HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Halifax County High School saw its graduation drop nearly 4% in 2021. According to the Virginia Department of Education, the rate fell from 93.3% to 89.6%.

Public school students graduating from high school in the Halifax area should expect to have a slightly altered — but somewhat normal — graduation ceremony this month, despite COVID-19.

A group of students graduating from Halifax West High School are celebrating the milestone by banding together to donate blood. The graduates and their parents are making the largest group ...