Southside Sentinel

More cases detected than ever before, Middlesex in high transmission area (Editor’s note: As of Tuesday, the Virginia Department of Public Health reported 1,191 confirmed...

"…but this time he did the opposite of what he instinctively thought he should do. He walked up to her and said, “Hello, my name is George. I’m unemployed and I live with my mother.” To his surprise, doing the opposite worked.

Lebanon Baptist Church in Saluda offers a food bank event 1-3 p.m. every second Sunday of the month, including this Sunday, Jan. 9. Lebanon’s...

Charlotte Ann Hockaday Carneal, 79, of Church View, passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. The family received friends 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31 at Vincent Funeral Home, 417 11th St., West Point. A funeral service followed at 1 p.m.

John Allen Haislip, 39, of Deltaville passed away on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. Visitation was 2-4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 at Currie Funeral Home, Kilmarnock. A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 at the funeral home. 

It is with great sadness that the family of Mildred Ward Ailsworth, 92, formerly of Deltaville, and Virginia Beach, announce her passing on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021 in a Virginia Beach hospital. 

Deymara Nickeen Ruffin, of Saluda, was born on Sept. 8, 1974. She passed away Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. The viewing was conducted 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28 at J.K. Redmond Funeral Home.

Bettie Joan Oliver, 90, of Deltaville, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at her home surrounded by family. She was a wonderful cook, a partner in the construction of family homes and loved tending to her flowers and vegetable gardens.

Shirley Hubbard Ward, 56, of Deltaville passed away on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. She was an office clerk in the medical field. Survivors include her husband,...

Carl Hodges Jr., 63, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at his home in Hartfield. He was preceded in death by his father, Carl...