{"id":38212,"date":"2016-09-04T21:02:06","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T01:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=38212"},"modified":"2016-09-04T21:02:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T01:02:06","slug":"quickhits-9416","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/09\/04\/quickhits-9416\/","title":{"rendered":"QuickHits! (9\/4\/16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at some of the stories that have caught my eye over the last week. Sunday is QuickHits day!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s roll out the QuickHits! Big Board&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/testimony-sketches-out-crash-that-killed-biker\/article_e56c40ac-7077-11e6-a6c8-a384ddcd474d.html\" target=\"_blank\">Felony hit-and-run charges were certified against a truck driver who ran over a downed motorcyclist and killed him.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimesnews.com\/news\/20160903\/police-couple-put-child-inside-dryer\" target=\"_blank\">A Burlington couple is charged with child abuse for putting an &#8220;adolescent child&#8221; in a clothes dryer. <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/demolition-of-old-power-dam-in-rocky-mount-begins\/article_5aeb347c-6ee4-11e6-9c82-d7efdd5b2026.html\" target=\"_blank\">A 25-foot dam on Franklin County&#8217;s Pigg River starts to come down in a controlled demolition project.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesvirginian.com\/news\/article_12226f4e-6f84-11e6-ac94-df9a28d4229e.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Town of Appomattox hosts a dinner for emergency responders on the 6-month anniversary six months after a tornado that ripped through the county.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chathamstartribune.com\/news\/article_8255e7f2-706d-11e6-bcfb-1f8708d25d30.html\" target=\"_blank\">The excessive force lawsuit against three Pittsylvania County deputies survives the summary dismissal hearing.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sovanow.com\/index.php?\/news\/article\/cosby_airs_concerns_on_courthouse_design\/\" target=\"_blank\">Halifax County Clerk of Court Cathy Cosby raises some possible objections to the giant new courthouse project&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sovanow.com\/index.php?\/news\/article\/judge_not_courts_power_to_compel_project_questioned\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8230;and local Delegate James Edmunds reminds the Board of Supervisors that the Circuit Court judges are barred from winning a lawsuit that would force the county to pay for the new courthouse project.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/local\/public-safety-day-to-connect-heroes-with-kids\/article_095f9e0f-3d54-5013-b6fb-6b3f9f01ec02.html\" target=\"_blank\">There will be a Martinsville-Henry County Public Safety Day for community interaction on September 28th.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chathamstartribune.com\/news\/article_f2b62b14-7078-11e6-bd8a-9bd7e27db189.html\" target=\"_blank\">Happy Trails to Altavista&#8217;s &#8220;Smith Brothers Mercantile&#8221;. The antique store closed due to the owner&#8217;s health problems.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caswellmessenger.com\/news\/article_70f4778a-6f8c-11e6-b129-53ac2fd1804a.html\" target=\"_blank\">Patti O&#8217;Keefe, the Caswell Messenger editor, tells us the story of a Reidsville couple who just had triplets.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greensboro.com\/news\/crime\/greensboro-police-investigate-shootings-that-happened-minutes-apart\/article_340563e5-c4be-5776-b955-e20f4492caca.html\" target=\"_blank\">Oh noes! Two shootings in five minutes in Greensboro, but nobody&#8217;s wringing their hands about it here because it didn&#8217;t happen in Danville.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/news\/franklin-county-ag-fair-will-feature-seven-bands\/article_c73c6650-6ee4-11e6-b266-770be55cc98b.html\" target=\"_blank\">The third annual Franklin County Agricultural Fair has booked seven bands for the four-day run on September 14-17.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinsvillebulletin.com\/news\/martinsville-seeks-input-on-ornament-for-governor-s-tree\/article_16063e7f-d5f8-5c0c-8663-b05ea1d991f8.html\" target=\"_blank\">Martinsville asks its citizens for design ideas for their ornament on the Governor&#8217;s Christmas Tree. Danville, are you doing this?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caswellmessenger.com\/news\/article_f5563d5a-6f8d-11e6-b88e-0fb547bca87c.html\" target=\"_blank\">Amy, the Caswell Messenger&#8217;s office cat, says that she has a big announcement coming!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whoops. We got carried away again, so we&#8217;ll stop at fourteen reading assignments for you. Whether you check them out on Sunday or Monday, you&#8217;ll still be more informed that most people!<\/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 some of the stories that have caught my eye over the last week. 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