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Halifax County agrees to apply for state crisis-intervention grant to expand recovery court
Summary
The Halifax County Board of Commissioners authorized the county to apply to the Governor’s Crime Commission for up to $250,000 per year for the Halifax Accountability and Recovery Court and to serve as the county’s implementing agent if awarded, a move staff said would sustain and expand the court.
The Halifax County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 1 authorized county staff to apply for state crisis‑intervention funds to support the Halifax Accountability and Recovery Court and agreed the county would act as the implementing agency if the grant is awarded.
Victor Merrow, coordinator for the county’s accountability and recovery court, told commissioners the program has received 38 referrals, enrolled 16 people and currently has 14 active…
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