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Local news for Halifax, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday Aug 14 | Roanoke Daily Herald

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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' ...

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Related Topix: Weldon, NC, Roanoke Rapids, NC, Education Etc., Standardized Testing, Education

Wed Aug 06, 2008

Roanoke Daily Herald

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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 ...

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Wed Jul 30, 2008

Daily Southerner

Edgecombe unemployment highest in years

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

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Related Topix: Edgecombe County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Wilson, NC

Mon Jul 28, 2008

Daily Southerner

Edgecombe unemployment highest in years

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

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Related Topix: Edgecombe County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Wilson, NC

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Roanoke Daily Herald

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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 ...

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Related Topix: Everetts, NC, Enfield, NC

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Wral.com

Halifax deputy shoots self during pursuit

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

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Related Topix: Halifax County, NC, Enfield, NC

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Rocky Mount Telegram

Council focuses on health care

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.

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Related Topix: Wilson, NC, Nursing, Medicine

Mon Jun 09, 2008

WNCT-TV Greenville

Transportation Board Awards More Than $66 Million In Highway Contracts For 17 Counties

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.

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Related Topix: Raleigh, NC, Durham, NC, Catawba, NC, Havelock, NC, Craven County, NC

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Windsock

Storm water is polluting coast

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

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Carteret County, NC

Fri Jun 06, 2008

WITN

Silver Alert Issued For Halifax Man

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.

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Related Topix: Halifax County, NC, Enfield, NC

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Roanoke Daily Herald

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

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Related Topix: Halifax County, NC, Northampton County, NC

Mon Jun 02, 2008

Daily Reflector

Mother reports assault by child armed with knife

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.

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Related Topix: Grimesland, NC, Bethel, NC, Ayden, NC

Sat May 31, 2008

Roanoke Daily Herald

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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.

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Related Topix: Rocky Mount, NC, Halifax County, NC, Roanoke Rapids, NC

Mon May 26, 2008

WLOS

Arrest made in shotgun killing of Halifax man

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.

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Related Topix: Halifax County, NC, Roanoke Rapids, NC

Tue May 20, 2008

Rocky Mount Telegram

Teach For America adds 100 teachers to N.C.

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.

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Related Topix: Raleigh Metro, Rocky Mount, NC, Rocky Mount Metro

Sun May 18, 2008

News Observer

Program to dispatch big batch of teachers

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

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Related Topix: Durham, NC, Raleigh Metro

Fri May 16, 2008

Daily Southerner

Three charged in Halifax oil spill

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

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Related Topix: Scotland Neck, NC, Halifax County, NC, Environmental Law, Law

Wed May 14, 2008

WNCT-TV Greenville

Oil Spill Affecting Wetlands

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

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Related Topix: Halifax County, NC, Scotland Neck, NC

Thu May 08, 2008

Wral.com

Troubled school system gets more help from Halifax commissioners

“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

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Related Topix: Halifax County, NC

Sat Apr 26, 2008

NBC17.com

Multiple Events Downtown May Cause Traffic Problems

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

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Related Topix: Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Metro, Hillsborough, NC

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