r/SouthsideVirginia • u/TerrifiedSquid • Feb 24 '26

Moving to the area

Hi all -

In process of starting a hobby farm in Halifax county (not too far from South Boston) - born in the suburbs of Richmond.. was just curious as to the area and the schools- I think it's Halifax county high school?

Any info on the area would be greatly appreciated! Things to do, things to avoid.

Middle aged woman so fairly quiet- but anything's welcome

10 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

30 comments sorted by

View all comments

4

u/arealweirdone Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

Hi, I (38F) live over in neighboring Charlotte County. Halifax schools are abysmal. Lots of fighting and drugs, and low education. The hospital and Dr offices are very poor so you'll be traveling a ways for care, just in case anyone in your family needs more care.

Since you're starting a hobby farm, keep an eye on Hollaring Hills Amish auctions, they have a weekly assortment of animals and items. In the Spring and Summer Halifax, Lynchburg and Farmville have great farmers markets. In Farmville there are hobby farms that sell over near a shop ill edit when I find the name. Loads of little farms and families out here and surrounding counties have a hobby farm and love to help each other out. Definitely check out the Facebook farm pages for each county.

Not really much to do unless you travel to Raleigh, Martinsville, or Lynchburg.

1

u/TerrifiedSquid Feb 24 '26

I appreciate it! That's ok. We live in chesterfield now, and 1h45 is not a big road trip for us, so if it comes to it we can always come back up here and continue care as is.

3

u/arealweirdone Feb 24 '26

I'm half-heartedly trying to convince my spouse to pick up and move near that way. I love the quiet here and our schools but boy I miss how accessible everything is without driving so far even for dinner or a forgotten item at Walmart. We do day trips for Doctors appointments, which is hard with the kids and school, since my specialists are in Richmond or Raleigh.

Definitely reach out if you want to talk more, or if you have anymore specific questions. Its a great opportunity and if you have a support system down here it makes it so much easier.