The mother of a 5-month-old girl who died in a May 7 traffic crash has been cited, according to the Highway Patrol.

Sergeant R.E. Dudley said Trooper Scot Richardson cited Marcla Wells of Skippers, Virginia, with driving left of center and misdemeanor death by motor vehicle.

The crash occurred on Highway 301 about a mile south of Highway 48 in Northampton County.

The adult occupants of the vehicle were Wells and Darryl Martin of Garysburg, the child’s father.

Richardson said the vehicle was traveling on a straightaway when it went left of the center line and struck a telephone pole. Contributing to the wreck were overcorrecting and driving left of center.

The city Monday released its proposed budget and fee schedules for the upcoming fiscal year along with its manager’s budget message. Council will have a work session at 3 p.m. Thursday in the first floor conference room of city hall.

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Two men were arrested this morning following a short vehicle chase into Rocky Mount, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office.

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The county will add fencing to the old Department of Social Services food stamp building which will be the new home to probation and parole.

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