Halifax County Board of Supervisors took the next steps to migrate to the next generation 9-1-1 system Monday evening by approving agreements to implement the upgrades.

These upgrades, which will allow text messaging and other multi-media acceptance at 9-1-1, are expected to cost the county $73,569.36 in recurring costs over 24 months, according to a presentation by Melissa Parsons with Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA)… READ MORE