The scheduled three-day trial of Melissa Dawn Rhodes on charges arising from a fatal August 2016 wreck in which a 9-year-old boy died was cut short Thursday when the defendant amended her plea to guilty.
Bassett rallies to pick up win over Halifax
Halifax County High School varsity baseball suffered its first defeat of the season, losing at Bassett, 7-3. The Comets had recently defeated the Bengals at home, but the Piedmont District rivals rallied with key late scoring Tuesday at their ballfield. Bassett scored one run in the fourth inning and added four in the fifth to overtake the Comets. Halifax allowed […]
Lady Comets fall to Bassett 6-0
The Halifax County High School varsity girls soccer team fell to Bassett Tuesday at home, 6-0. The Comets dropped to 1-3. Bassett got out to a hot start, scoring five goals in the first half. Halifax made some changes and saw improvement for the second half. But the visiting Bengals still had too much of an advantage for the Comets. […]
Boys tennis notches another shutout win
Halifax County High Schol boys tennis picked up another lopsided win over Magna Vista Monday. The Comets blanked the Warriors, 9-0. “The guys are continuing to play big. Magna Vista is another team that is in a rebuilding mode having not had a team the past few years. In the past we have had moments where we play down in […]
Two wins in two days for softball
The Halifax County High School varsity softball team picked up its second win in two nights with an 11-3 win over Bassett Tuesday. Halifax had earlier defeated Jefferson Forest on Monday, 4-3, and the Comets trotted out the offense in the victory over the Bengals. Carol Fears and Lauryn Chappell handled the pitching duties Tuesday and kept Bassett off balance. […]
HCMS boys soccer lose two most recent games
Halifax County Middle School boys soccer lost its two most recent games. The Lions fell 7-1 at home Monday to Ben Franklin Middle School. Halifax missed several scoring opportunities in the second half. Gabe Brankley scored the lone goal for Halifax. Halifax dropped to 1-5. Halifax earlier dropped a decision to Ben Franklin Middle 3-1 Friday. The score stayed at […]
Jayvee softball blanked by Jefferson Forest
Jefferson Forest blanked the visiting Halifax County High School jayvee softball team, 3-0, on Monday. Jefferson Forest scored twice in the first inning and added one in the fifth. Jefferson Forest finished with six hits, including a leadoff solo homer in the first inning. They also got a solo homer in the fifth. Halifax managed just one hit, a double […]
Halifax County supervisors wait a week to finalize budget
Halifax County Supervisors on Monday night discussed the proposed 2017-18 county budget at the conclusion of Monday night’s public hearing, but members took no action since state law requires a seven-day waiting period after receiving citizens’ comments. ED-1 supervisor J.T. Davis, chair of the Finance Committee, said “We don’t have the money to do” everything that citizens asked earlier in […]
Dr. Thomas Harold Crowder Jr.
Dr. Thomas Harold Crowder Jr., MD became the first pediatrician in Halifax County in 1960. Over the next forty years he had the distinct pleasure of providing medical care to children and teenagers, and in many cases, their children and grandchildren, in Halifax and the surrounding counties. It was his wish to remember fondly his colleagues, partners, nurses and the […]
Mindi Dare Tysinger Yancey
Mindi Dare Tysinger Yancey, 42, of Raleigh, N.C., died Sunday, March 26, 2017. She was born in Fredericksburg on July 6, 1974, a daughter of Robert Lee “Bob” Tysinger Jr. and Deborah Sue Triplett Tysinger. She married Charles Brian Yancey on August 2, 2003. Mindi was also the most loving mother to her son, Harper, but her dog, Lucy, the […]