{"id":28046,"date":"2016-05-23T00:04:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T04:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=28046"},"modified":"2016-05-23T00:04:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T04:04:52","slug":"quickhits-52316","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/05\/23\/quickhits-52316\/","title":{"rendered":"QuickHits! (5\/23\/16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a few weeks since our last QuickHits look at some of the stories that have caught our eye. Let&#8217;s fix that now.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>QuickHits! are best served on a Big Board, so here it comes!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/wirtz-man-gets-two-life-terms-for-sexual-abuse\/article_8636a706-1def-11e6-b443-c7a8494ea252.html\" target=\"_blank\">Two life terms for the guy who sexually abused and tattooed two young girls that he was babysitting.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/organizers-rooster-walk-is-biggest-yet\/article_9e03c74e-089c-5e61-94fa-999dcbefe514.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rooster Walk 8 is coming up next weekend in Henry County, and it will be the largest one yet.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greensboro.com\/business\/local_business\/high-point-belk-s-officer-relentlessly-pursues-shoplifter\/article_4a6c0eea-2a73-5734-93dc-b9db0cfdb3f0.html\" target=\"_blank\">A High Point Belk&#8217;s loss prevention employee gets injured after going too far to stop a shoplifter.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/nash-gets-suspended-sentence-in-shooting\/article_d1c0dc02-1c53-11e6-a26e-6f9eeb3aea83.html\" target=\"_blank\">The former Henry County deputy who drunkenly stumbled into his neighbor&#8217;s house, shot him then passed out in the neighbor&#8217;s recliner gets no active jail time at sentencing. But there&#8217;s a good reason for that.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greensboro.com\/news\/greensboro-is-making-offers-heritage-house-owners-can-t-refuse\/article_54db99a6-4aa4-5b43-8cc6-1500a07ad851.html\" target=\"_blank\">The former hotel that got turned into a (now-condemned) retirement community in Greensboro is almost ready to be demolished.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/supervisors-cut-budget-for-sheriff-s-office\/article_c3c6f9ec-1c53-11e6-93a5-f759e75e4022.html\" target=\"_blank\">A retired Franklin County deputy is now on the Board of Supervisors and he&#8217;s leading the charge to cut the Sheriff&#8217;s Department budget.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/lawyers-in-homicide-case-debate-social-services-records\/article_bf89543a-13aa-11e6-80da-4392943d7794.html\" target=\"_blank\">One year after a 3-year-old boy was killed, attorneys are still fighting about mental health records.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/gatlin-brothers-to-headline-speedway-s-celebration\/article_1d431c96-1d33-11e6-bc84-330ea859fe33.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Gatlin Brothers will headline the July 4th &#8220;Celebration 2016&#8221; at Martinsville Speedway (Worth the drive).<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chathamstartribune.com\/news\/article_b493f6d4-1d05-11e6-92d1-67612680467e.html\" target=\"_blank\">A Pittsylvania County man forfeits $1,500,000 in a steroid distribution case.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sovanow.com\/index.php?\/news\/article\/hcso_deputy_quentin_clark_dies_unexpectedly\/\" target=\"_blank\">A well-respected and loved Halifax County deputy died suddenly this weekend.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimesnews.com\/news\/20160518\/updated-traveler-stranded-at-burlington-kw-by-armed-car-thief\" target=\"_blank\">Carjacked at the K&amp;W!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oh wow. Let&#8217;s stop at eleven reading assignments for you. I did say it had been a while since our last QuickHits, though. Heh.<\/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\" 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>It&#8217;s been a few weeks since our last QuickHits look at some of the stories that have caught our eye. 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(12\/14\/14)","author":"SouthsideCentral","date":"December 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Let's take a look at some of the stories that have caught my eye over the past week... We need a Big Board for today's QuickHits! Happy Trails, Ginny Wray! The longtime editor of the Martinsville Bulletin is going to retire. \"Every time I drive by the middle school, that\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":13766,"url":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/23\/quickhits-82315\/","url_meta":{"origin":28046,"position":1},"title":"QuickHits! (8\/23\/15)","author":"SouthsideCentral","date":"August 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It's still Sunday, so it's still QuickHits! day. Let's take a look at some of the stories that have caught my eye in the past week. QuickHits are best served with grits on a Big Board! A Danville man is arrested for Greensboro armed robberies using a shotgun a few\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":28046,"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! Let's hear it for the Rocky Mount Police Department! The bizarre South Boston YMCA board of directors \"rents\" a CEO. It's not Marcus Hargrave. He's still\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":11344,"url":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2014\/11\/23\/quickhits-11232014\/","url_meta":{"origin":28046,"position":3},"title":"QuickHits! (11\/23\/2014)","author":"SouthsideCentral","date":"November 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Let's take a look at some stories that have caught my eye lately. It's time for some QuickHits! Quickly, let's Hit a Big Board! (See what I did there?) A Ridgeway Rescue Squad member goes from \"In Good Standing\" to \"Indicted\" to \"Convicted\" in less than two weeks. 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