Halifax News

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Middleton focused on improving district's test scores Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories examining what districts are doing to improve their students' ...

Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Long closed session shortens board meeting HANK DEWALD /HERALD STAFF WRITER RINGWOOD - The Halifax County Schools Board met behind closed doors Monday night keeping a large crowd that ...

Edgecombe County's unemployment rate is 10.5 percent, the highest it has been in five years.

Edgecombe County's unemployment rate is 10.5 percent, the highest it has been in five years.

Thursday, July 24, 2008 Only two of 16 Halifax County schools make the grade HANK DEWALD /HERALD STAFF WRITER HALIFAX - The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has released the preliminary results ...

Deputy Charlie Jenkins of the Halifax County Sheriff's Department accidentally shot himself in the hand early Tuesday while chasing a suspect.

Before the Upper Coastal Plain Learning Council begins to narrow its objectives, it continues to hold focused sessions on topics concerning the area, most recently about health care.

The contracts are for projects in Ashe, Caldwell, Carteret, Catawba, Cherokee, Craven, Durham, Edgecombe, Guilford, Halifax, Haywood, Lenoir, Mecklenburg, Nash, Randolph, Robeson and Wake counties.

For nearly 30 years, Carteret County Crossroads has been a pro-environmental voice on local issues such as land use planning and water quality.

Hey, read the rules! He left for the store on his bike and never came back. Now a silver alert has been issued for a missing Man from Halifax county.

Herald staff report June arrived today, and with it the stretch run for many local government budgets.

A 42-year-old Grimesland woman was assaulted by her child with a knife at her home in the 4600 block of Boyds Road on Saturday.

Rocky Mount resident Gus Tulloss is the newest member of the North Carolina Board of Transportation, and he represents Halifax County on the powerful state panel.

Halifax County deputies say they have arrested a teen and are looking for two more suspects in the shotgun death of a man last month.

Teach For America's increasing presence in Eastern North Carolina could mean more of its corps members filling Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools teaching positions.

Teach for America's local branch will place its largest-ever group of teachers in Eastern North Carolina schools next year, according to an announcement scheduled for today. via News Observer

Three Scotland Neck men have been arrested in connection with an oil spill Monday at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Halifax County. via Daily Southerner

Oil is spilling into a wetland area in Halifax County. Brent Lubbock, with the Sylvan Heights Water Fowl Park says oil is streaming into the wetlands off of Highway 258, next to Scotland Neck. via WNCT-TV Greenville

“Since our student population is going down, the amount of money that we get goes down”

The Halifax County Board of Commissioners has advanced the struggling public school system there nearly $500,000 the second loan in a little more than six months. via Wral.com

RALEIGH, N.C. Multiple events taking place downtown Saturday may cause traffic and parking problems. via NBC17.com