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Displaying items by tag: halifaxnews

Monday, 20 August 2018 13:52

Man served drug warrants after flee attempt

A Weldon man who ran as he was informed of warrants against him was caught after a short chase Sunday morning.

One man was arrested Tuesday and another is sought in a case involving a stolen financial card.

Thursday, 16 August 2018 15:57

Murfreesboro man charged in June shooting

A Murfreesboro man was charged Tuesday in a June 4 shooting outside Roanoke Rapids.

An undercover operative from the state Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy was used to gather information which led to the arrests of two women at a Roanoke Rapids business police say was used as a front for prostitution.

The second person wanted in a July murder on Grant Drive outside Roanoke Rapids was taken into custody in Indiana Monday, Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp said in a statement this evening.

Monday, 13 August 2018 15:53

Perry hired as county HR director

Halifax County Manager Tony Brown announced today the appointment of the new Human Resources Management Director Renee Perry.

Friday, 10 August 2018 13:05

Historic site offers two new guided tours

Historic Halifax State Historic Site is offering two new guided tours which include access to the site’s historic structures while exploring the lives of the town’s early citizens.  

On Wednesday and Thursday evening the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division conducted operation Wrong Turn, a traffic checking station at an undisclosed location in the county.

Claude Luther Celestine proclaimed his innocence as he was escorted to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office for processing in a murder last month on Grant Drive.