Plaintiffs in the Silver versus Halifax County Board of Commissioners lawsuit this evening say a state Supreme Court ruling affirming a state Court of Appeals decision upholding dismissal of the action “undercuts the scope and impact of the Leandro decisions and the goal of educational equity in our state.”
The North Carolina State Supreme Court has affirmed a state Court of Appeals ruling which upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the Halifax County Board of Commissioners on the operation of three separate school districts in Halifax County.
The Weldon Police Department completed two community service projects — one from its Let it Grow for Cancer effort and the other a toy drive held in conjunction with other area law enforcement agencies.
A Roanoke Rapids man who was sentenced to supervised release in July was charged in a September murder on Franklin Street.
Roanoke Rapids police confirmed this evening a suspect is in custody who is reportedly connected to a murder which occurred in September on Franklin Street.
