Alton News

It was my pleasure again this past Saturday to attend a portion of the Wounded Warrior Deer Hunt.

No students were aboard Bus #140 Monday afternoon when it struck a car near South Boston Elementary School, according to town police.

Applications for over 70 agricultural/forestal districts including approximately 38,000 acres met Fridaya s deadline for inclusion in the special tax designation program that could result in the loss of $77,000 in county revenue.

A 25-year-old South Boston man has been charged with rape, according to Halifax County Sheriff Stanley Noblin.

Halifax town police are investigating two separate incidentsa 'a Friday shooting and a Thursday break-in at a town business, according to Halifax Police Chief D. E. Martin.

Three Alton residents were arrested Wednesday and charged in a recent string of thefts at the South Boston Walmart store, according to South Boston Police Investigator R. E. Redd.

Officers from the South Boston Police Department and Halifax/South Boston regional drug and gang ask force say they've arrested three people in connection with a strong of thefts from the Wal-Mart in South Boston.

No drugs were found when Halifax County High School was locked down Tuesday morning for a drug search, according to Special Agent Mark Campbell, Halifax/South Boston Regional Narcotics and Gang Task Force coordinator.

From a press release issued by CCS/ASRA: Alton, VA -- This weekend Virginia International Raceway hosts the ninth round of the Michelin Pro Series and the championship battles are now down to just two riders in three of the four classes.

Ten members have been selected to serve on an Agricultural/Forestal District Advisory Committee charged with overseeing applications for inclusion in the reduced tax rate districts.

None of the 24 children on board Bus 42 was injured Thursday morning when the bus was struck in the rear by an SUV, according to Halifax County Transportation Coordinator Earl Womack.

ABC 13 is learning preliminary details about the search for a missing 20-month-old in Alton, a rural area of Halifax County.

The search for a missing 20-month-old child came to a happy conclusion shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday in the Alton community when the toddler was found, sitting in a rocking chair on a neighbora s front porch, according to Sheriff Stanley Noblin.

Halifax County Sheriff, Stanley Noblin says the search for a missing 20-month-old is over.

A knee puck goes flying after Jeff Agnes wacks his knee on sharp-edge curbing at VIR in 2004.

Latus Racing's Taylor Knapp shocked the Daytona SportBike field by taking his first ever pole position with a fast lap of Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va.

Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki's Hacking Rides Smooth to Podium Finish at VIR Alton, Va.

AMA Pro SuperSport Presented by Shoei VIRginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 14, 2009 Provisional Qualifying Results : 1. Josh Day , 1:29.707 2. Garrett Carter , 1:30.744 3. Huntley Nash , 1:31.959 4. Corey Rech , 1:31.989 5. Joey Pascarella , 1:32.029 6. Kyle Wyman , 1:32.093 7. Russ Wikle , 1:32.171 8. J.D. Beach , 1:32.204 9.

From a press release issued by Corona Extra Honda Racing: The Corona Extra Honda Racing Team and riders Jake Holden and Neil Hodgson are set to do battle with the best at the AMA "Big Kahuna" Superbike event at Virginia International Raceway, Alton Virginia this weekend.

Big Kahuna Nationals at VIR to Host Canned Food Drive for Danville Food Bank AMA Pro Racing, Motor Racing Outreach Association, M1 and VIR Team up for Community DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.