Halifax County commissioners today agreed to set aside April 15 as the Annual Ella Baker Day to honor a figure whose work in the field of civil rights will be commemorated in Littleton next month.
Site plans for the new Manning Elementary School have been delivered and this week key information about its construction will either be presented or voted upon.
Superior Court Judge W. Russell Duke Jr. has dismissed a lawsuit against the Halifax County Board of Commissioners which challenges the three-school system within the county.
Halifax County will pursue the CSX Carolina Connector Intermodal Terminal project.
With construction bids for a new Manning Elementary School set to go out next month, Halifax County Commissioners must make a decision on funding.
Halifax County commissioners have the option to dismantle the board of equalization and review, a body which makes decisions on tax appeals, but it is unlikely they will make a decision this year.
Mediation is an option in the lawsuit filed against the Halifax County Board of Commissioners regarding the three separate school systems in the county.
As a key court date in the lawsuit against the Halifax County Board of Commissioners nears, the Coalition for Education and Economic Security and the Halifax County Branch of the NAACP are encouraging the general public to attend a hearing on the matter.
Briefs filed Wednesday in Halifax County Civil Court show the county will argue five points in its attempts to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to unify its three school districts.
As Halifax County Commissioners wait for a December 22 hearing in which it will ask to dismiss a lawsuit filed challenging the three-district school system, the judge presiding over the case has made a decision on whether to allow outside attorneys to practice the case.
