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The Town of Halifax along with Halifax County Ag Development and Virginia Cooperative Extension will host a Farmer's Market Training Symposium on February 23 at the Mary Bethune office complex beginning at 9:30 a.m.

According to Halifax County Agriculture Development Director Leah Brown, the program will begin with a presentation on dairy safe handling and cheeses followed by a meat and poultry safe handling and regulation presentation.

The program will then move into a basic summit on food safety, low acid foods, weights and measures, signage, display and presentation of product.

Speakers will include individuals from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Tech.

If You Go:

-Registration cost will be $10 per person and includes breakfast, snacks, and a boxed lunch.

-Pre-registration is required by contacting Denise Barksdale with Town of Halifax by phone at (434) 476-2343 or by email at townoffice@townofhalifax.com

-Participants are asked to arrive by 9:15 a.m. for sign-in and welcoming.

EFFECTIVE WEEK OF PRESIDENTS DAY HOLIDAY

Halifax Town Hall will be closed on Monday February 20th in observance of Presidents Day.  Please be aware that the Town of Halifax will be picking up recyclables on Friday February 24th due to the modified Holiday schedule.  The regular town curbside recycling pick up will resume Wednesday February 29th as customary.  During the modified holiday schedule, town residents may take their properly prepared recyclable materials (see guidelines for curbside pick-up below), to the large bins provided at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail lower parking lot which now accepts co-mingled newspaper (including mixed paper), Plastic (#1 & #2), cardboard, cans (aluminum & metal) and mixed consumer glass (clear, green & brown).  When recycling glass at the Convenience Center site, PLEASE PLACE THE GLASS AND OTHER ACCEPTED RECYCLEABLES DIRECTLY INTO THE BIN WITH NO BAGS-this will keep the glass free of contaminants so that the sorting will not be necessary.

The Town of Halifax Solid Waste Department will conduct its solid waste pick-up the week of Presidents Day on a modified schedule:

1)  Tuesday February 21 - Residents normally served on this day will have solid waste picked up.  This area includes properties along US Hwy 501 south from the RR Tracks to the corporate limits, Spencer Lane, Golf Course Road, Brook Run, Cowford Road, Meadow Drive, Banister Road, Gatha's Trail and Ballou Trail.

2)  Wednesday February 22 - Residents normally served on Monday will have solid waste picked up.  This area includes Mountain Road, Canterbury Drive, Woodview Road, Mimosa Drive, Oak Lane, Pine Road, Ash Street, Cedar Lane, Poplar Lane, Crawford Road, Academy Street, Ballpark Loop (within corporate limits), Craddock Street, Houston Street and Main Street (from Mountain Road south to the RR Tracks).

3)  Thursday February 23 - Residents normally served on this day will have solid waste picked up.  This area includes Maple Avenue, Buena Vista Drive, Park Lane, Lakeside Drive, Harding Street, Snead Lane, Cary Street, Elam Street, Hedderly Street, Jackson Street, Back Street, Main Street (from Mountain Road north on US Hwy 501 and east on VA Hwy 360 to the corporate limits).

4)  Friday February 24 - The Town of Halifax Solid Waste Department will  conduct curbside recycling on these days and will resume regular weekly curbside recycling on Wednesday February 29th.

Guidelines for Preparing Curbside Recyclables

                   Metals -- Aluminum Cans (rinsed if possible)                Plastics -- Milk, soda, water bottles, detergent                                  

                   Metal Cans (rinsed - labels may be left on)                    jugs (look for #1 & #2 on bottom) rinse, remove caps

                   Newspaper -- Clean and dry                                     Cardboard -- Flatten boxes, no waxed cardboard,

                   (anything in the newspaper when you                        remove plastic bags, styrofoam or packing "peanuts"

                   receive it can be recycled)

                   Mixed Paper -- Junk mail, cereal boxes,                     Glass -- clear, green & brown; EMPTIED, RINSED, LIDS

                   magazines, phone books, etc.                                    REMOVED, NO BROKEN GLASS-in plastic bag on top