Halifax County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Alma Hinton and Chief District Judicial District 6 Judge Brenda Branch today signed an order concerning the operation of courts in response to Governor Roy Cooper’s declaration of a state emergency last week.
In a memo released Sunday, North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley asked judicial officials to drastically reduce operations in courthouses throughout the state in an effort to further limit the spread of the coronavirus.
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office Selective Traffic Enforcement Program team reported the following, according to Captain A.M. Harris:
With Roanoke Rapids school being closed starting Monday, the system held an emergency meeting of the superintendent’s cabinet today to continue discussions of how to work through the COVID-19 issue.
Roanoke Valley schools will be closed starting Monday.
