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Commissioners forming battle lines on merger
Halifax County Board of Commissioners Chairman James Pierce made no secret today he believes the three school systems should be merged and Commissioner Rives Manning asked for protocol when the matter...
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Pierce: Improvement, not merger, the next step
The next step in the school merger issue has nothing to do with merger, but looking at ways to improve all three school systems, Halifax County Board of Commissioners Chair James Pierce said during a...
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Weldon town board will take no action on merger
The Weldon Town Board's official response on the school consolidation issue is to take no action through resolution or discussion of the matter. Mayor Julia Meacham in a meeting this morning read the...
View ArticleNAACP misses target on merger issue
The Halifax County Chapter of the NAACP continues to fire at the wrong target when it comes to the school merger question. For some reason, it believes it can convince the county commissioners that...
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Chamber board backs 2012 school study
The Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors formally supports the findings in a 2012 report on the operations of schools in Halifax County. The Evergreen Solutions Operational...
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Merger proponents to target elected officials
A community activist group said today it will make a concerted effort to push school merger by taking aim at upcoming board ofcommissioners races and going through the state legislature if necessary....
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Merger debate: Perhaps it's the heat
Perhaps in the oppressive heat I missed the part where it is law that elected officials are supposed to do everything you want them to do. Perhaps with a 90-some degree sun shining on my balding head I...
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Bryant responds to rally criticism
Halifax County Commissioner Vernon Bryant this afternoon issued a statement, responding to criticisms by Halifax County NAACP President David Harvey during a rally supporting school merger Thursday....
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Manning responds to rally criticism
Editor's note: Halifax County Commissioner Rives Manning responded Saturday to criticisms made of him and Vernon Bryant at a rally Thursday. His response is published here as written with only...
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Manning's surprise merger motion ends in tie
Halifax County Commissioner Rives Manning, in an effort to quell criticism the board has never acted on school merger, took a calculated risk and put a motion on the table this morning to consolidate...
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Groups keep merger talks going
Two community organizations continue to make the argument for school merger in Halifax County. David Harvey, president of the county chapter of the NAACP and Rebecca Copeland of the Coalition for...
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Merger: Bryant wants review of Evergreen report
Halifax County Commissioner Vernon Bryant called for his fellow board members to dedicate a session to studying a report that analyzes all aspects of the school merger issue. Bryant's request came...
View ArticleMerger and the $100K Bible
Like a Bible given to a hardened atheist, the Evergreen Solutions report sits on a shelf collecting dust. Wiping off the dust, as Commissioner Vernon Bryant suggested Monday, may give enlightenment on...
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Meeting between county, school systems set
Halifax County Board of Commissioners Chairman James Pierce said the board will sit down with the three county school systems to go over a report that recommends educational improvements. Pierce made...
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April march to highlight merger issue
A march to bring awareness to civil rights issues in Halifax County is planned for April 5. According to a copy of the permit, which the Roanoke Rapids Police Department has approved, the march will be...
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Pro-merger group requests investigation of Halifax PAC
A pro-merger group is requesting an investigation of a political action committee that fought to defeat a county supplemental school tax nearly two years ago. In a letter sent to both the county and...
View ArticleCoalition has short memory, sets double standard
The Coalition for Education and Economic Security seems to have forgotten how on one of the hottest days of summer last year it stood lockstep with the Halifax County school system pushing its agenda...
View ArticleThe cost of merger in Halifax County
Over the past couple of months I have spent an enormous amount of time wrapping my head around the funding requirement for a consolidated school system initiated at the hands of the County...
View ArticleTime to put the merger issue to rest
Tuesday night's election results, in which two incumbent Halifax County commissioners and one challenger, won in the Democratic primary, should mean an end to talk about school merger and onto talk...
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Merger: Bryant wants review of Evergreen report
Halifax County Commissioner Vernon Bryant called for his fellow board members to dedicate a session to studying a report that analyzes all aspects of the school merger issue. Bryant's request came...
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