The composite test score for Halifax County Schools rose nine percentage points for the 2013-14 school year – from 17.1 percent last year to 26.3 percent this year of students meeting or exceeding grade-level proficiency.
One of the victims wounded in a shooting that led to the August 4 murder of 15-year-old Keyuon Garner has been charged with possession of a stolen firearm.
Passing the corner of a Pop-Tart off as crack cocaine to an undercover narcotics agent is a crime.
Three of the four schools in Weldon City Schools met academic growth standards for the 2013-2014 school year under Accountability Results recently released by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
MJ Price Construction Company has earned HUB certification as a woman-owned business.
On the streets of the mill village, Roanoke Rapids police officers Matt Hunsucker and Jason Williams walk the beat.
Of the people still wanted in the recent Southern Summer undercover drug campaign in Halifax County, one of them is Teddy Keith Anderson Jr. who is also wanted in the South Weldon murder of 15-year-old Keyuon Garner.
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office reported the following Tuesday:
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office was the recipient of a gift from a longtime friend.
On August 27 Bill Blackwell received word via mail that his stolen service truck was found.
