An EMT was injured and two cows killed Sunday when a North Halifax Volunteer Fire Department ambulance struck the animals on Route 501.
The accident was one of several that marred the Labor Day weekend.
NHVFD member Thomas Layne, 48, was injured in the crash and transported to Halifax Regional Hospital where he was treated and released.
The rescue vehicle, operated by 58-year-old Lennie C. Fisher of Nathalie, was transporting a patient early Sunday morning when it struck the cows on Route 501 at its intersection with Route 755.
Trooper D.J. Cline estimated $2,000 in damages to the 2001 Ford ambulance.
No charges were filed.
A South Boston man was arrested Friday on charges relating to an alleged domestic dispute the prior day.
Robert Gene Long, 39, of Easley Street, was charged by Sheriff's Deputy S. Britton with misdemeanor destruction of property belonging to Charlotte W. Long after he damaged her vehicle.
Long was additionally charged with the assault and battery of a family member.
· Michael D. Powell, 21, of Dryburg Road in Scottsburg, was arrested Saturday by Deputy J.D. Clay and charged with the petty larceny of Short Stop in Scottsburg.
The alleged offense occurred on July 7.
· Quinton Louis Dukes, 36, of E. Bishop Drive in South Boston, was arrested Friday by Deputy D.H. Barksdale and charged with misdemeanor destruction of property (monument).
The alleged offense occurred on August 22.
· A Labor Day accident on Route 610 at its intersection with Route 615 resulted in charges of reckless driving lodged against a 17-year-old Halifax youth.
According to a State Police report, a 1991 pickup operated by the youth attempted a left turn and pulled into the path of a 1990 Chevrolet operated by 28-year-old Victoria Lynn Hailey of Scottsburg.
The resulting collision resulted in estimated damages of $1,000 each to both vehicles.
Trooper S.M. Krantz charged the youth with failure to yield the right-of-way.
· A 19-year-old Nathalie woman was injured after a single-vehicle accident last Friday morning on Route 603, one-tenth of a mile south of Route 630.
According to Trooper T.A. Elder, a 1989 Ford operated by Tonya M. Tomlin of Nathalie sustained $3,000 in damage when it ran off the left side of the road and overturned.
Tomlin was charged with reckless driving by Elder.

Ronnie Dwayne "Bo" Chappell, a 22-year-old Mecklenburg County man, has been served with seven felony warrants stemming from the alleged breaking and entering and theft of property, including weapons, at a Scottsburg residence.
Chappell, already in jail in Charlotte County where he faces charges in that county, was scheduled to appear in Circuit Court in Halifax last week on still other charges of possessing a firearm by a convicted felon. That case was continued.
Chappell's latest charges, filed Monday by Halifax County Sheriff's Deputy Jimmy Clay, include two counts breaking and entering the residence of Joe Allred Sr. in Scottsburg on June 11 and 27 , two counts of possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony , two counts of grand larceny of four guns, grand larceny of a television, an air conditioner and a Mercury outboard engine.
The latest charges, according to reports, came as a result of an investigation by Deputy Clay.
Chappell, whose latest address was given as Highway 92, Chase City, was one of six men to face over 100 game law violations filed by Virginia Game Wardens, Virginia State Police and sheriff's deputies in Charlotte and Mecklenburg counties last year.
The charges included nighttime hunting and killing of deer, a turkey and even a buzzard prior to the opening of hunting season on property belonging to Tucker Watkins III of Clover.
A search warrant lead to the discovery of deer meat at the residence of Chappell whose address was then listed as Red Oak.
Chappell was charged with illegal firearm possession, the killing of 12 deer during the nighttime with the use of lights and a vehicle, killing a turkey out of season, killing a buzzard and the wanton waste of game.

The investigation is continuing into last week's temporary escape of four inmates from the Halifax County Courthouse.
"We're still about where we were last week, trying to find out where they obtained the key," said Chris Webb, administrator for the Blue Ridge Jail Authority. The Authority is in charge of operations and security at the Halifax Adult Detention Center.
Webb added that the investigation will probably conclude next week, the point at which Webb thinks he will know if it can proceed any further.
"Hopefully, we'll come up with some answers," said Webb, who reaffirmed his earlier belief that the four escapees used a "stock key" to free themselves from their ankle restraints and handcuffs before fleeing a holding room at the courthouse last Tuesday.
Webb had described the key as "generic" and one that is rather easily duplicated.
Webb intends to meet with county and court officials to study ways to improve security.
"I want to sit down with the county and courts and look at how we do things procedurally and to improve security," Webb said.
"We want to look at what we can reasonably do to improve things structurally."
The four inmates, Maurice Daniel Dance, Titus L. Singletary, Lawrence Harvey Everett Jr. and Theotis Marquette Johnson, had been moved from the Halifax jail to a holding area on the upper floor of the courthouse Tuesday morning to await hearings and sentencing later that day.
One-by-one, the inmates were being escorted by one security officer to a restroom down the hall. It was at that point that the four "burst past" the second officer who began yelling for the prisoners to stop as he summoned for assistance.
Three of the inmates were captured minutes later 200 yards from the courthouse, while Johnson remained at large for approximately three hours before being discovered hiding in a tree.

Hazardous duty pay probably isn't in the Department of Motor Vehicles' job description, but maybe it should be .... at least for those giving driving exams.
Whether a new driver's squealing pig packed in a burlap bag in a back seat or enduring a harrowing trip down a deep highway median strip - the car tipped on its side, all have been part of retiring DMV manager Gary Crutchfield's 32-year career ride.
He has no regrets.
He even chuckles when he recalls the normal question following an encounter of the non-positive variety during a driving test: "Does this mean I don't get my license?"
His answer is swift.
"They don't. They come back another day," added the DMV manager with a smile.
It's all been part of the job for Crutchfield, a job that he says he will miss when he logs his last day at the South Boston office this month.
It is working with the public that he will miss most.
"The people who come in as customers and the employees," Crutchfield said.
The LaCrosse native's career has been one punctuated with field-friendly technological changes for customers.
In fact, being part of the transformation kept Crutchfield at work after he was eligible for retirement.
" I just wanted to stick around and see what was going to happen next," said the manager.
He is particularly proud of the South Boston DMV's average under five-minute wait time for customers. That is made possible through the new system of calling customers by number and aided by bar coding, which can automatically place information on the screen for license renewal.
"People want fast service. They don't like to wait," observed the manager. "I think that has been DMV's big goal over the last few years."
Other DMV changes include Motor Voter registration and, upcoming, Extra Teller is scheduled to premiere in September at this office. A machine similar to an ATM will be located in front of the Hamilton Blvd. office to provide 24-hour service, seven days a week. Customers may renew a license plate or, if eligible, renew a driver's license.
"We are issuing everything in the field at the Customer Service Centers instead of having to wait to get titles back (from Richmond)," explained Crutchfield.
"I am proud to have been a part of it, to see the growth over these years."
The bulk of the work at the South Boston office is title and original driver's license and out-of-state license applications, according to Crutchfield.
"That is probably about 60 percent of our work."
He and the eight employees who staff the local office - twice the size of the original Centerville office - are one of 72 branch offices in the state.
Retirement
When he retires, Crutchfield plans to travel a little, work in his yard and pursue several hobbies.
Photography, particularly landscapes with old barns, is one of his passions. Several of his photographs hang at the DMV office.
He also enjoys cars.
He currently owns a sporty 1996 BMW Z3 as well as a 1982 Buick Grand National, which is being restored.
"I bought the Buick brand new. At the time I didn't know it, but I learned later that only 215 of them were built. So it is a rarity."
The car, which has about 100,000 miles logged, was built when Buick won the NASCAR manufacturer's championship in 1981. "They put this car out to commemorate that."
Crutchfield saw the car on a lot in North Carolina, liked it, and bought it in January of 1983.
Growing up on a tobacco farm, Crutchfield's parents taught him at an early age to learn to do things for himself.
That philosophy eventually led to an award-winning quilt.
"I've made 10 to 15 quilts, some as gifts and others for the house," he said.
He made his first quilt when he moved into his own home and wanted one. His mother said that she would help him.
"The most difficult I've made is the Lone Star Log Cabin, done without a pattern," he recalled. That quilt, a blue, off-white and wine creation, took the blue ribbon at the Halifax County Fair.
His mother also taught him to cook.
"Dad taught me the lessons of a Virginia tobacco farm," added Crutchfield. Today, he attributes his love of old barns to the scenes of his youth and his love of the land.
A stint in the Army, 1966-69, followed high school. A job with DMV and community college would follow that.
He came to the Centerville DMV office in 1978. While Sept. 24, 2001, is his last working day, January is his official retirement.
He will leave as a man who loved his job.
"I want to thank the people of this area for their support and the help that they have given me since I've been here. I just wanted to thank them for it because I've really enjoyed it," said Crutchfield in closing.

BY JOE CHANDLER
It takes a different mindset to win at Darlington Raceway.
Darlington Raceway has a reputation for eating up race cars and spitting out the hopes of even the biggest and best of NASCAR stars.
Hailed as "Too Tough to Tame" and "The Lady In Black," the track is one that makes the best drivers wary.
One mistake, one wrong blink of the eye can spell disaster.
Somehow, Ward Burton has come to master the treacherous track that was NASCAR's first superspeedway.
He put a Pontiac in Victory Lane at Darlington in the spring of last year.
Burton did it again Sunday in the Mountain Dew Southern 500, one of the most prestigious events on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series circuit.
The South Boston driver said one of keys is how you view the track.
"When I go to Darlington I look at it as a real challenge," Burton said yesterday.
"It's a challenge not only physically but mentally. Going to Darlington, I get really excited. My team does too."
The key to mastering Darlington, Burton says, is getting the car to handle well.
That, he says, is what made the difference in Sunday's 500-miler.
"It's a place, like all of our race tracks, where it is extremely important to get the car to handle well and to get the car balanced to where it doesn't wear out one tire quicker than the others," Burton explained.
Burton's Caterpillar sponsored Dodge team gave him exactly what he needed when he needed it.
The South Boston driver passed 20 cars in the first 30 laps of the race.
Late in the going, he passed Bobby Labonte just before Jimmy Spencer, Joe Nemechek and Ron Hornaday crashed to bring out the final yellow flag of the day.
After a wait of over eight minutes, Burton withstood a late race challenge to pick up his third career Winston Cup Series win.
"That balance in the last part of the race, particularly the last 70 or 80 miles, allowed me to win the race," Burton said.
"My team, at that point when I needed it, gave me the best race car."
That was important, to be sure. But Sunday's 500-miler marked one of the few times this season Burton was able to get the right breaks at the right time.
"We haven't had any good luck," said Burton had posted only five top-ten finishes in 24 races entering Sunday's race at Darlington.
"Every time, even starting with the Daytona 500, that we felt we had a shot to win the race, we either had somebody take us out or something happen mechanically."
The weekend started with something of a dark cloud as Burton had to take a provisional starting spot and start 37th in the field.
That, Burton said, can be a formula for problems.
"The further back you are the greater are your chances of getting involved in an accident not of your making," Burton explained.
"I was really conscious of the fact that I felt I let the team down on Friday and I wanted to make it to them on Sunday."
The path to the win may have actually begun a couple of weeks ago.
"Tommy (crew chief Tommy Baldwin) and I had a long talk about two weeks ago," continued Burton.
"We just made a conscious effort to say we're going to start taking the best car we've got in the stable every week until we can get a track record of consistent finishes from particular cars. I think that was a big turning point for us."
The win in Sunday's Mountain Dew Southern 500 marked an upturn in what has been a tough season for the team which made the switch from Pontiac to Dodge.
It followed a 53-race victory drought for Burton whose last win came at Darlington in the spring of last year.
Burton said he had no doubt that he would get back into Victory Lane again at some point.
"I didn't know when it would come," Burton said.

"I knew from some of the prior races where we had shots at it and had bad luck that at any given race we may hit on it."
"My team put forth a huge amount of effort for me this weekend," added Burton.
"The whole support group at Bill Davis Racing has been working extremely hard, particularly because we switched to Dodge. It's really gratifying to see all of their hard work pay off."
Burton's win couldn't have come at a better time.
With the season heading into its final leg, the victory takes a lot of pressure off of the team to prove that not only it can win, but that a Dodge can win as well.
The win was the second win for Dodge. Sterling Marlin got Dodge's first win in a recent rain-shortened race.
"It's a huge morale booster for everybody on our team at Bill Davis Racing and our sponsors," Burton said.
"It makes a lot of difference. We've got some needs from associate sponsors for this coming year and hopefully this will prove to some of the folks we're talking to or may talk to in the future that we can get the job done."
"My team has worked extremely hard this year," continued Burton.
"It's been almost like starting all over going to Dodge. It's been a good decision, a decision that, in the long run, I think will be good for us."

Elvira Frances Traynham

Elvira 'Ella' Frances Traynham, 78, of Riverside Health care Center, Danville, died September 2 at Riverside Health Care Center.
Miss Traynham was born in Halifax County on February 25, 1923, the daughter of John Edward Traynham Sr. and Ella Barksdale Traynham. She was a member of Black Walnut Baptist Church.
Survivors include one sister, Mildred . Roache of Harrisonburg; one brother, Randolph S. Traynham of Danville; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by four brothers, John E., Armistead B. Lawson B. and Daniel M. Traynham and one sister, Helen . Carr.
Graveside services for Miss Traynham will be held today, September 5 at Oak Ridge Cemetery at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Grover Stevens conducting the service.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Black Walnut Baptist Church or the Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation.

Floyd Calvin Welcher Jr.

Floyd Calvin Welcher Jr., 64, of 1005 Landrum Trail, Vernon Hill, died September 3 at Duke University Medical Center.
Mr. Welcher was born in Halifax County on July 16, 1937, the son of Floyd Calvin Welcher Sr. and Annie Fleming Welcher and was married to Jean White Landrum Welcher. He was a member and trustee of Ingram Christian Church.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Calvin Welcher and his wife, Denise P. of Virgilina and Ronald Lynn Welcher of South Boston; his mother of Virgilina; one sister, Peggy Gray of Burlington, N.C. ; one brother, William Riley Welcher of Virgilina; two grandchildren, Jared Michael Welcher and Whitney Denise Welcher, both of Virgilina.
Graveside services for Mr. Welcher will be held September 6 at 2 p.m. at Ingram Christian Church with the Rev. Dr. Eddie Walker conducting the service.
The family will receive friends at Powell Funeral Home this evening, September 5, from 7:00 until 8:30, and other times at the home of his son, Michael C. Welcher, 7116 Bill Tuck Hwy., Virgilina.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Oak Level Fire Department, Oak Level EMS or Halifax County Rescue Squad.

Daniel Thomas Church

Daniel Thomas Church, 44, of 1075 Newman Drive, South Boston, died September 2.
Mr. Church was born in Halifax County on August 12, 1957, the son of Mr. C.E. 'Mac' Church and Mary Sue Church and was married to Karen Wingler Church. He was a member of Parkview Baptist Church in Fort Pierce, Fla.
Survivors include his wife; his mother of Vero Beach, Fla.; three sisters, Angela and husband, Larry Williams of Vero Beach, Anita Gay Short of Vero Beach and Susan and husband, Rick Hodges of Richmond; five nephews and one niece. He was preceded in death by his father.
Graveside services for Mr. Church will be held today, September 5 at 3 p.m. at Halifax Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Russell Lee conducting the service.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Halifax County Rescue Squad or the Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation.

Mabel Orline Jones Prowell

Mrs. Mabel Orline Jones Prowell of 418 N. Grove St., Lincolnton, N.C. died September 3, 2001 at Lincolnton Medical Hospital. She was 64 years old.
Mrs. Prowell was born in Halifax County May 2, 1937, the daughter of Archer Jones and Iola Trammell Jones and was married to Clifton Cash Prowell.
She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Prowell is survived by her husband; three sons, David M. Saad of Lockport, Ill., Mark L. Prowell and Clifton H. Prowell of Wake Forest, N.C.; five sisters, Mealie McCormick of Altavista, Mildred Barksdale of South Boston, Maggie Adams of Halifax, Maxine Rice and Mary Griffith of Wake Forest; three brothers, James Jones of Petersburg, Edward Jones of Springfield, Oh. and Bobby Jones of South Boston; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mabel Frances Prowell; two brothers, Hurley Jones and Flenoury Jones; and one sister, Margaret Milton.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Stewart officiating. Burial will take place in Halifax Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends at Powell Funeral Home tonight from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m. and other times at the home of Maggie and James Adams, 4054 L.P. Bailey Memorial Hwy., Halifax.