As the city continues reviewing the applications of four finalists for the position of police chief, the Halifax County Branch of the NAACP made a renewed push to name a citizens advisory panel to help with screening in the process.
A Thursday meeting between city officials and black community leaders left both sides with an agreement to continue talks, participants said in statements released today.
What was to be a march that was cancelled late Thursday night became what its organizer called a prayer walk this afternoon.
Reverend C. E. McCollum, chairman of the Halifax County Black Caucus, said in a statement issued late Thursday evening, the governing board of the HCBC voted not to hold the commemorative march honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. on Saturday.
A march to bring awareness to civil rights issues in Halifax County is planned for April 5.
