Public Utilities

County of Halifax

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 18, 2026

CONTACT:

Dia H. Denton, County Manager

dentond@halifaxnc.com

HALIFAX COUNTY RESCINDS STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO WATER MAIN BREAK

Halifax, NC – Halifax County declared a State of Emergency on February 5, 2026, due to the water main break in the Hollister community that caused a widespread outage impacting more than 2,000 customers. In addition to the primary leak and low reserve water levels, subcontractors installing broadband fiber struck water mains in the Roper Springs and Brinkleyville areas that caused water system pressures to fall below minimum. The State of Emergency prohibited all roadside construction to include digging, trenching, etc. to allow time for the primary leak to be located and repaired and water tower levels and pressures to recover without concern about additional breaks.

Now that the repair of the failed valve has been made and sufficient time has passed to allow water tower levels and pressures to recover, Halifax County is rescinding the State of Emergency effective February

18, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.

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ID NO. NC044240

Boil Water Advisory Lift Notice!

Consumers of Halifax County Water System in the Hollister area were notified on 2/4/2026 of a possible problem with the drinking water due to low system pressure caused by a water main break.  This notice was extended to the entire service area on 2/5/2026.  Consumers were advised to boil tap water before using as a precautionary measure.  

The Halifax County Water System has taken lab samples and has confirmed there was no breach in the distribution system during the pressure loss that caused the advisory.  Therefore, THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY IS LIFTED and it is no longer necessary to boil your water before using.  

 This lift notice is issued on February 7, 2026 by:

                                                                        Christopher M. Williams, Public Utilities Director

                                                                        Halifax County Water System

                                                                        252-583-1451

Solid Waste Division

The Solid Waste Division is responsible for collection and disposal of household garbage for approximately 14,500 county households and businesses. Weekly residential trash and recycling collection is being provided through a contract with Unity of the Carolinas. Seven county-owned convenience sites are available to county residents free of charge. One county-owned landfill is also available to residents free of charge with the exception of disposal of construction and demolition (C&D) material. C&D materials may be disposed of by residents and commercial clients for a tipping fee established in the county’s fee schedule. Additional operation and maintenance costs are paid via an annual collection and disposal fee charged to each rural household and tipping fees charged to commercial clients at the landfill and the county’s transfer station.

Convenience Center Location Map, 

Solid Waste Convenience Site Summer Schedule, Solid Waste Convenience Site Winter Schedule

Regular Trash Collection

Residential trash collection will run on regular schedule for all holidays except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Due to these closures, collection routes will roll to the next day including Saturday, December 27, 2025 and Saturday, January  3, 2026.

Reminder:  Please place carts at the roadside by 6:00 am on your scheduled pick up day to prevent missed collection.

Recycling Collection

Recyclables will be collected every other week according to the route calendars below.  Please contact Unity of the Carolinas at 252-536-2582 to determine the appropriate route calendar for your address.

2025-2026 Week A, 2025-2026 Week B

Attention:  Resident Recycle Schedule Change (2023)

What To Recycle Brochure (2023), What Not To Recycle Brochure (2023)

For questions about residential trash collection, please contact Unity of the Carolinas at 252-536-2582.