The case of a woman charged with assaulting her husband in the head with a frying pan was continued to Sept. 23, according to court records.

Rosie Lewis was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.

Lewis, 71, was arrested last week following an Aug. 14 assault which apparently started over the victim not liking what his wife cooked for him.

The assault occurred in the 5000 block of Justice Branch Road in Enfield. 

EMS was already on scene treating the victim, James Lewis, 85, for head injuries. Mrs. Lewis was standing outside with EMS as they were treating the victim.

There was an argument earlier in the morning, which is believed to have started over breakfast, when the victim did not like what was cooked for him.

Mrs. Lewis cooked the victim another meal. While this was going on another argument took place and escalated when Mr. Lewis picked up his cane and drew back in an attempt to strike Mrs. Lewis.

Mrs. Lewis picked up an iron frying pan and hit her husband on the head several times, knocking him to the floor and causing a head injury.

The victim was carried to Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids where he received 50 stitches.

Mrs. Lewis was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and has since been released from jail.

The Halifax County Sheriff's Office is looking for Travis Young, 31, of Roanoke Rapids, after a deputy observed suspicious activity in the Carolina Rest Home Road area yesterday.

A vehicle and foot chase ensued.

Further investigation lead to Deputy C.T. Jenkins to obtain warrants for: Felony flee to elude arrest, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to heed to blue light and siren, speeding 90 mph in a 55 mph speed zone, reckless driving and littering.

Young has a lengthy criminal history. Anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to call Halifax County Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.

A foot chase today led to the arrest of a Garysburg man on a breaking and entering charge, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office.

Detective Rich Somogyi said in a press release Deputy Joe Puhak stopped a vehicle in the Weldon area. 

The driver and occupants fled on foot. Puhak chased them and caught Tavio Lamont Taylor, 24.  Puhak's investigation led to Taylor's arrest for several outstanding warrants, one of which was for armed robbery.

Somogyi assisted Puhak with the investigation, which led to Taylor's arrest for breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering. 

Taylor was charged with breaking into a residence and taking property in the Weldon area.  Taylor was placed in the Halifax County Jail under a $22,500  bond and is scheduled to appear in Court on Sept. 30.

Enrollment in the Halifax County school system is down by about 400 students thus far, its spokesperson said yesterday.

The number of students within the system determine the funds it receives from the state and the decrease could mean the loss of three or four teachers, Keith Hoggard said.

If the decrease holds it could also mean a $3.2 million loss in state funding.

The funds the school system receives or a decision on what happens with teachers won’t be made until school has been in session for 10 days, he said.

For the past five years the school system has lost 200 students a year, Hoggard said. “We’ve lost more than anticipated if this holds up,” Hoggard said, “But we could gain students by the end of next week.”

The drop in students was around 500 but the system gained about 120, according to attendance figures yesterday, Hoggard said.

There are several reasons enrollment is down, Hoggard explained. “A lot of them are are going to early college.”

Early college is a program offered at Halifax Community College where students take their regular school work while also taking college courses which give them enough credits for a two-year degree or two years of credits to take on to a four-year school.

Many parents are putting their children in charter schools, he said, and some are taking students to neighboring school districts including Northampton, Warren, Edgecombe and Nash-Rocky Mount. There has also been a steady population decline with the number of people with children because of factories closing, meaning people are leaving the area to find jobs.

There are currently 3,885 students in the school system. “We’re hoping to get a few more back. It’s only the fourth day of school. We picked up 120 and hope by the end of next week to pick up 100 to 200 more,” Hoggard said.

If state funding should be cut by the end of the 10 days, Hoggard said the school system would have to look elsewhere to make up funding.