{"id":32515,"date":"2016-07-10T14:59:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T18:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=32515"},"modified":"2016-07-10T14:59:39","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T18:59:39","slug":"quickhits-71016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/10\/quickhits-71016\/","title":{"rendered":"QuickHits! (7\/10\/16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at some of the stories that have caught my eye over the last week. Or two weeks, since we didn&#8217;t do an article last Sunday. It&#8217;s QuickHits time!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As you well know, QuickHits are served on a Big Board!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/joyce-gets-years-for-murder\/article_5043b2b7-5f2e-5d5e-909a-3dfa8e740073.html\" target=\"_blank\">A Henry County man gets 55 years in prison for killing his off-and-on girlfriend then dumping her body in a ravine.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/man-who-fled-n-c-police-also-wanted-for-local\/article_2de8895a-4317-11e6-b959-2fd7552b15c3.html\" target=\"_blank\">A Baltimore man who killed himself as police closed in was identified as the man who robbed two Martinsville stores.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chathamstartribune.com\/news\/article_967266e4-4385-11e6-a4ec-a7bf999b03fd.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Kitzmiller was a great man. Eddy Lloyd tells his life story.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimesnews.com\/news\/20160708\/new-years-eve-death-wont-be-capital-case\" target=\"_blank\">The Mebane man who killed his girlfriend with a baseball bat won&#8217;t face the death penalty at his upcoming trial.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/jury-sides-with-ex-phcc-athletic-director\/article_aaafffd6-6177-5832-af42-f805d4e880f9.html\" target=\"_blank\">A former Patrick Henry Community College athletic director wins a lawsuit alleging him of false imprisonment.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caswellmessenger.com\/news\/article_b6c29fe2-438d-11e6-a866-af9f7e5c1178.html\" target=\"_blank\">A woman on her mission for a cause stops in Yanceyville during her two-year bike ride all around the country.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimesnews.com\/news\/20160708\/wal-mart-distribution-center-opens-next-week\" target=\"_blank\">The new Walmart distribution center is about ready to open near Mebane, and the new Lidl (grocery store that will be coming to Danville) distribution center is being built.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/franklin-center-to-host-financial-sessions-for-former-excel-employees\/article_93e3a15c-4472-11e6-b5a0-b357d1215687.html\" target=\"_blank\">It looks like the 150 Mod-U-Kraf employees &#8220;temporarily laid off&#8221; are now out of a job, as work starts to get them benefits &amp; retraining.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caswellmessenger.com\/news\/article_40344b08-438f-11e6-8a7e-4fc555bcdbd2.html\" target=\"_blank\">There&#8217;s a new sno-cone business in Blanch!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/prosecutor-raises-concern-about-defense-counsel-in-perdue-murder-case\/article_184a7afe-42db-11e6-a74f-db24d601104b.html\" target=\"_blank\">A year-old murder case in Franklin County gets delayed again when the prosecution asks to have the defense attorney booted from the case.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sovanow.com\/index.php?\/news\/article\/independence_day_elmo-style1\/\" target=\"_blank\">The amazing photographer David Conner takes us on a photo journey at the Elmo Independence Day Parade.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It looks like we got carried away, but there&#8217;s eleven reading assignments for you that we believe you&#8217;ll like. We&#8217;ve got more coming up here 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\" 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>Let&#8217;s take a look at some of the stories that have caught my eye over the last week. Or two weeks, since we didn&#8217;t do an article last Sunday. 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Here comes that regularly scheduled Big Board... A retired Martinsville deputy is in jail after shooting up his house and \"abducting with the intent to defile\". The Hometown Inn became the\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":12188,"url":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2015\/03\/15\/quickhits-31515\/","url_meta":{"origin":32515,"position":2},"title":"QuickHits! (3\/15\/15)","author":"SouthsideCentral","date":"March 15, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Sunday! QuickHits Day! Let's see what's caught my eye over the past week. QuickHits are placed on a Beautiful Big Board! Henry County ties Danville's 2015 murder count at one. 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