I want to discuss building relationships with the community and how to interact with law enforcement.
Last January, the Halifax County Sheriff's Office joined forces with the Roanoke Rapids and Weldon police departments to form the City County Drug Task Force.
The recent changes to the North Carolina Firearms laws — House Bill 562 — have created some inconvenience for Halifax County residents.
Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the Roanoke Rapids Theatre, the City County Drug Task Force will host a prayer vigil.
Agents of the City County Drug Task Force and local departments are continuing to battle the war on drugs within the county, which includes cocaine, marijuana, prescription pills, and heroin.
The heroin epidemic has reached Halifax County, and like other areas of the country, we are experiencing increased impacts from the vicious circle that the drug brings to the community.
Today, as some people mock the rule of law, and as law enforcement officers are executed in the streets of this nation, we face a crisis that threatens the peace and security that Americans have so long taken for granted.
Keep the fun on the water coming — whether it's a fishing boat, a canoe, or a personal watercraft that floats your boat.