{"id":14148,"date":"2015-10-04T16:04:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T20:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=14148"},"modified":"2015-10-04T16:04:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-04T20:04:09","slug":"quickhits-10415","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/04\/quickhits-10415\/","title":{"rendered":"QuickHits! (10\/4\/15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I took a rare day off yesterday, so let&#8217;s catch up with the stories that have caught my eye over the past week. That&#8217;s right&#8230; Sundays are QuickHits! days.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here comes the Big Board!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/carilion-pays-million-settlement-to-family-of-former-rocky-mount\/article_5dbb8660-66cb-11e5-9c2b-377853e2f4d4.html\" target=\"_blank\">Carilion pays $1,900,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit about the former Rocky Mount police chief.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/crosspoint-church-moves-into-former-colonial-downs\/article_20352454-67e8-11e5-b59a-eb42a4ddaa00.html\" target=\"_blank\">Remember the Colonial Downs off-track betting location in Martinsville? It&#8217;s now a church.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsadvance.com\/news\/local\/appomattox-teenager-charged-in-grandfather-s-shooting\/article_06b34bb5-d295-53f4-88c2-58f4cfdf1c93.html\" target=\"_blank\">A 14 year old boy shoots his grandfather in Appomattox County.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/allegations-of-abuse-violations-prompt-doe-investigation\/article_b563d7a0-66cb-11e5-8d46-0b370ebcd35d.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Franklin County school system is being investigated for student abuse in their special education system.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theunionstar.com\/news\/article_b61042b0-66c6-11e5-8ca7-c757410ff761.html\" target=\"_blank\">You&#8217;re probably going to get busted if you break into the same drug store three times in five days.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/city-officials-penny-auctions-would-violate-state-law\/article_dedf83d4-6ab5-11e5-a258-b303b8876d0e.html\" target=\"_blank\">If you thought the controversy over &#8220;sweepstakes&#8221; businesses was over, think again&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emporiaindependentmessenger.com\/news\/article_5a4827b0-5e18-11e5-bb82-afb54b5f5d98.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8230;But the same type of business is OK with Emporia&#8217;s Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney. Go figure.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsadvance.com\/news\/local\/shop-owner-katie-hyatt-enters-pleas-in-larceny-cases\/article_0b5db0d6-67e4-11e5-977c-5f70d2278662.html\" target=\"_blank\">A resale shop owner pleads guilty to grand larceny &amp; breaking and entering charges for going in people&#8217;s houses and stealing clothes &amp; household items.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mebaneenterprise.com\/news\/article_88092fba-677c-11e5-baf2-8fc1d45bf0f9.html\" target=\"_blank\">Two gunmen steal over $32,000 in cellphones when they rob a Verizon store.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimesnews.com\/article\/20151004\/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE\/151009937\" target=\"_blank\">Caswell County&#8217;s Maud Gatewood is honored with the &#8220;Maud Gatewood Trail&#8221; celebrating her artwork.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimesnews.com\/article\/20150930\/LIFESTYLE\/150928998\" target=\"_blank\">Yes, somebody in the region has an Olive Garden All-You-Can-Eat Family Pasta Pass.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oh my. That&#8217;s eleven QuickHits! for your Sunday reading. That&#8217;s what I get for taking a day off!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/HdKuMCl.jpg?resize=376%2C211\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"211\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I took a rare day off yesterday, so let&#8217;s catch up with the stories that have caught my eye over the past week. 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