{"id":15425,"date":"2016-01-24T18:51:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T23:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=15425"},"modified":"2016-01-24T18:59:08","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T23:59:08","slug":"quickhits-12416","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/24\/quickhits-12416\/","title":{"rendered":"QuickHits! (1\/24\/16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday is QuickHits! day, so let&#8217;s take a look at some of the stories that have caught my eye over the past week. Technically, the first two stories are a few weeks old but they haven&#8217;t gotten any mention in the Southside region (readers love armed robbery stories).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>And here comes the Big Board!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mebaneenterprise.com\/news\/article_714c9cc8-b31f-11e5-a317-33c2b1b9a614.html\" target=\"_blank\">She went to Jared&#8230; and robbed it at gunpoint, zip-tying the employees.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mebaneenterprise.com\/news\/article_70aa29ec-ba0a-11e5-9e6d-43deb6925843.html\" target=\"_blank\">And got arrested in Georgia a week later, along with her accomplice.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimesnews.com\/news\/20160121\/suspect-in-custody-in-death-of-body-found-in-garage\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Sorry, my stepfather&#8217;s not home. Well, I killed him and his body&#8217;s in the garage.&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southhillenterprise.com\/news\/article_f9adcad2-ba28-11e5-92d4-b7615b37ae79.html\" target=\"_blank\">The South Hill library is putting in a coffee bar area in their new remodeling. Self-serve from a vending machine, but still&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/bricks-wood-likely-cause-of-sewer-backup-near-rives-road\/article_a86583ea-bf28-11e5-b3b1-079ec0f1f180.html\" target=\"_blank\">The sewer got clogged in Martinsville. And no, not for the reason you might think.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southhillenterprise.com\/news\/article_c4ca0e7e-bbbe-11e5-8709-e7f365bb272e.html\" target=\"_blank\">Yes, people are gullible enough to fall for phone scams.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/dance-hall-permit-request-on-hold\/article_8c7ea844-c05b-11e5-b282-bbfe765b2aad.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hold your horses! There won&#8217;t be a dance hall in Franklin County yet.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesvirginian.com\/news\/article_d56b2384-bf7f-11e5-a4d0-6fb9d8772786.html\" target=\"_blank\">One of &#8220;Granny Bees&#8221; waitresses buys the Appomattox restaurant (best place to eat in Appomattox County, by the way). <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chathamstartribune.com\/news\/article_7d4e148c-bf83-11e5-803e-c7a35b24ad0e.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ashley Judd was this year&#8217;s &#8220;Leader In Residence&#8221; at Chatham Hall.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emporiaindependentmessenger.com\/news\/article_c361f68a-ba12-11e5-992c-23b321c5b0bc.html\" target=\"_blank\">All hail Emporia&#8217;s newest stoplights! (Yeah, I&#8217;m desperate to fill this Big Board).<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s ten and I&#8217;m done. Enjoy your Sunday reading assignments, folks. We&#8217;ve got more coming up on SouthsideCentral!<\/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<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday is QuickHits! day, so let&#8217;s take a look at some of the stories that have caught my eye over the past week. 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That means it's time for some QuickHits... stories that have caught my eye over the past week. Let's put them on a Big Board... \"If new chief of schools succeeds, we all win\" - Thank you, Captain Obvious. A horse is a horse, of course of course... unless\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;QuickHits!&quot;","block_context":{"text":"QuickHits!","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/category\/featurescentral\/quickhits\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/HdKuMCl.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11663,"url":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/28\/quickhits-12282014\/","url_meta":{"origin":15425,"position":2},"title":"QuickHits! (12\/28\/2014)","author":"SouthsideCentral","date":"December 28, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Let's take a look around the internet and see some stories that have caught my eye. It's QuickHits! time. Get that Big Board ready! 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The bear foot found in Martinsville has been conclusively determined to be a bear\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;QuickHits!&quot;","block_context":{"text":"QuickHits!","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/category\/featurescentral\/quickhits\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/HdKuMCl.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11689,"url":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/04\/quickhits-142015\/","url_meta":{"origin":15425,"position":4},"title":"QuickHits! (1\/4\/2015)","author":"SouthsideCentral","date":"January 4, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It's time for the weekly edition of QuickHits! Let's take a look at some stories around the area that have caught my eye this week. Let's roll out the Big Board... Judge Bill Alexander retires (and Pittsylvania County will never forget his decision in the Frankie Betterton case). 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