The boards of commissioners in Warren and Franklin counties Monday approved resolutions supporting a new 911 center in Halifax which will serve as a regional backup center for those two counties.
A 3-month-old child is alive today thanks to the efforts of Halifax County telecommunicators and first responders who helped the child's grandfather through resuscitation efforts in December.
A Roanoke Rapids man allegedly wanting to score some Suboxone made a call to Halifax Central communications to set up a meeting that turned out to be with a city narcotics agent.
Halifax County in a press release today explained the circumstances that knocked out telephone service, including the 911 system.