With the April 22 opening of a ten-mile segment of the Tobacco Heritage Trail between the towns of Brodnax and Lawrenceville, the completed stretch of trail will grow to 22 miles.

The official kickoff will take place March 1, 2015. Kearns said he envisions a “large signature event involving businesses, schools, historic landmarks and museums. It is a really good way for the county to come together as a community.”

The county showed an increase in the number of jobs: a gain of 55, bringing total employment in Mecklenburg County to 11,065 positions. The size of the civilian labor force remained steady, dropping by seven persons.

The ordinance defines a dilapidated building as any residential, rental or commercial structure that could contribute to the spread of disease or injury, creates a fire hazard, is liable to collapse, or lacks doors and windows, making it a target of squatters.

What used to be a wooded area across from Carter Field around back of the old C.H. Friend Elementary School has been cleared to make way for South Boston’s newest church: Abiding Branch Christian Ministries, which plans to erect a brick sanctuary for a 300-person…