Halifax County has gotten a lot of bad media coverage lately. It’s time for a change, to write about what is good about South Boston, Halifax and their surroundings.
1. We have the a champion kids’ softball team. The Halifax South Boston Dixie softball team won the Dixie Darlings World Series title this year.
2. One of the best major league pitchers is a local boy…Andrew Abbott, who played in the all-star game this year.
3. You always come across someone you know when you shop at Food Lion. And you won’t stop talking for at least 15 minutes.
4. Unlike most small towns, we have some classy restaurants, including Molasses Grill and Paco’s.
5. Top-notch auto racing tracks include Virginia International Raceway and the South Boston Speedway.
6. The Factory Street Brewing Company has become a major entertainment center, with rock concerts like the one Labor Day weekend. And the Prizery is envied by nearby communities as a great theater venue.
7. A new state-of-the-art high school just opened in South Boston.
8. The Tobacco Heritage Trail is maintained very nicely. It is never crowded for biking, walking and horseback riding.
9. People of all ethnicities are generally friendly and tolerant of different opinions.
10. Kayaking, canoeing and fishing are popular on the Wild Blueway that includes the Bannister River in Halifax.
11. We have a historic past, including the Crossing of the Dan during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War skirmish commemorated at Staunton River Battlefield Park.
12. One of the darkest and best places in the country for star-gazing is at Staunton River State Park.
13. There are no traffic jams—except maybe when the train comes through town.
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