Melissa Pelfrey, the current district attorney for Halifax County, is running for the newly created Judicial 6 District Attorney seat, which will cover Bertie, Halifax, Hertford and Northampton counties.
Melissa D. Pelfrey, candidate for District Attorney for the new District 6 (comprised of Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, and Northampton Counties), wants residents of those counties to review the annual statistics compiled by the state Administrative Office of the Courts when considering their choice of the candidates for District Attorney.
Valerie Asbell, the Judicial District 6B district attorney, filed today to run against Halifax County DA Melissa Pelfrey in the newly created Judicial District 6 in the May 6 primary.
Two Republicans will square off for a Halifax County Board of Commissioners seat against Democratic winners of the May 6 primary.
Halifax County District Attorney Melissa Pelfrey said today she is optimistic about changes that will merge two prosecutorial districts into one.