Barnes Transportation Services Inc., out of North Carolina, is offering a $1,000 reward for any information regarding the murder of its driver Robert Pane Hale. Hale was killed on June 25 while he was in his truck sitting in the parking lot of a local Hardee’s restaurant. The Barnes family, owners of Barnes Transportation, is also adding to the reward with another $1,000. These will combine with the $5,000 reward already in place from the governor’s office. They are asking for anyone with information about this crime to come forward and help solve Hale’s murder.