A public hearing to consider the merits of condemning land to allow VDOT to extend a state-maintained road to King Village Trail's residents tops supervisors' Tuesday night agenda.
The public hearing is scheduled for 8 p.m. in the Mary Bethune Complex gymnasium.
Supervisors' regular session will get underway at 7 p.m. in the conference room at Mary Bethune Complex.
King Village Trail residents and advocates seeking state maintenance of the road filled the Mary Bethune Complex conference room during the supervisors' joint session with the towns on August 19.
Road advocates told supervisors they have been seeking state takeover of the road for 30 years.
Epps Lacy, who owns land that would have to be condemned for the project, declined to comment following the August meeting.
There are about a dozen homes in King's Village and residents said that school buses do not travel the road and that they are concerned about their children's safety.
Residents are also concerned about emergency services being able to access the homes.
Creating a precedent of condemning land was one issue as supervisors discussed King Trail options at their mid-August meeting.
At the August session, Joe Barkley, VDOT resident engineer, named right of way/utility relocation and the defining of a family subdivision as "the two unknowns" in the residents' quest for the road.
The resident engineer said that he would seek state guidance.
County administrator Joe Morgan said that a public hearing was not necessary to condemn land.
Morgan said a circuit court would be the authority to decide the value of the land. That, he said, is a legal issue.
In 1991, VDOT's last file on the King Village Trail, an estimate of $131,850 was made for road work, according to Barkley's records.
King Village Trail, a gravel road a little over one mile in length, runs from Love Shop Road east to about a dozen dwellings.
In other business Tuesday night, supervisors are expected to hear a Policy and Personnel Committee recommendation for appropriation of a sum equal to 3 percent of Board of Supervisors' employees' compensation for pay adjustments.
Also on the agenda, a Policy and Personnel Committee recommendation regarding accrued sick leave policy when county employees retire.
The committee recommendation is that employees be compensated for their accrued sick leave at 25 percent of his/her accumulated unused sick leave credits.
The Public Works and Environmental Services Committee has recommended a convenience center location at White Oak Community.
White Oak resident Gene Riddle has requested permission to address the convenience center's location.

Halifax County's unemployment rate dropped into single-digits in July, finishing at 9.6 percent, according to a report from the Virginia Unemployment Commission.
This showed a decrease of one-half of one percent from the June reading of 10.1 percent.
According to the report, 1,987 Halifax County workers were unemployed in July, compared with 2,091 in June.
Halifax County's civilian labor force numbers 20,782, with 18,795 employed in July.
Mecklenburg County's unemployment fell four-tenths of a percent to finish at 10.4 percent in July, down from 10.8 percent in June.
Charlotte County's unemployment also fell, down four-tenths of a percent to 6.4 percent.
Virginia's statewide unemployment fell from 4.3 percent to 4.1 percent in July.

Elton Gregory McEachin, a Dinwiddie resident convicted last year of the January 5, 2001, robbery of BB&T Bank in Centerville, was sentenced Friday to a total of 66 years in prison for six charges in relation to the crime.
Judge William L. Wellons sentenced McEachin to 25 years in prison, with all but eight suspended, for each of two robbery convictions.
Judge Wellons also sentenced McEachin to five-year prison terms for each of two firearm convictions, with no time suspended, adding up to an effective 26-year prison sentence for McEachin.
A five-year sentence for conspiring to commit robbery and a 12-month sentence for petty larceny were both suspended by the court.
The court ordered the suspended portions of McEachin's sentence be conditioned on his good behavior for 25 years following his release, and ordered McEachin to be placed on supervised probation for two years, also following his release from incarceration.
McEachin was ordered by the court to pay restitution in the amount of $4,411.02.
Eyewitness testimony and bank surveillance photographs were key ingredients in convicting McEachin of charges in relation to the robbery of the BB&T Bank.
Jenny Watts and Christine Baker, both BB&T Bank employees at the time of the robbery, testified at McEachin's trial and positively identified him as one of two men who took cash from them during the holdup.
Baker described McEachin as displaying a gun while demanding money, and further testified that McEachin said in so many words, that he would kill her if she didn't comply.
Watts testified that she was working toward the back of the bank when she heard the commotion, identifying McEachin as the man waving a gun at her and waving for her to come forward before taking money from her as well.
McEachin's alleged accomplice in the robbery, Carl Richard Cuthbertson, of Hillsborough, N.C., was found not guilty of similar charges after a jury trial in January.

"We think about it constantly, day and night," said Fred Arrington of Michael and Mary Short's murder and nine-year-old Jennifer's abduction last month.
"Jennifer is a very sweet, loving and caring person," added the Oak Hill resident and Michael Short's uncle.
"You always hear things like this on the news, in California or other places, but you never expect to get a phone call and it's your family gone," said Carol Arrington, Fred's wife.
"It doesn't matter how rich or poor you are, it still hits home."
Wearing yellow ribbons, the national color for missing and abducted children, Carol and Fred Arrington's concern now is the return of Jennifer.
Jennifer's parents, Michael and Mary, were discovered murdered Thursday, August 15, in their home on U.S. 220 just south of the Franklin County border.
Both were shot in the head with a .22 caliber weapon.
"No one can bring Mike and Mary back, but maybe prayers can bring Jennifer home," added Carol Arrington.
There is a $19,000 reward for information regarding the case. The reward is posted by a foundation and by family members and friends, according to the Arringtons.
Meanwhile, the Henry County Sheriff's Office continues to pursue all leads, Carol said.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Henry County Sheriff's Office at (276) 638-8751 or 1-800-843-5678.
Also, Mike Short's telephone number, (276) 629-3635, has been activated, according to the family.
"There is voice mail and you can leave messages or leads or ask questions," added Carol. "The sheriff's department will call you back or the family spokesman, Frank Arrington, will call," she added.
There will also be a cookout in Rocky Mount on Saturday from 1-5 p.m. at Dudley's Truck Stop on U.S. 220 to benefit the Jennifer Short Fund, Carol Arrington said yesterday.
Anyone wishing to offer assistance may call Carol Arrington at (434) 572-3068.
The Halifax County residents remain hopeful that Jennifer will be found.
"I certainly do feel that she is alive," Fred Arrington said yesterday.
"The family is taking it very hard," added Carol. "They are doing everything they can to get the word out about Jennifer."
The Arringtons and Michael Short's brothers and sisters first learned about the double murder and abduction of Jennifer through television or radio broadcasts, according to Fred Arrington.
Now, the family is hoping newspapers, television and radio will help, help them find Jennifer and bring her home.

Jennifer Renee Short
Age, 9
Date of Birth, July 12, 1993
Height, four feet three inches
Eyes, brown
Hair, brown

Neither Bluestone nor the rain could ruin Halifax County's parade.
The Comets, scoring 14 unanswered points in the third quarter and racking up over 400 yards of total offense in a steady rain, won its season opener, downing Bluestone 30-21 in Skipwith.
"It's a good win for us," said Comets coach James Hodges.
"The weather didn't bother the kids. Our kids were ready to play, they wanted to play."
Halifax County did the bulk of its scoring with big plays with quarterback Karl Staten scoring twice, once on a 13-yard scamper to give his team the first score of the game in the first quarter and a 37-yard run that gave the Comets their opening score of the second half and allowed them to turn a three-point lead into a 10-point cushion.
Comets tailback Alonzo Coleman scored on a 39-yard run in the third quarter to push the Comets' lead to a game-high 17 points and fullback Dante Roberts scored on a 16-yard run late in the fourth quarter to conclude the Comets' scoring on the night.
Halifax County also got its first field goal of the season, a 16-yarder from Adam Reeves that gave the Comets the lead for good.
The Comets' potent ground attack racked up 302 yards with Coleman leading the way with 130 yards in 17 carries with one touchdown. Roberts tallied 90 yards in nine carries and had one touchdown. Staten had 76 yards in 11 carries with two touchdowns.
Staten also had a good night with his passing game despite the adverse weather, hitting five of his 12 attempts for a total of 114 yards.
Bluestone, as expected, gave the Comets' pass defense a good test as the Barons' quarterback, Aaron Lenhart, threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns. The Barons' offense netted 317 yards against the Comets' defense.
However, the Comets picked off two of Lenhart's passes and recovered two Bluestone fumbles.
"The defense, overall, did pretty well," said Hodges.
"The question mark is what will we do against a running team. We couldn't answer that tonight because they (Bluestone) ran out of a weird formation. We've still got question marks there."
The Comets found the going a little sticky early on as they muffed two short kickoff returns early and had the ball for only nine plays in the first quarter.
Yet, they found themselves still even at 7-7 at the end of the first quarter.
Halifax County muffed the opening kickoff return, giving Bluestone the ball at the Comets' 38-yard line.
But, the Comets got out of the jam when Lenhart fumbled the ball on the Barons' third play of the series and the Comets recovered the ball at their own 32-yard line.
From there, the Comets drove 68 yards in seven plays with Staten scoring for the Comets on a 13-yard run with 7:31 left in the first quarter and Reeves kicking the extra point to put the Comets on top 7-0.
A 34-yard run by Roberts on the first play of the drive set up the scoring opportunity.
Bluestone came right back at the Comets by marching 49 yards in 10 plays with the big play of the drive coming when the Barons converted a fourth down and seven yards to go play from the Comets' 36-yard line on a 14-yard pass from Lenhart to Courtney Stroble.
The Barons scored with 2:57 left in the first quarter on an 18-yard pass from Lenhart to Chris Townes. Michael Wilson's kick evened the score at 7-7.
Halifax muffed the ensuing Bluestone kickoff, giving Bluestone the ball at its own 40-yard line. That could have spelled real trouble for the Comets but the Comets picked off a pass by Lenhart on the sixth play of the drive and returned it to the Halifax 32-yard line.
The Comets followed with a 14-play scoring drive that ended with the field goal from Reeves. Reeves' 16-yard field goal with 5:59 left in the half gave the Comets a 10-7 lead, a lead they never relinquished.
Halifax County had another scoring opportunity after that when it had the ball for the final 2:29 of the first half and drove from its own 31-yard line to the Bluestone 23-yard line. But the opportunity went by the board when Staten failed to connect on three consecutive passing attempts in the final minute.
While the Comets had the lead at the half, Hodges admitted he was somewhat frustrated.
"I was real frustrated with some of the things we were doing," Hodges said.
"We should have had a few more plays in the first half and would have if the kids had executed the way they are supposed to. But, it's a learning thing. We didn't get to run our defense "live" any his past week. The defense we put in, we didn't get to practice "live."
Halifax County broke the game open with 14 unanswered points in the third quarter as a Bluestone fumble and a failed attempt by Bluestone to convert a fourth down play set up the opportunities.
The Bluestone fumble, which came on the Barons' first play from scrimmage in the opening minute of the second half, gave the Comets the ball on the Bluestone 37-yard line.
Halifax needed only one play to score as Staten took the ball the distance on the Comets' first play from scrimmage in the second half for his second score of the night. Reeves' kick put the Comets up 17-7 with 11:33 left in the third quarter.
When Bluestone failed to convert on fourth down during their second possession of the second half, the Comets got the ball back on their own 42-yardline.
The Comets needed only five plays to go the 58 yards as Coleman ran 39 yards for the score on a fourth down and 10 yards to go play with 5:31 left in the third quarter. Reeves' kick put the Comets up 24-7.
Later, after forcing the Comets to turn the ball over on downs, Bluestone got the ball with 52.6 seconds left in the third quarter at its own 34-yard line.
The Barons marched the 66-yard distance in 10 plays with Bryceson Hester scoring on a seven-yard run with 8:56 left in the game. Wilson's kick brought Bluestone back to within 10 points of the Comets at 24-14.
After having had a touchdown taken away on a controversial call by the officials on a fumble by the Comets' Karl Staten in the end zone to end the Comets' ensuing possession, the Comets got the ball back another time as Steve Gregory picked off a pass from Lenhart and returned it to the Bluestone 21-yard line.
Halifax scored on the second play from scrimmage with Roberts doing the honors with a 16-yard run with 2:25 left in the game. Reeves' kick put the Comets up 30-14.
Bluestone got the ball for the final time with 2:19 left in the contest and scored its final touchdown on a 77-yard pass from Lenhart to Harold Tucker with 37.3 seconds remaining in the game. Wilson's kick made it a nine-point contest with the 30-21 final score.

Felix Lonnie Ferguson

Felix Lonnie Ferguson, 90, of 2034 Ridge Road, Vernon Hill, died August 30 at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mr. Ferguson was born in Halifax County on June 23, 1912, the son of Lonnie B. Ferguson and Kate Chaney Ferguson and was married to the late Ellen Henderson Ferguson. He was a member of Oak Level Presbyterian Church and a charter member of Oak Level Volunteer Fire Department.
Survivors include one son, Wayne Ferguson and wife, Nancy of Vernon Hill; one sister, Lena F. Toombs of Halifax; one grandchild, Charles Ferguson and wife, Catherine of Vernon Hill; two great-grandchildren; Travis Wayne Ferguson and Joshua Grey Ferguson, both of Vernon Hill. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Louise F. Moore and Frances F. Henderson.
Services for Mr. Ferguson were held September 1 at 2 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. David Kilpatrick and Don Nance officiating. Burial followed in Halifax Memorial Gardens.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Oak Level VFD, or a charity of your choice.

Mary Terry Newton

Mrs. Mary Terry Newton, 101, of Halifax died Friday at Halifax Regional Hospital.
A funeral service for Mrs. Newton was held Sunday afternoon at Powell Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Tony Brooks and the Rev. Terry Blevins officiating.
Burial was in Bethel Baptist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Newton was born in Halifax County on November 23, 1900, a daughter of James Edward Terry and Mrs. Maude Tatum Terry. She was married to Frank Walker Newton.
She was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church and the WMU.
Mrs. Newton is survived by three daughters, Agnes N. Seay of Halifax, Grace N. Compton of Scottsburg and Catherine N. Royster of South Boston, one son, Henry "Pete" Newton of Halifax, nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Walker Newton, and by two sons, William Newton and Wayne Newton.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Bethel Baptist Church.

Barbara Farmer Saunders

Barbara Farmer Saunders, 60, of 5164 Chestnut Road, Nathalie, died August 29, at Virginia Baptist Hospital.
Mrs. Saunders was born in Halifax County on October 25, 1941, the daughter of Lawrence Hamilton Farmer and Rebecca Glass Stanley and was married to Louis Edward Saunders. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Republican Grove.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Rebecca Dale Jennings and husband, Ronnie, and Crystal S. Trickey and husband, Pete, all of Nathalie; one son, Randy Saunders and wife, Sharon M. of Forest; one sister, Iris Mitchell and husband, John of Hopewell; two brothers, L.H. Farmer and wife, Betty Sue of Nathalie, and Jeff Farmer of Halifax; one special friend, Kathy Betterton of Nathalie; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Tony Saunders and two grandsons, Kevin and Shawn Jennings.
Services for Mrs. Saunders were held September 1 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Republican Grove with the Rev. Shelton Miles conducting the service. Burial followed in the Saunders Family Cemetery.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider First Baptist Church of Republican Grove Building Fund.