{"id":35553,"date":"2016-08-21T16:22:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-21T20:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=35553"},"modified":"2016-08-21T16:22:07","modified_gmt":"2016-08-21T20:22:07","slug":"quickhits-82116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/08\/21\/quickhits-82116\/","title":{"rendered":"QuickHits! (8\/21\/16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at the headlines that have caught my eyes over the last week or so. Sunday is QuickHits! day.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s QuickHits! are on a Big Board&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caswellmessenger.com\/news\/article_203f209e-5e78-11e6-bb15-e30f0fbad2d1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Patti O&#8217;Keefe &amp; the Caswell Messenger uncover a big waste of Caswell County tax money.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/ridgeway-man-sentenced-in-collinsville-shooting-case\/article_79f2077d-6c4b-5482-8b65-26bc4aa0b4b1.html\" target=\"_blank\">A Ridgeway man gets an 8-year active prison sentence for a Collinsville shooting spree.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caswellmessenger.com\/news\/article_b0c55e9e-5e78-11e6-b7b2-f37267edd5e2.html\" target=\"_blank\">The embezzlement trial of the former Bartlett Yancey High School principal was postponed until October because of an air conditioning breakdown.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/martinsville-woman-gets-two-years-for-child-endangerment\/article_c58b19f4-65b7-11e6-a935-bf4f5df0b84f.html\" target=\"_blank\">A Martinsville woman gets a felony conviction and a 2-year suspended prison sentence for leaving her children in a car for 14 minutes while she went into a Dollar General store.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/woman-to-serve-months-for-sexual-activity-with-teen\/article_8c80dcbe-6569-11e6-af3a-1b3cdd8665b6.html\" target=\"_blank\">A 35-year-old Boones Mill woman gets a 6-month active prison sentence for having sex with a teenager in her house.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/hardy-man-given-jail-time-for-starving-horses\/article_044c3fb8-656a-11e6-8250-3f7d99277723.html\" target=\"_blank\">Circuit Court Judge Joe Milam gives an active jail sentence in a Franklin County horse animal abuse case.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/more-details-emerge-in-murder-for-hire-case\/article_6df5c50d-1c0f-563f-81fc-1204963ff0d8.html\" target=\"_blank\">A jug that was filled with gasoline is a key piece of evidence in a Patrick County murder for hire trial.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimesnews.com\/news\/20160815\/raleigh-man-fed-up-with-cars-repeatedly-crashing-into-home\" target=\"_blank\">Think you&#8217;ve got it bad? This Raleigh man has had six cars crash into his house in the last 12 years.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chathamstartribune.com\/news\/article_03a1e0b6-6580-11e6-96c8-b7d4925c798a.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chatham&#8217;s Farmers Market is open every Tuesday from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caswellmessenger.com\/news\/article_05153c30-64a5-11e6-baf2-fb58b4ae3f39.html\" target=\"_blank\">Amy, the Caswell Messenger office cat, gets a visit from North Carolina state senator Mike Woodard.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ll stop at ten reading assignments for your Sunday afternoon&#8230; or Monday if you wait until then!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve got more coming up on SouthsideCentral!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" 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>Let&#8217;s take a look at the headlines that have caught my eyes over the last week or so. 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