The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office reported the following, according to Chief Deputy Scott Hall:
As part of its bicentennial celebration, the North Carolina Supreme Court will be presiding in the town of Halifax on October 1.
As the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina Thursday agreed conditionally to extend the deadline for 44 boards of election across the eastern part of the state to turn in documents requested in a federal subpoena, United States Congressman G.K. Butterfield and other Democratic lawmakers called for an investigation into the matter.
Another veteran law enforcement officer has been hired as the new school resource officer at Belmont Elementary.
The city has issued a building permit for a senior apartment complex which will be located at Becker Drive and Hunting Ridge Road.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:
Congressman G.K. Butterfield and Congressman David Price today issued a joint statement in response to news the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued subpoenas to the North Carolina State Board of Elections and the 44 counties of the eastern district to obtain voting records from January 1, 2010 to August 30 and August 30, 2013 to August 30, 2018.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is investigating a larceny in which suspects stole household items from Walmart valued around $115 on March 11.
Ophelia Gould-Faison released a statement today on her intention to run for Halifax County commissioner as a write-in candidate.
Halifax is one of 44 counties in the eastern part of the state which has been subpoenaed to turn over election records to the United States Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
