{"id":11530,"date":"2014-12-14T16:49:59","date_gmt":"2014-12-14T21:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=11530"},"modified":"2014-12-14T16:49:59","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T21:49:59","slug":"quickhits-121414","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/14\/quickhits-121414\/","title":{"rendered":"QuickHits! (12\/14\/14)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at some of the stories that have caught my eye over the past week&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We need a Big Board for today&#8217;s QuickHits!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/martinsvillebulletin.com\/article.cfm?ID=44656\" target=\"_blank\">Happy Trails, Ginny Wray! The longtime editor of the Martinsville Bulletin is going to retire.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenewsrecord.com\/index.php?\/news\/article\/halifax_county_trustees_get_early_input_on_upcoming_school_budget\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Every time I drive by the middle school, that place is lit up like a Polish capitol.&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/article.cfm?ID=28778\" target=\"_blank\">Don&#8217;t boil the baby.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.altavistajournal.com\/news\/article_cc07f75a-80b4-11e4-8bd3-5f99e31c7d17.html\" target=\"_blank\">Suck it, recycling!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caswellmessenger.com\/news\/article_ae1ed8be-7a7c-11e4-b0fc-6b2c799e9b61.html\" target=\"_blank\">Was Julian Henderson murdered?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s today&#8217;s QuickHits! 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It's time for the 4th Annual \"Fur Ball\" to raise money for a Franklin County pet food pantry. Wonderful idea! 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