Valerie Patterson. Collier escaped injury while Patterson, 35, and passengers Britney Martin and Gregory Patterson, both 14, were all treated and released.
According to reports, everyone involved in the accident wore seat belts except Logan.
The accident took place around 7:30 a.m. in Campbell County.
The deceased had worked for almost two years at Prompt Medical and was a licensed practical nurse. Additionally, she was a certified nursing instructor, and provided services to several area nursing homes including The Woodview.
Services for Mrs. Logan will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at New Shiloh Baptist Church in Nathalie, with the Rev. Sylvester Crawley officiating. She will be buried in the New Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery.
She is survived by two sons, Anthony and Lamont Logan of the home; her mother, Mrs. Angieline Boyd of Nathalie; five sisters, Bessie Johnson of Shereville, Indiana, Gloris Miller of Long Island, Dorothy Davis and Tracey Boyd of Nathalie and Loretta Boyd of South Boston; three brothers, Claude and Gary Boyd of Nathalie and Larry Boyd of Naruna.
The family will receive friends at the home of Mrs. Angieline Boyd, 1060 Piney Ridge Rd., Nathalie.

A 16-year-old Halifax County youth has been charged by South Boston police in connection with the Monday morning fire in the lobby of the Halifax County High School.
The school was evacuated during the incident.
The youth allegedly set fire to an architectural display in the lobby of the school while students were waiting to enter classes during a power outage.
A chemical used in blueprint processing easily ignited the drawing into flames after the youth allegedly approached it with a cigarette lighter, said B.K.Lovelace, the investigator in the case.
Numerous witnesses came forth to provide evidence in the investigation, according to Lovelace.
The youth was suspended from school after the incident and released into the custody of the parents, said Larry D. Clark, principal.
On Tuesday, the student was advised that he was suspended with a recommendation for expulsion, Clark said.

A Nathalie man received minor injuries and was charged with reckless driving early Wednesday morning after he lost control of a vehicle and hit two trees.
Howard Melvin Easley, 31, was driving a 1974 Ford pickup on Swain Road (Route 671) at a high rate of speed and attempted to negotiate a curve when the vehicle ran off of the left side of the road, said Trooper D.T. Conner.
Conner said the driver lost control and the vehicle struck two trees, one and three-tenths of a mile south of Chatham Road (Route 832).
The trooper estimated $1,800 in damages from the 1 a.m. crash.
· The driver of a Freightliner tractor-trailer was charged Monday afternoon with failing to yield the right-of-way after a crash at the intersection of Route 501 and Sinai Road (Route 654).
Trooper S.L. Noblin said the 4 p.m. crash occurred when the tractor- trailer, driven by Ronnie Hogan, 39, of Leesburg, Ga., made a left turn and failed to yield to southbound traffic.
Noblin said Hogan's truck struck the side of a 1985 Ford pickup, driven by Thomas Larry Crews, 51, of Saxe.
The trooper estimated $2,000 in damages to each vehicle.
· A two-car accident involving two Nathalie residents occurred Wednesday afternoon on Route 501, 100 feet south of Shiloh Church Road (Route 626).
Trooper Noblin said Lisa Jennings Hines, 29, was charged with failing to yield the right-of-way after the 1986 Ford she was driving pulled into the path of a 1988 Dodge, driven by Tammy Anita Beadles, 33.
Noblin estimated $3,000 in damages to Beadles' vehicle and $2,000 to the Hines vehicle from the 3:40 p.m. crash.

By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press Writer
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)-Farm and environment groups are criticizing a university study that concluded large-scale hog farms are not as harmful to local economies as many believe.

The six-state study by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher concluded that large hog farms do not hamper retail sales, lower incomes, increase poverty or lead to fewer farm jobs. However, the study said populations dropped and property taxes were higher in counties that include large swine operations.
Critics said the findings were flawed because of fundamental statistical and analysis problems, and that its conclusions should be ignored.
Much of the study's data is not relevant because it was from the years 1977 to 1992, they said. They also said the definition of a "large" hog operation was too broad, including farrow-to-finish operations with as few as 150 sows.
"The entire report is meaningless," said William Weida, an economics professor from Colorado College. Weida's analysis was partially funded by the Farmers Union and Center for RuralAffairs inWalthill.

"This report was so far over the line you had to hunt it down and shoot it," said John Hansen, president of the Nebraska Farmer's Union.
A letter signed by 12 environmental and agricultural advocacy groups was sent to Nebraska state senators urging them to ignore the study.

"As people who live and work in rural communities daily, we simply believe the UNL report on pork production is wrong," the letter said.

The study, finished in March, was led by University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist John Allen. The study explored pork production in 36 counties in Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Indiana, Missouri and North Carolina over 15 years from 1977 to 1992.
He said he used that data because it was the most recent available when the study began in 1995. He also said his research was reviewed by other professors at the university.

"We went into this knowing this was a very sensitive topic," Allen said.

For the first time in three years, the Halifax County High School baseball team will play for the Western District championship.
The Comets' opponent in tonight's Western District Tournament championship game will be Albemarle.
And, the Comets will be casting an eye toward a third straight win over the Patriots.
Tonight's 7 p.m. Western District Tournament championship game at the Halifax County High School baseball field will mark the fourth meeting of the two teams this season.
Halifax County seemingly has the edge in momentum after having trounced Albemarle 12-2 Monday in Lynchburg in a playoff game that gave the Comets the regular season Western District title and a berth in next week's Northwest Region Tournament.
The Comets then turned right around and pounded E.C. Glass 20-9 here Wednesday night in the Western District Tournament semi-finals.
Albemarle, by contrast, struggled Monday against the Comets without Martin on the hill.
Wednesday night, with Martin on the mound, Albemarle scored a 4-0 win over a stubborn GW team.
The Comets and coach Kelvin Davis seemingly would not feel a lot of pressure tonight as the Comets are already in the field for the Northwest Region Tournament.
Yet, the stakes are high - the outright Western District championship and the home field advantage through the Northwest Region Tournament and even into the state tournament quarterfinals if the Comets can keep their winning streak alive.
"We want to finish up this thing right," said Davis after his team cleared its first hurdle here Wednesday night.
"The pressure is still going to be on. Basically, we've got to win Friday night."
Davis says his players know what is at stake. They know that they are in position to control their own destiny.
"These guys know they have to come in here and do what they did against E.C. Glass again Friday night."
"They're really focused on tournament time," added Davis.
"They know if they lose it could mean something we don't want to happen at this time. They know at tournament time they've got to take a win."
The Comets' skipper pointed out that his team is well aware of the importance of the home field advantage that a win will bring.
"The guys know it because I've talked to the guys about home field advantage," Davis pointed out.
"They understand it. Anytime you can play on your home turf it's big. You don't have to travel, you don't have to get the kids out of school early and the kids are not on a bus on a long trip.
"And," Davis continued, "there is the crowd. I can't tell you how important this crowd is to us. The crowd is big for us also."
The Comets had little trouble in disposing of E.C. Glass in Wednesday's Western District Tournament semi-final contest.
Everyone played and all but four players on the team had at least one hit.
And, as was the story in Monday's playoff game against Albemarle, it was the Comets' offense that won the contest.
The Comets finished with 21 hits in the contest with Nick Thompson leading the way with a big five for five night and three RBIs.
Justin Smith was three for four at the plate with four RBIS, Josh Milam was two for three with three RBIs, Chad Compton was two for three at the plate, R.D. Cole was two for four with three RBIs and pitcher Todd Meadows helped his own cause with a two for five night and two RBIs.
"We came out and hit the ball again," Davis said. "We got some key base hits at key opportune times. That's what it takes to win ball games."
Meadows didn't have the best of nights on the mound, giving up nine hits and allowing four walks while striking out five batters.
But, on this night, when his team's bats were hot and everyone got copious amounts of playing time, it was enough.
Glass scored early, taking advantage of a leadoff double and a base hit to plate a run in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0.
The Comets answered quickly when Thompson got a base hit and scored on a double by Mike Priest to deadlock the game at 1-1.
Smith came up with a two RBI double in the bottom of the second inning that gave the Comets a 3-1 lead.
Halifax County broke the game open by tagging Glass pitcher Erik Geisert and reliever Barrow Turner for a nine run third inning that produced a 12-1 lead.
Meadows started the rally with a leadoff triple and scored on a hit by Cole.
Thompson had a two RBI hit, Medley drove in a run with a hit, Milam had a run scoring hit and Meadows and Cole each had a two RBI hit.
The Comets had eight hits and one walk and Glass had one error in the inning.
Glass came up with back-to-back hits and took advantage of a Comets error to plate two runs the top of the fourth inning to make it a 12-3 contest.
Halifax added another eight runs in the bottom of the fourth inning that was highlighted by a solo homer by Chris Brewer to race to a 20-3 lead and put the contest out of reach.
Davis emptied the bench at that point and gave everyone a chance to play.

A walk, a hit and two errors opened the door for the Hilltoppers to score twice in the top of the fifth inning and make it a 20-5 score.
Glass tagged Meadows for three hits and two walks in the top of the sixth inning to produce four runs that accounted for the final 20-9 score.
The fifth and sixth innings weren't the best displays of Comets baseball that fans had seen this season but the Comets had more than enough of a lead to keep the game in hand.

"The guys have been working so hard and anytime I can give them an opportunity to get some at bats and get some playing time in the outfield I'm going to let them," Davis said.
"These guys have been at it from Day One and they deserve a shot too."

E.C. GLASS AB R H RBI
Sigler, 3b 3 3 2 1
Geisert, p 4 2 2 1
Turner, ss 3 0 0 0
Wodilka, lf 2 1 1 0
Jamerson, lf 1 0 0 0
Hudson, c 4 1 2 3
Peters 3 0 1 0
Tinsley 1 0 0 0 Seidman, cf 2 1 0 0
Hall, 1b 4 0 0 0
Carter, rf 2 0 0 0
Gillispie, 2b 2 1 1 0
TOTALS 31 9 9 5

E.C. GLASS AB R H RBI
Hastings, lf 3 1 0 0
Brewer, rf 3 1 1 1
Thompson, rf 5 3 5 3
Priest, 3b 2 1 1 1
Parker, 3b 2 0 0 0
Medley, 2b 4 2 1 1
Howerton, 2b 1 0 1 0
Meadows, p 5 3 2 2
Cole, ss 4 3 2 3
Adams 1 0 0 0
Compton, c 3 2 2 0
Milam, cf 3 1 2 3
Wallace, cf 1 1 1 0
Smith, 1b 4 2 3 4
Shepperd, 1b 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 42 20 21 18

E.C. Glass 1 0 0 2 2 4 0--9
Halifax Co. 1 2 9 8 0 0 x--20

It has been five years since a Halifax County High School softball team has played in a Western District Tournament championship game.
But, the Comets will get that opportunity tonight at 7 p.m. when they face top seeded Albemarle in Charlottesville.
Win or lose tonight, the Comets have a berth in next week's Northwest Region Tournament already in hand.
The Comets secured the regional tournament bid Wednesday with a 4-0 win over GW in one of the semi-final games of the Western District Tournament.
"That was a big game for us," Comets coach Melanie Saunders said of the win over GW.
"We had to win that one first."
Tonight will mark the fourth meeting this season between the Comets and the Patriots.
They faced each other Monday in a playoff game in Lynchburg to determine the Western District regular season crown and the district's automatic berth in the Northwest Region Tournament.
Albemarle won that game 2-1 and earned the top seed in this week's Western District Tournament.
As a result, the Comets were in a "must win" situation here Wednesday when they faced GW.
Because Albemarle won Monday's game and secured the automatic regional berth, the Comets, by virtue of their appearance in tonight's championship game, will gain one of the district's two spots in the regional tournament field.
The big prize at stake tonight for the Comets is that a victory will give them the Western District Tournament title and the district's top seed in the regional playoffs.
And, if the Comets earn the top seed, they will get to play Monday's opening round Northwest Region Tournament here on their home field.
"It would be very big for us to be able to have the first regional game at home," Saunders said.
"The support we have had from our fans this year has been great. Playing here at home would be a big positive for us. Having to go on the road to start the regional tournament will make it a little harder for us."
Halifax County has something to prove when it faces the Patriots tonight in Charlottesville.
The Comets and Patriots have played each other three times and each time the outcome has been decided by one run.
Albemarle has won the last two meetings between the two teams and the Comets don't want the Patriots to make it three in a row.
"We're just as capable of winning there as we are here," Saunders said.
"We're two very evenly matched teams. Both of us have solid pitching and solid defense. The game is going to come down to who gets the most hits at the right time."
Halifax County forced GW to handle the ball on a handful of bunts and took advantage of seven GW errors to seal the win.
The Comets broke a scoreless tie in Wednesday's game against GW with the help of a walk and three GW errors.
Amberly Moon and Brandi Conner reached base on GW errors and scored on a hit by Shonda Welch to give the Comets a 2-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Welch reached base on an error and GW errors on bunts laid down by Melanie Hoskins, Anna Lewis, and Branda Best plated two runs that lifted the Comets to the 4-0 advantage that they held the rest of the way.
The Comets had six hits in the contest with Brandi Conner getting two of them.
Welch, Best, Nicole Davis, and Jenny Armistead each had one hit.
Lewis came through with a solid performance on the mound, giving up only two hits in the game.
She did not walk any batters.
GEORGE WASHINGTON AB R H RBI
Wright, cf 3 0 1 0
Phelps, c 3 0 1 0
Venable, ss 3 0 0 0
Williams, 3b 3 0 0 0
Mendenhall, 1b 3 0 0 0
Farr, p 2 0 0 0
Stone, 1 0 0 0
Adkins, lf 2 0 0 0
Taylor, 2b 2 0 0 0
Hill, rf 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 24 0 2 0

HALIFAX AB R H RBI
Conner, ss 4 1 2 0
Welch, c 4 1 1 0
Hoskins, lf 2 1 0 0
Lewis, p 3 0 0 0
Best, c 3 0 1 0
Davis, 1b 3 0 1 0
Armistead, 2b 3 0 1 0
Stolzenthaler, 3b 2 0 0 0
Moon, rf 2 1 0 0
TOTALS 26 4 6 0

GW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0---0
Halifax Co. 0 0 2 0 2 0 0--4

Margie Harris Lewis, age 50, of Roxboro, N.C., died May 23, 2000, at Durham Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Lewis was born in Halifax County the daughter of Ed and Mary Walker Harris and was married to Elmer Lewis. She was a member of the Church of God and a former employee of Crown Craft, Inc.
Survivors include her husband; her parents; and one sister, Frances H. Oakley, all of Roxboro.
The funeral service for Mrs. Lewis will be held at 2 p.m. today, May 26 at the Church of God with the Revs. J. Harold Palmer and Herbert Brown officiating. Burial will be in the Theresa Baptist Church Cemetery.

Richard Hagood Heath, age 85, of 761 Magnolia Drive, South Boston, died May 24, 2000, at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mr. Heath was born in Halifax County on May 18, 1915, the son of Charlie Winford Heath and Elizabeth Lacy Heath and was married to Sarah Nichols Heath. He was a member of Ash Avenue Baptist Church and French Lodge #270.
Survivors include one daughter, Billie Jean Baylous of Halifax; two sisters, Geraldine Clark of Halifax and Louise Hall of St. Petersburg, Fla.; one brother, Steven Heath of St. Petersburg; two granddaughters, Stephanie Baylous Talley of Alton and Penny Baylous Hudson of Clover; and one great-grandchild, Megan Nicole Talley of Alton.
Funeral services for Mr. Heath will be held today, May 26 at 2 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Richard Welch officiating. Burial will take place in Oakland Cemetery, Scottsburg with Masonic Rites.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider the Halifax County Cancer Association, PO Box 875, South Boston 24592.

Betty Overbey Kirk, age 47, of Richmond, died May 24, 2000.
Mrs. Kirk was the daughter of the late Marvin and Ruby Overbey and married to Roger L. Kirk. She was an administrative assistant for the Richmond District United Methodist Church and a member and charter president of the Virginia Chapter of PAUMCS.
Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Tina M. Kirk of Richmond; one brother, George Ryland Overbey of Buffalo Junction; two sisters, Janet Overbey Powell of Nelson and Kathy Overbey Dawson of Richmond.
A memorial service will beheld today, May 26 at 2 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial will be private.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Trinity United Methodist Church Mission Fund or the McClure Scholarship Fund.

Howard "Sonny" "Gus" Thomas Lloyd, 59, of 425 Roanoke Creek Road, Saxe, died Thursday, May 25, 2000 at his home.
Mr. Lloyd was born February 7, 1941 in Halifax County to James and Hennie Brown Lloyd. He was married to Shirley Lloyd and was an Army veteran.
His survivors include his wife; two sons: Chris Lloyd of Nathalie, Thomas Yates of South Boston; two daughters: Sheena Lloyd of Saxe and Susan Chappell of Wylliesburg; three brothers: James and Allen Lloyd of South Boston, Joe Lloyd of Scottsburg; three sisters: Hazel Barker of Alton, Helen Barksdale of Halifax, Gracie Wilson of Asheboro, N.C. and four grandchildren.
He is predeceased by a brother: Franklin B. Lloyd and his parents.
A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 27 at 11 a.m. in the Scott Family Cemetery, Charlotte County with the Rev. Richard Welch officiating.
Visitation will be held at Brooks Funeral Home tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. and at other times at the home.