Twenty-four-year-old Theodore D. Watkins was charged with grand larceny of an auto and felonious hit-and-run after a Friday morning accident at the intersection of Spring Avenue and Hicks Street in South Boston.
Police said that a 1994 Ford Escort operated by Watkins was following a 1994 Ford operated by 25-year-old Sheryi Adams of South Boston on Spring Avenue when Adams attempted to make a left turn onto Hicks Street.
Adams' car was struck on the left side by the car operated by Watkins, who was attempting to pass. Watkins failed to stop at the scene and continued to a residence at 1911 N. Main Street, where the car was found.
The vehicle operated by Adams sustained $4,000 damage while Watkins' vehicle sustained $2,500 damage in the collision.
Passengers in the Adams car were taken to Halifax County Regional Hospital with injuries sustained in the crash.
An investigation by South Boston Police Officer Mike Moreno found that Watkins took the Escort earlier that morning from the Halifax residence of the car's owner, Patricia P. Collins.
Collins told police the car was taken from her home sometime after she left for work around 7:30 a.m. that morning, and that Watkins did not have permission to drive the vehicle.
In addition to the felony hit-and-run and grand larceny charges, Watkins was charged with a third offense of driving on a suspended license.
· Rodney Jabbar Tucker, of Mountain Road in Halifax was arrested August 27 by Sheriff's Deputy W.G. Yancey and charged with breaking and entering while armed with the intent to commit a felony.
The alleged offense occured August 8.
· Joann Crews, 41, of Fox Lane in Nathalie, was arrested August 27 by Deputy J.D. Clay and charged with possession and transportation of firearms by a convicted felon.
The alleged offense occurred on Monday.
· Driscoll D. Taylor, 22, of Acorn Road in Nathalie, was arrested August 27 by Deputy S.A. Moore and charged with issuing bad checks in an amount greater than $200.
The alleged offense occurred September 29, 2000.
· Delores Terry, 27, of Eastover Drive in South Boston, was arrested August 27 by Deputy Q.W. Clark and charged with the willful failure to obey a summons, a misdemeanor.
The alleged offense occurred on July 25.
· Joe Lewis Leigh II, 38, of Swain Road in Halifax, was arrested Thursday by Deputy T.R. Spencer and charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, boat or animal, a felony.
The alleged offense occurred on July 10.
· Donald MC Byrd, 39, of L.P. Bailey Memorial Highway in Halifax, was arrested Wednesday bty Deputy J.D. Clay and charged with misdemeanor trespassing.
The alleged offense occurred August 27.
· Ronnie David Robertson, 35, of McCanless Street in South Boston, was arrested Wednesday by Deputy D.H. Barksdale and charged with threatening bodily harm, a misdemeanor.
The alleged offense occurred on March 28, 2001.
· Kevin Junior Crews, 26, of Fox Lane in Nathalie, was arrested Wednesday by T.C. Spencer and charged with misdemeanor trespassing.
The alleged offense occurred August 27.
· Noel Seda. 18, of South Boston, was arrested Thursday by Deputy W.G. Yancey and charged with breaking and entering with the intent to commit a felony and felonious assault.
The alleged offenses occurred August 27.
· April Annette Dukes, 34, of E. Bishop Drive in South Boston, was arrested Thursday by Deputy D.H. Barksdale and charged with misdemeanor assault and battery of a family member.
The alleged offense occurred August 24.
· Carl Wilson Berkley, 35, of Nunnelly's Bridge Road in Vernon Hill, was arrested by Deputy S. Britton on Saturday and charged with felonious assault and discharging a firearm or missile in or at an occupied building.
The alleged offenses occurred Saturday.
· James Thomas Pannell Sr.,70, of Golden Leaf Road in Nathalie, was arrested Friday by Deputy W.G. Yancey and charged with misdemeanor contempt of court.
The alleged offense occurred June 18.

(Editor's note: South Boston businessman and historian William Carroll Headspeth, 103, died Thursday.
He would have celebrated his 104th birthday on Sept. 19.
Historians owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Headspeth, not only for his publications but for his enthusiasm in sharing our collective past.
The following article was published in the G-V prior to Mr. Headspeth's 100th birthday.)
By BETH ROBERTSON
A charming teller of tales, quick with a witty aside, Carroll Headspeth is every man's prayer, an amazing 100 year old whose total medical regime is one aspirin a day.
Headspeth, who celebrates the century mark today, is also a keeper and recorder of South Boston's history. It is a legacy bound in three publications: "Halifax Volunteers in the Confederate Army," "The Battle of Staunton River Bridge," and "The Retreat to the Dan," an American Revolutionary War tale written with the late Spurgeon Compton.
Equally important, Headspeth remembers the daily vignettes played out in turn-of-the-century South Boston.
A working man early in life - his father died when Headspeth was nine ad the young Carroll was the eldest of four children - he recalls collecting the stiff shirt collars gentlemen wore for delivery to a local laundry. He also delivered packages for downtown businesses. "Boys worked, looked for jobs," he recalled matter-of-factly. "I love to work," he continued. "My first pay was seventy-five cents."
He also remembers the Confederate veterans who came to see his grandfather, R. Hunter Beazley. A South Boston newspaper publisher and Confederate veteran himself. "The newspaper sold for $1 a year but Confederate veterans it was fifty cents," recalled Headspeth. Beazley's office was a center of activity with visitors constantly coming and going, a place the young Headspeth loved. "That's where my interest in the war came in," he recalled.
Headspeth's interest was not limited to "The War," however.
I think the crossing of the Dan was the turning point of the war, the turning point of the Revolution," said Headspeth of the local crossing.
In addition to recording the history of the only War Between the States battle touching Halifax County soil, the historian has also been a driving force in the education of young Halifax historians.
His South Boston living room bears testament to his own interest in the subject. An oil portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee dominates one wall. And artists' renditions of stately Berry Hill plantation, as well as a series of tobacco scenes capturing its progress from plant bed to auction floor, are also found there. "Tobacco meant to South Boston what Hershey means to Pennsylvania," observed Headspeth. "We would not be here without it."
Nearby stands an old type case, a relic dear to an editor's heart, and a rendition of the old South Boston covered bridge.
"It is old and so am I," said Headspeth as he surveyed the room. "It is me," he chuckled softly. "I couldn't wait for the Historical Museum."
Headspeth's family ties to Halifax County span 200 years. His father's people were farmers. And both grandfathers served as soldiers in the Confederate Army.
His grandfather Beazley moved to South Boston in 1879 following a chance meeting and an invitation to stop in South Boston by Captain Jeffress, the father of South Boston. Beazley had been a lecturer, explained Headspeth, and he had met Jeffress on the train. "One of his topics was 'Cradles, Paregoric and Broomsticks,' laughed Headspeth. "So I guess he had to be good."
Beazley took Jeffress up on the offer and ultimately moved to South Boston, bringing his family here in 1879. At the time there were two tobacco warehouses and the town's population was less than 200, according to Headspeth. Beazley's daughter later married auctioneer John Headspeth and the couple had four children, with Carroll the oldest.
During the county's early years, Headspeth recalled both News Ferry and Scottsburg were far larger than South Boston. News Ferry was a shipping center, but later both lost out to South Boston, a tobacco warehouse center with both a river and a railroad service.
Life then was quite different.
"I never saw a woman in a grocery store. They would call and their order would be delivered," recalled Headspeth. And the barter system played a prominent role in old South Boston. "The farmers would pay after the tobacco sold. Tobacco paid taxes, the mortgage and kept farms going."
Tobacco also played other roles. "Tobacco juice was good for bee stings and small wounds," recalled the historian. "They are bound to find a medicinal use for it," he added.
South Boston had some cobble stone streets but North Main was a muddy mess in the winter. And when his grandfather Beazley was alive, the town had about six liquor stores, stores Headspeth said his prohibitionist grandfather described as "gateways to hell."
The South Boston native also remembers his first car, a Model-T, "the best car Ford ever made," which cost him $375.
For Headspeth, his boyhood exposure to the printing business and newspapers would set his future for years to come. "I started as an office boy and I finally got to run the thing," he recalled this week. "And it was hard to sell ads. It was thirty cents an inch but the only person that ran an ad regularly was Raiff & Glass Department Store. There was no money in newspapers. Job printing carried it," he added "But it was the most fun in the world. People came in and out all day long. I thought it was the grandest place in the world."
During the Depression, Headspeth even worked without wages for a short time at the "Westbury Times" on Long Island. "The finest people I ever saw. I believe that was the best 10 years of my life. Both Bill and Jack were born there," recalled Headspeth. Ultimately Headspeth and his wife, Ella Anderson, had three children, Bill, Jack and Jean.
In a town where half a dozen languages were spoken, Headspeth thinks his Southern accent seemed to cause the most trouble. In fact, no one seemed to know him by name. They simply called him "The Rebel."
When Headspeth came back to South Boston he left the printing business for good. He was offered a job at a Western Auto owned by Clem Chandler, a job he kept 10 years, until the company sold. Then he opened his own store, Carroll's Auto, and "did fine." Later, his son-in-law, the late Everette Taylor, took over the business, but Headspeth continued to work half a day for him until the store sold about four years ago.
As he approached his 100th birthday earlier this week, Headspeth was quick with his personal prescription for life: "Work and a laugh," he began. "Keep out of the doctor's office and be careful crossing the street. Have some fun everyday. It is better than medicine and it costs less."
He also suggests trying not to take things too seriously. "I have enjoyed life. I have had so much fun I wouldn't mind living it over again, if I could be with the same people," added Headspeth.
No doubt they would wish the same, to once again share the pleasure of Carroll Headspeth's company.

Supervisors will review several zoning issues, will hear a proposal regarding commercial firing ranges, will be advised of a proposed cut to river flow on the Staunton River and will receive a proposed amendment for disposal of unclaimed property by the sheriff during their Tuesday night session.
The Board will meet at 7 p.m. in Halifax at the Mary Bethune Office Complex Conference Room.
Supervisors will be asked to set a public hearing for an application by Antonio Darden and Phillip Coles to reopen the former Redbird Lounge as Club Zodiac, a sportsbar/grill/night club at 2175 Mt. Laurel Road.
The Halifax Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the Board of Supervisors set an October public hearing for the Club Zodiac request.
The Planning Commission will also recommend that supervisors hold an October public hearing to address an ordinance developed for commercial firing ranges.
The Commission developed the ordinance in response to some residents' interests in establishing ranges.
Before making its recommendation, the Commission received input from citizens, local gun clubs, the National Rifle Association and studied ordinances from other localities.
In other business, the Board will address a request from Chaparral Investments to vacate two unnamed, unopened streets so that drainage easements and other subdivision development concerns can be addressed.
Chaparral Investments seeks to develop a residential subdivision.
Two roads, one 50 feet wide and 415 feet long and the other 20 feet wide and 825 feet, were created by a subdivision plat in 1913. The streets extend off the west side of Route 744 (Hyco Road), about 1.2 miles from Route 501.
At a prior meeting it was disclosed that a previously unknown landowner bordered the property and would be affected by the proposal. The developers were to meet with the new owner as well as those previously identified to discuss the proposal.
Supervisors will also be advised that American Electric Power hopes to begin cutting the river flow along the Staunton River beginning this week due to an extended period of below average rainfall in the upper Roanoke River Basin.
Over a three-year period, the combined rainfall deficit in the Roanoke area created a deficit ranging from 12 to 22 inches at two recording locations.
The proposed 15 percent to 23 percent reduction in the deficit between inflow to and outflow from Smith Mountain Lake would occur six days a week for 45 days, which would allow recreational use of the Staunton River between Long Island and Brookneal during daylight hours on Saturdays
In other business, a proposed amendment to cover the sheriff's disposal of unclaimed property will be received by supervisors. The ordinance would become effective upon adoption.
The proposal cut in river flow has been endorsed by Shelton Miles of the Citizens for the Preservation of the River.
Supervisors are invited to comment on the proposal by C. Michael Thacker, hydro support manager at AEP.

Halifax County's July unemployment rate decreased to 6.8 percent, according to figures provided Friday by the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC).
There were 1,245 unemployed workers in Halifax County in July, out of a total workforce of 18,192 people, according to the VEC statistics.
The previous month saw an almost double-digit unemployment rate of 9.3 percent, probably due to students looking for summer work and continuing decline in textile-related employment.
In July 2000, the unemployment rate for Halifax County was 6.1 percent.
July's lower unemployment rate may be due to the start of the tobacco processing season.
The latest unemployment rate, although encouraging, is still higher than the 6.1 percent unemployment rate recorded for Halifax County in July 2000, and is still higher than the rates of neighboring Mecklenburg and Charlotte counties.
Mecklenburg County's unemployment rate decreased from 7.2 percent in June to 5.5 percent in July, while Charlotte County's unemployment rate of 2.8 percent for July was lower than its June rate of 3.3 percent.
In neighboring Pittsylvania County, the unemployment rate for July was 7.0 percent compared to 8.2 percent in June, while Danville had an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent, down from June's figure of 12 percent.
Virginia as a whole saw its unemployment rate drop in July to 2.9 percent, from a rate of 3.2 percent in June.

Halifax County football coach James Hodges knew what was in store when Bluestone arrived at Tuck Dillard Stadium for Friday night's home opener.
The Barons had made no secret of the fact they were going to unfurl a wide-open passing attack on the Comets.
They did just that, putting the ball in the air 33 times and gaining 152 yards through the passing game.
But three touchdowns by Alonzo Coleman, one through the air, and a school record 103-yard interception return from Ricky Petty for a game-breaking touchdown, gave the Comets a 29-12 triumph over the pesky Barons.
It was Petty's interception that broke Bluestone's back.
Trailing 14-6 at the time, Bluestone was on the verge of an almost-certain score.
But, Petty's pick of a pass from Willie Mull to Courtney Stroble three yards deep into the end zone and 103-yard return for a touchdown with 11:01 left in the game gave the Comets a more comfortable 21-6 lead.
"If you live by the pass, like they say in basketball, you live by the three-pointer, it can come back to bite you," noted Hodges.
"You put it up enough, it's going to get picked off. We just happened to pick it off that time and go all the way."
"Actually, we had two picked off for touchdowns, (one by Hundley Crews that was returned for 35 yards to the end zone late in the final period) and, unfortunately, one got called back. You put it up enough, you take those chances."
The win was the second for the Comets in as many outings and was their first official win.
A win 21-6 win the Comets scored over Dan River in a benefit game the previous week does not count in the standings.
Halifax County had some good individual performances with tailback Alonzo Coleman scoring three times, and racking up a total of 152 yards of offense.
Fullback Blake Wilson, who had missed two days this week after becoming ill with strep throat, had six carries for 52 yards while playing in a reserve role and played a key role in two Comets scoring drives.
"He's not a speedster but he's a hard-nosed runner and got some tough yards," Hodges said.
"He was the one that broke things open for us. Once he got some good runs Alonzo had an opportunity to make some runs and that helped us."
Bluestone, Hodges said, proved to be a tough opponent with its spread offense and its 5-3 defense.
"They gave us all we wanted," Hodges said.
"I knew they were going to test us. If they hadn't faltered in the red zone, it could have been a different game for them. When you run that wide open offense and get down into the red zone, sometimes it's hard to punch it in."
Bluestone's inability to strike paydirt inside the "red zone" ultimately led to its undoing.
The Barons scored touchdowns on two fourth-down plays, the first coming with 9:29 in the second quarter when quarterback Aaron Lenhart hit Chris Townes with an 18-yard pass.
That score capped an 11-play drive that logged just over four and a half minutes on the clock and put the Barons within a point of the Comets.
Later, with 7:01 left in the fourth quarter, the Barons' Mike Dillion scampered into the end zone from the 10-yard line on a fourth-and-four play from the Comets' 10-yard line.
However, in between, the Barons muffed a trio of field goal attempts, two of which could have given the Barons the lead in the game and possibly created a huge momentum swing.
The first miscue occurred in the second quarter when a high snap from center allowed the ball to sail over the holder's head and kicker Michael Wilson fell on it at the Comets' 33-yard line for a loss of 25 yards.
In the second half, Wilson missed a 41-yard field goal attempt early in the third period and a 28-yard field goal attempt later in the quarter.
When Bluestone stumped its toe, the Comets were able to capitalize.
The Barons turned the ball over on a fumble on the second play of their opening possession of the game, giving the Comets the ball on their own 38-yard line.
Coleman went to work, racking up two big runs, one for 29 yards and one for 11 yards to help move the pigskin downfield.
A 25-yard pass to Coleman with 6:35 left in the first period capped a seven play, 62-yard drive and put the Comets on top 6-0. Adams Reeves' kick made it a 7-0 count.
As Halifax County had taken advantage of a Bluestone turnover to score, Bluestone did the same.
A fumble by Comets' freshman Ryan Gieselman when he was hit by a Bluestone defender after catching a short pass from Staten set up Bluestone's first score.
The previously mentioned Lenhart to Townes 18-yard strike in the second period brought Bluestone to within a point and after Wilson's extra point try sailed wide of the mark, the score remained 7-6 until the halftime break.
After Wilson missed a 41-yard field goal attempt that could have given the Barons the lead on their opening possession of the second half, the Comets got back on track.
Taking over at their own 20-yard line, the Comets marched the distance in six plays with a 22-yard carry by B. Wilson and a 42-yard scamper by Coleman highlighting the drive.
A three-yard burst by Coleman with 7:03 left in the third quarter put the Comets up 13-6. Reeves' kick made it an eight-point 14-6 lead for the Comets.
Both teams missed scoring opportunities after that.
Bluestone missed a potential scoring opportunity on its ensuing possession when Wilson missed a 28-yard field goal attempt.
Halifax County missed a score when a pass from punter Kevin Reynolds to Steve Gregory on a fake punt play rolled off of Gregory's fingertips as he tried to control the ball in the open field.
"The fake punt was called earlier in the first half," Hodges said.
"We were in better field position than we were then and Kevin, for the second time didn't get the call.
"He probably should have held the ball for another second and given Steve one more step," added Hodges.
"But, when you're back there and people are coming at you, it's hard."
The Comets' defense then came to the rescue when Petty picked off Mull's pass to Stroble and returned it for a touchdown with 11:01 left in the game.
That play stymied what had been a seven-play drive that had gotten Bluestone to the Comets' 9-yard line.
Petty's interception return and the kick by Reeves put the Comets up 21-6.
The Barons bounced back and, starting from its own 33-yard line marched the distance in 12 plays, scoring on Dillion's 10-yard run on a fourth-and-four play from the Comets' 10-yard line.
Mull's pass to Michael South on a two-point conversion attempt failed, leaving the Comets with a 21-12 lead.
The Comets tacked on their final score on a three-yard run by Coleman on a fourth-down play with 2:10 left in the contest.
A pass from Staten to Gregory was good for a two-point conversion to give the Comets a 29-12 lead and put the game out of reach.
One of the largest crowds to turn out for a Comets game in some time greeted the Comets for their home opener.
The crowd helped spur the team, Hodges said.
"I believe they were the twelfth man that kept us the in game when we kept making mistakes," Hodges said.
"They stuck with us and cheered us on and that helped us. Knowing that you've got that kind of support really makes a difference."

Helen Elizabeth Ridgeway

Helen Elizabeth Ridgeway, 88, of 1205 Perth Road, Nathalie, died August 31 at Avante of Lynchburg.
Miss Ridgeway was born in Halifax County on August 30, 1913, the daughter of the late John Ferris Ridgeway Sr. and the late Mattie Bomar Ridgeway. She was a member of Childrey Baptist Church and a retired employee of Burlington Industries.
She is survived by one brother, William T. 'Billie' Ridgeway of Nathalie; five sisters, Catherine Ridgeway, Lucille R. Martin, Roberta R. Booker, Jean Ridgeway, all of Nathalie and Claudine R. Weatherford of Halifax; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by five brothers.
A funeral service for Miss Ridgeway was held at 2 p.m. September 2 at Childrey Baptist Church by the Rev. Rodney Barwick. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Leaone Watts Hackney

Leaone Watts Hackney, 76, of 1015 Quail Lane, Halifax, died August 31 at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Hackney was born in Halifax County on December 30, 1924, the daughter of John Richard Watts and Mary Bennett Watts and was married to Ollie Hackney. She was a member of Dan River Baptist Church and a retired beautician.
A funeral service will be held today, September 3 at 11 a.m. at Dan River Baptist Church with the Revs. Dr. Melvin Bradshaw, Lewis Wall, and Dr. Lynn Marstin officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Hackney is survived by her husband; two sons, David Hackney and his wife, Vickie of Ringgold and Mark Hackney and his wife, Joan of Wilmington, N.C.; two brothers, J.B. Watts of Scottsburg and Earl Watts of Halifax; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Dan River Baptist Church.

William Caroll Headspeth

William Carroll Headspeth, 103, of 1801 Chamberlain St., South Boston, died August 30 at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mr. Headspeth was born in South Boston on September 19, 1898, the son of John Branch Headspeth and Annie Beazley Headspeth, and was married to Ella Anderson Headspeth. He was a member of First Baptist Church and was a longtime member of the Lacy Bible Class. He also was a charter member of the South Boston Lions Club and a member of Woodman of the World Camp 106, where he served as treasurer. He was an honorary member of the DAR and the UDC and was very active with the Bicentennial Committee of 1976. He was an employee of Carroll's Auto Supply and South Boston News & Record Advertiser.
A funeral service for Mr. Headspeth was held Sunday, September 2 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert M. Fox Jr. officiating. Burial was in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Jeanne H. Taylor of South Boston; two sons, William C. 'Bill' Headspeth and his wife, Tanya of Va. Beach, and John H. 'Jack' Headspeth and his wife, Shirley of Greensboro, N.C.; one grandson, Mike Taylor of Plano, Texas; two granddaughters, Jennifer Rothermel and Jacki Anderson, both of Charlotte, N.C.; six great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Catherine 'Kitty' Holt.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider First Baptist Church People of Hope or the South Boston Historical Museum.