SWELECT Energy Systems, which announced in June it was going build solar modules in the Halifax County Corporate Park, has decided to delay construction of a facility projected to employ 155 people.
Halifax County Commission Chairman Vernon Bryant was recognized by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners for meeting the requirements for the Mentor level in the Local Elected Leaders Academy.
Halifax County commissioners on a 5-1 vote today approved a lease with an option to purchase land on Premier Boulevard for the future expansion of the Halifax County Visitors Center.
Weldon City Schools will give the county school system $23,800 of its sales and use tax money after reaching an impasse with Roanoke Rapids.
Halifax County commissioners today approved two communication projects, one which is expected to improve emergency communications in the Littleton and Scotland Neck areas, considered two of the worst dead air areas in the county.
Commissioners Carolyn Johnson and Marcelle Smith rejected the 2016-17 Halifax County fiscal year budget today.
The most likely chance for Halifax County commissioners to begin a serious discussion on across-the-board pay raises for employees is expected to come in the upcoming fiscal year.
The county's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year drew criticism from the Roanoke Valley Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Coalition for Education and Economic Security during a public hearing on the matter Monday.
Halifax County commissioners today approved two economic development projects which between them could bring 171 jobs to the area.
As Halifax County's three school systems continue to grapple with the question of equitable funding, commissioners today approved a petition from the Halifax County Board of Education which will put a referendum on the November 8 general election ballot requesting voter approval of a supplemental school tax.
