Buying on a Budget: Local Second-Hand Stores Boast Great Bargains
“I’m gonna pop some tags…only got twenty dollars in my pocket”…Hip-Hop Artists Macklemore and Ryan Lewis said it right with the 2012 hit song “Thrift Shop,” which was essentially a shout out to the...
View ArticleGo Hard or Go Home: Adult Basketball Tournament Raises Money for Drakes...
The Central Middle School Gymnasium was filled with music and excitement as players took to the court on Saturday, June 20 for the Adult Basketball Tournament Fundraiser. Proceeds from the event were...
View ArticleTax-Free Shopping Holiday Coming Soon
This year’s fall sales tax holiday is August 7-9. That means that during the sales tax holiday period, consumers can purchase qualifying school supplies, clothing, footwear, hurricane and emergency...
View ArticleOnce-in-a-Lifetime Travel Experience: Keysville Woman Wins Trip Thanks to...
Millions of Americans have never traveled or left the state they grew up in. Many have dreamed of taking a special trip, but lacked the time or opportunity to do so. In fact, almost 40 percent, or two...
View ArticleNational Night Out in Crewe Defines the Meaning of “Community”
To see more images from this event, go to http://southsidemessengerphotos.shutterfly.com Crewe, Virginia held its official celebration of National Night Out on Saturday, August 8. The town officials...
View ArticleGod is Fun!
On Saturday, August 22, Grace Community Church hosted an open house celebration from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Citizens in the community, as well as anyone interested in learning more about the mission of...
View ArticleBlock Party Palooza!
Residents, visitors and community members were able to enjoy a fun-filled day of excitement at Wayland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Saturday, August 22 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Block Party...
View ArticleBluegrass & Blues
On Green Grass with No Shoes How Much Better Could It Be? The Downtown Stage has hosted many events over the years. Better known as Crute Stage to some local residents, it is the standing remnants of a...
View ArticleCentra Grand Opening Marks a New Age of Health Care in Farmville
For more photos from this event, go to southsidemessengerphotos.shutterfly.com. It was with great pomp and circumstance that the much anticipated new Centra primary care facility officially opened its...
View ArticlePast, Present and Future Crewe Gives Back to Its Military That Served
For more photos of this event, go to southsidemessengerphotos.shutterfly.com. After more than a year’s work, the Town of Crewe VFW Post 50 and the local VFW Posts 7819 and 5313 have finally achieved...
View ArticleBad Weather Not a Problem for Dedicated Fans
Story & Photos by April Hall, Staff Writer Red Hill, Patrick Henry’s last home and burial place, was host to the Fifth Annual Bluegrass, Barbecue & Brew Festival, held Saturday, November 7 11...
View ArticleA Whole Lotta Bull: Locals ‘Cowboy Up’ in Chase City Buck’Em Series
There was more than just a little bull at the South Central Fairgrounds in Chase City this past Saturday night. In fact there were a dozen or so of possibly the toughest bulls Southside VA has ever...
View ArticleThey Were Only Men
By Patrick James Smith © 2018 The Southside Messenger The nations have heard…and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together…...
View Article“Star of Bethlehem”
Jupiter and Saturn’s orbits are in near alignment from as seen from Earth, and on December 21, 2020—the date of the December solstice—they’re going to almost appear to collide to become one...
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