12 Fire Departments To Reap Half Of County Fair Profits

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Volunteer Fire Departments will reap the benefits from profits made during the 2008 Halifax County Fair supervisors agreed Monday night,
Following a lengthy discussion, board members voted 5-1 to allocate 50 percent of the profits from the annual fair that runs from Sept. 30-Oct. 4 to the 12 county fire departments.
ED-4 Supervisor Doug Bowman opposed the motion. ED-1 Supervisor R. E. “Dickie” Abbott and Chairman William Fitzgerald were absent.
Last month, Supervisor Vice-Chairman James Edmunds asked if profits above expenses from operating the county fair could be designated to support the dozen local fire departments.

Arson Charged

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Arson Charged

South Boston Names New Police, Fire Chief

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South Boston Names New Police, Fire Chief

Two Fires Strike Crystal Hill Area

Firefighters responded to two structure fires in three days in the Crystal Hill area, according to a Triangle Volunteer Fire Department official.
No one was injured in either of the blazes, according to reports.
The first of the two fires was Thursday at Pratt’s Store located at the intersection of Howard P. Anderson Highway and Route 603, a fire official said. Read More

FIRE DAMAGES APARTMENT HOUSE

FIRE DAMAGES APARTMENT HOUSE – A Tuesday morning fire caused approximately $35,000 damage to an apartment house at 1336 Jeffress Street in South Boston, according to a South Boston Fire Department spokesman. Read More

You Have To Love It

After battling lethal flames, choking smoke and clearing a barrage of training and administrative hurdles for almost 34 years, South Boston Fire Chief William Murray is retiring this summer. Read More