Halifax County commissioners this evening allocated $8,000 to begin the process of installing WiFi at the courthouse on Ferrell Lane.
Melek Smallwood took a plea in the December 11, 2014, armed robbery of a Roanoke Rapids Subway restaurant, his attorney confirmed today.
Robbie Jones will spend 29 to 44 months in prison after taking a plea to assault with a deadly with intent to kill, his attorney said.
Halifax County Superior Court for Tuesday will be held in the old district courtroom in the Historic Courthouse after water inundated the superior courtroom on Ferrell Lane.
A judge today declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Jimmel Horton.
The state intends to prove Jimmel Horton not only killed Chris Harrison in a 2013 home invasion on Zoo Road South but also killed Monte Hines, who was thought by Halifax County Sheriff's Office investigators to be an assailant in the deadly robbery attempt.
Halifax County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Alma L. Hinton says another judge will most likely be assigned to the bench in the Silver versus the Halifax County Board of Commissioners lawsuit.
An Enfield man began serving a 207- to 258-month prison sentence after pleading guilty last week in a 2011 murder.
Dashawn Hendricks will spend at least 20 years in prison for the 2013 murder of Sequon Starks.
Defendants in the shooting death of 15-year-old Keyuon Garner will not face trial until sometime next year.
