Halifax County Commissioner Rives Manning, in an effort to quell criticism the board has never acted on school merger, took a calculated risk and put a motion on the table this morning to consolidate the three county school systems.
A Littleton man died Sunday night in a one-vehicle wreck on Silvertown Road.
Editor's note: Halifax County Commissioner Rives Manning responded Saturday to criticisms made of him and Vernon Bryant at a rally Thursday. His response is published here as written with only corrections for style.
Halifax County Commissioner Vernon Bryant this afternoon issued a statement, responding to criticisms by Halifax County NAACP President David Harvey during a rally supporting school merger Thursday.
A license plate light violation this morning resulted in the seizure of five ounces of marijuana and the arrest of a Garysburg man.
