In addition to the reading material, the donation provides weekend food packages for students who might otherwise go without.

"We want to invest in our community and I can think of no better way than encouraging children to read," Grimes said.  

State Farm has awarded millions of dollars to communities across the country supporting a wide variety of causes, including: fighting childhood hunger, helping homeless veterans revitalizing parks, improving literacy, and offering athletic programs for children with disabilities.  

"We're so appreciative of this gift," said principal Lauren Hinnant.  "Giving our students access to more books only enhances their learning."  

She was a member of the Good News Baptist Church.

She loved gardening and flowers.

Cille was preceded in death by her father, Berncie Finch  and mother and stepfather, Marie Finch and Linwood Berry.

Surviving are her husband, Timothy “Tim” Marshall Brewer, of Roanoke Rapids; son, Richard Cook (Missy Walthall), of Littleton, NC; daughter, Dana Wommack (Matthew), of Weldon, NC; brother, Wayne Cannon (Belinda), of Roanoke Rapids; grandchildren, Madelyn and Emmaline Wommack.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, June 7, 2018, at Good News Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy King officiating.

Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Wrenn, Clarke, & Hagan Funeral Home Wednesday evening, June 6, 2018, from 7:00 until 8:30.

Online condolences may be made to www.wrennclarkehagan.com

Halifax County commissioners approved the resolution at its Monday morning meeting.

Deputy Halifax County Manager Dia Denton confirmed today commissioners in Warren and Franklin counties approved the resolutions.

Halifax County commissioners have already allotted land for the proposed facility beside the cooperative extension building on Ferrell Lane.

The facility is the result of a 2017 grant allocation of $2 million as well as anticipated grant funds for this year.

Heather Joyner, 911 Center director, said following the meeting average cost of a 911 center is $5.5 million.

The current 911 center has been in operation since 1996 and employees work out of a basement in the historic courthouse in Halifax.

There is not enough space in the current location for expansion, said Halifax County Emergency Services Director Phil Ricks. “We need space,” he said today, explaining the center started with at least three positions “and now we have six. Our space is maxed out. There is no room to grow.”

The 911 center has modern equipment installed and a new telephone system installed.

The state 911 board, he said, is looking to fund projects which regionalize services, explaining regional projects increase the chance for funding.

The state board has mandated Halifax to have its backup center. Renovations have been done to a building in the 500 block of Jackson Street in Roanoke Rapids to serve as the backup center.

Ricks said all that’s left for the county’s backup center is getting requests for proposals on the equipment and submitting them to the state board.

After Monday’s meeting Ricks said, “We hope to get 100 percent from the 911 board.”

Joyner said, depending on the outcome of funding, the ultimate construction of the facility will be a 30-month process.

Denton said in her presentation to the Halifax commissioners, “Staff is moving forward with plans to locate a new Primary Public Safety Answering Point on Ferrell Lane which will also serve as a regional backup center for Warren and Franklin counties.”

The documents signed by the boards will be submitted to the North Carolina 911 Board as part of the county’s revised application for funding the facility.

Staff traveled to the county seats of Franklin and Warren to request approval of the documents.

“Halifax County staff has worked closely with both Warren and Franklin county staff to come to agreement on the resolution and interlocal agreement. At the staff level, all three counties are in agreement with the resolution and interlocal agreement,” Denton said in documents contained in Monday’s agenda packet.

The grant application will address the funding for construction and equipment, the agreement notes.

Construction or renovation of the regional PSAP and other related capital costs not covered by 9-1-1 grant and fees will be funded by appropriations made at the discretion of the Halifax County Board of Commissioners.

The Facility will include at least the following:

A dispatch area

Director and supervisor administrative offices, technology specialist offices, clerical and  office space

Radio/recording/CAD/9-1-1 technology equipment rooms, mechanical rooms, storage for inventory, supplies and records

A locker room,

Bathroom/shower facilities

Kitchen

Lunch/break room

Training area

Multi-purpose classroom/conference room

Mr. Mackie proudly served his country for 20 years in the United States Army.

He was a highly decorated veteran having served with the 173rd Airborne Division.  

He was a Green Beret and an Airborne Ranger.  

He was also a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi.

Mr. Mackie was most proud of his family, his country and his faith in God.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry L. and Lottie Mae Mackie.  

Surviving are his wife, Ann Mackie of the home; son, Jonathan Mackie and daughter, Monica Mackie Taylor and her husband, Johnny, all Seaboard, NC. Seven grandchildren who adored their “Opa”: Ariel (Blue) Butler of Fayetteville, NC, Austin Jensen of Havelock, NC, Curtis Faulkner, Melanie and Nicole Mackie, and Isabella Rivera all of Seaboard, NC, and Henry Mackie of Boston, MA. Also surviving are four great grandchildren.  

Pastor Bob Deacon will conduct funeral services at Askew Funeral Service- Jackson Chapel, 313 E. Jefferson St., Jackson, NC, Thursday, June 7, 2018, at 2:00 pm.  

Burial will follow in Seaboard Cemetery.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Online condolences may be sent to www.askewfs.com

Trooper T.D. “Bo” Forsht said Derrick Lashaun Vincent, 22, has been charged with felony hit and run involving serious injury and driving while license revoked. He received a $1,000 secured bond and July 18 district court date in Halifax County.

The victim in the case, Dondrell Person, remains in intensive care with what Forsht described “as very serious injuries.”

Referring to Person, an employee of Unity Disposal and Recycling, Forsht said, “In my opinion he is a very physically strong individual and in my opinion that probably saved his life from the severe impact.”

The collision occurred on May 22 shortly after 7 a.m. as Person left the refuse truck to collect a trash can on Carolina Rest Home Road.

Vincent was driving south on the road in a red Ford Edge when he collided with Person. Forsht said Vincent left the scene and did not contact law enforcement or leave any information with employees of the Unity truck.

The impact caused Person to travel 115 feet and he came to rest on the shoulder of the road. From there he was transported for medical treatment.

Forsht declined comment on the evidence which linked Vincent to the crime.

This is not Vincent’s first brush with law enforcement, according to state court calendars.

He has a pending court date in Northampton County on July 19 for larceny of a motor vehicle.

On June 27 he has a pending court in Halifax County for speeding and driving while license revoked.

On July 18 he has a pending court date in Halifax County for driving while license revoked, reckless driving to endanger and unsafe movement.

The assistance from the Roanoke Rapids Police Department and Halifax County Sheriff’s Office was crucial in the case. “They assisted us with everything from securing the scene and assisting us with the investigation,” Forsht said.

“The project will improve the lives of residents by updating and creating new recreation opportunities for Chaloner Park,” Parks and Recreation Director John Simeon said in a statement.

In addition to the $150,000 from the trust, the department has applied for $200,000 from the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund to go towards this project.  

Simeon, who was not immediately available for further comment this morning, said in the statement the city anticipates hearing results from this grant on August 1. "I am extremely pleased the Chaloner Park project has been funded by the Kate B. Reynolds Foundation. I would like to thank all the community members who participated in this process. I believe this project is an example that good communication coupled with community support can lead to positive results."

Improvement plans include a splash pad and spray park for the center, which became the top priority following a stakeholder and after council determined its funding options for a new pool at Chaloner were all but exhausted.

Part of the plan includes removing the failing pool at the recreation center and replacing it with a splash pad.

Plans for the park include a new playground away from a flood-prone creek, a new shelter near the recreation center, a new shelter near where the splash pad would be and new parking. Plans also call for a walking trail and turning the existing tennis courts into multi-use courts.

The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust was established in 1947 and is now one of the largest private trusts in North Carolina.

Its mission is to improve the health and quality of life of financially-disadvantaged residents in North Carolina.

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Gene was born April 18, 1938 to the late Wreford and Betty “Lula” Miles.

He is preceded in death by his son, Bryant “Eddie” Miles, two brothers, Marvin and Garner Miles, and a sister, Betty Miles.

He leaves living on in his memory his children: Ricky and wife Linda of California, Jamie and wife Terry of Darlington, NC, Lorie and husband David of Darlington, NC,

Kris and wife Lisa of Roanoke Rapids, NC; grandchildren: Brandy, Brandon, Jade, Michael, Heather and husband Dennis, Scott and fiancé Kristin, KJ and wife Megan, and Shannon;

great-grandchildren: Adalaina, Ryan, Scottie, and Brantley; two brothers: Johnny and wife Cathy of Richmond, VA, Raymond and wife Amerilus of Roanoke Rapids, NC; a sister Paulette of Roanoke Rapids, NC; along with many nieces and nephews.

Gene loved his family and spoke of them often. He loved the outdoors and being in the yard working.

Gene was a very hard worker and would help anyone who needed anything.

Gene worked for Rightmyer Machine Rentals for 40+ years where he ran heavy machinery and from which he later retired.

A memorial service for Gene will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, June 10, 2018, at the residence, 237 Jim Martin Drive in Roanoke Rapids.

The family asks that visitors and all flowers be sent to the home.

Arrangements are under the care of Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service in Roanoke Rapids, NC.

Online condolences may be left at hockadayfs.com

Frankie lived in Winston Salem, NC, but always kept close ties with his family in Northampton County, NC.  

He was a long distance truck driver and has hauled goods to every state in the continental United States and lower Canada.

He enjoyed exercising his 2nd Amendment rights, and loved working on and flipping cars.  Frankie was proud of his Hot Rod Mustangs he built.

He was loved by his family and friends and will be sorely missed. He was also a Criminal Justice major.  

Frankie is preceded in death by his mother, Diane Glover Burgess and his aunt, Evelyn Wall.  

Surviving are his father, Franklin Leon Burgess, Sr. and step-mother Emy Burgess; brother, Franklin “Trey” Leon Burgess, III, and his maternal grandmother, Eula Glover.  Also surviving are several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Graveside services will be held in Seaboard Cemetery Saturday, June 9, 2018, at 2:00 pm.  

In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested memorial contributions be made in Frankie’s name to the NRA at NRA.org and/or the United Way of Forsyth County at

http://www.forsythunitedway.org/the-fight-against-substance-abuse-in-forsyth-county/

Online condolences may be sent www.askewfs.com

That brings a total of 382 new seats in the movie theater off Tenth Street after refurbishments last year in theater II added 119 seats.

“We’ve gotten great reviews,” said cinema owner Blaine Given in a recent interview. “When we bought the cinema in 2013 we realized seating was high on the priority list.”

The digital upgrade in both theaters and repairing a collapsed sewer line delayed the seating project.

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With completion of the theater II project and the recent completion of the theater I seating project, “The stars aligned,” he said. “We wanted to have it done in time for the summer blockbusters and we did.”

With the installation of seating in the larger main theater, there are other projects ahead, including new curtains, remodeling of the smaller bathrooms and new aisle lighting and other food options, something which is still being studied. “Our intention is to make small improvements so it doesn’t become stagnant,” Given said. “That’s what happened previously.”

Given said his wife, Janelle, is a perfectionist as is new cinema manager Jay Shell. “We want to make it better so people will come. The awesome thing is with these renovations we have seen faces we haven’t seen before who are regularly coming out and supporting the theater.”

Said Janelle: “People are proud to come here now.”

Blaine said the cinema has become a good place for families to come. “Families need a place they can go and make memories that they’ll cherish for a life”

With the premier of Ocean’s 8 tonight at 7:45, there is an opportunity to experience the refurbishment of theater I. “If you haven’t come and seen the updates we hope you will come and see Ocean’s 8 tonight or Incredibles 2 which begins next Thursday,” Given said.

The completion also means the new seats will be available for the Summer Movie which begins June 12 and runs through August 16. The Summer Movie Club schedule is included in the photo gallery.

The projects the Summer Movie Club screenings will benefit are Angel’s Closet, Sheriff Wes Tripp’s Benefiting the Children of Halifax County and Project LIFT.

Given said he and Janelle wanted to do something to give back. “The community been extremely supportive of us. We feel we’ve been very blessed and we recognized there are many not as fortunate as we are. We want to see everybody have a better life and want to contribute to seeing people having a better life.”

The collision occurred in the southbound lane of Interstate 95 near the Highway 48 exit in Northampton County shortly before 1:45 p.m.

The collision tied up traffic in that area for around two hours.

Trooper Scott Richardson of the state Highway Patrol said Vernon Guest, 51, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, was charged with felony hit and run, misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, reckless driving, fail to maintain lane control, fictitious registration, simple possession of marijuana and no seat belt.

Guest was jailed on $21,000 bond and has a first appearance in Halifax County District Court set for July 17.

Richardson said there was no evidence Guest was impaired. He said the fictitious registration charge was based on information received the tags were issued for a trailer.

The crash occurred as the victim in the case, Phillip Stone, of Camden, South Carolina, slowed his Nissan Sentra down for two cars in front of him where traffic was converting to one lane due to bridge repairs.

Richardson said Guest never slowed down and was traveling an estimated 65 to 70 miles per hour when he struck the rear of Stone’s vehicle, causing the back end of the victim’s Nissan to be pushed into the driver’s seat.

The impact pushed Stone’s vehicle into a truck in front of him and Guest’s Dodge Ram pickup struck the mirror of a Prius.

Guest continued traveling south. The only reason he gave for continuing to travel after the crash “was that he panicked,” Richardson said.

Richardson said witness descriptions of the vehicle were crucial in the case and led Sergeant M. Cape to locate Guest at a rest area just south of Gold Rock, some 25 miles from the site of the initial collision. “They were very crucial because without the witnesses we wouldn’t have been able to locate the vehicle.”

Stone’s wife was taken to Halifax Regional Medical Center. Richardson said she was in shock at the time.

CALENDAR OF MEETINGS

(All City meetings are open to the public):

City Council Meetings

June 12, 2018 at 5:15 p.m. Lloyd Andrews City Meeting Hall.

June 19, 2018 at 5:15 p.m. Lloyd Andrews City Meeting Hall.

Beautification Committee Meeting

June 18, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Lloyd Andrews City Meeting Hall.

Roanoke Rapids Planning Board

June 21, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Lloyd Andrews City Meeting Hall.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:   

The City of Roanoke Rapids is accepting applications for the following positions:

Minimum Housing Code Enforcement Officer (Planning & Development)

An employee in this class is responsible for the inspection of houses and dwellings to determine compliance with the minimum housing and records tasks associated with inspections.  The employee works daily with landowners, property owners, tenants, and the general public. Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public and communicate effectively in both oral and written form.  Must have considerable knowledge of the minimum housing code standards and general knowledge of housing construction, skills in interpretation of codes and ordinances and familiarity and experience in title research in the Register of Deeds office. Must be a high school graduate with some experience in trades or construction.  Must have a valid NC Driver’s License.

Property Maintenance Worker (Parks & Recreation)

An employee in this position assists with the maintenance of parks and recreation property.  A high school diploma or GED is required and a valid NC Driver’s license.

(Part-Time) Public Works Worker (Public Works Dept)

An employee in this position performs skilled technical and trades work in the maintenance and repair of buildings, grounds, facilities, and equipment. Job duties include but are not limited to grass cutting, leaf collection, street sign maintenance, and other duties necessary in the Public Works Department. Must have a valid NC Driver’s license.

Sanitation Equipment Operator (Public Works Dept)

An employee in this position operates a Hydraulic Knuckleboom Loader or related sanitation equipment on an assigned route to collect and dispose of solid waste and refuse from residential and business areas. Must hold a valid NC Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

All Positions are Open Until Filled

The City of Roanoke Rapids is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Applications may be obtained at www.roanokerapidsnc.com or may be picked up at

City Hall – 1040 Roanoke Avenue, Roanoke Rapids, NC

Kathy A. Kearney – HR Manager – City of Roanoke Rapids

Phone: (252) 533-2845 – Fax (252) 537-2097

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Proposed 2018-2019 Budget for the City of Roanoke Rapids has been submitted to the City Council and is on display for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk (2nd floor of City Hall). A public hearing on the proposed budget is scheduled for the June 12, 2018 City Council Meeting to be held at 5:15 p.m. at the Lloyd Andrews City Meeting Hall.

CITY OF ROANOKE RAPIDS

BY: Traci V. Storey

City Clerk

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Roanoke Rapids Planning Board will hold a public meeting Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lloyd Andrews City Meeting Hall located at 700 Jackson Street to hear the following items:

1.  A rezoning request from TAVLOWE, Inc. DBA Crestview Memorial Cemetery (Applicant) and R. Tulloo and O. Dimkpa (Property Owners) to amend the City of Roanoke Rapids Official Zoning Map to change the zoning classification of properties located along Anna Louise Lane at Smith Church Road (Halifax County Parcels 0919538-42); the requested zoning map amendment is from B-3, Commercial District to R-40, Residential District.
2.  A Conditional Use Permit request from TAVLOWE, Inc. DBA Crestview Memorial Cemetery (Applicant) and R. Tulloo and O. Dimkpa (Property Owners) for a cemetery expansion requested across the road from Crestview Memorial Cemetery.  The property is approximately eight (8)+/- acres of property located primarily along Anna Louise Lane at Smith Church Road (Halifax County Parcels 0919538-42). The property is currently undeveloped, wooded land.

Related information is available for public inspection in the Planning and Development office at the J. Reuben Daniel City Hall, 1040 Roanoke Avenue. Any persons, firms, organizations or corporations interested in this matter are urged to attend the meeting.

The City of Roanoke Rapids will provide reasonable accommodations and services for any qualified disabled person interested in attending the meeting.  To request the above you may call the Planning and Development Office at (252) 533-2844 no later than three (3) days prior to the date of the meeting.

BRIEFS

COMMITTEE VACANCIES:  

Contact Traci Storey, City Clerk, at (252) 533-2840 for committee information.

►Historic Preservation Advisory Committee         

►Planning Board/Board of Adjustment (ETJ)

►Canal Museum Advisory Committee                  

►Library Advisory Committee

ROANOKE RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Emery G. Doughtie       Mayor Pro Tem Carl Ferebee        

Council Members:  Ernest C. Bobbitt, Suetta S. Scarbrough, Carol H. Cowen, Wayne Smith

Joseph Scherer, City Manager    Gilbert Chichester, City Attorney

Traci V. Storey, City Clerk  Kathy Kearney, Deputy City Clerk

Carolina Shine Youth Flag Football focuses on skill and development in a friendly and competitive environment. Children will focus on skills in running, passing, and catching. Flag football is an alternative to full contact football and will introduce young athletes to the game of football while providing a safe environment to grow in the sport.

Coach Pernell Edwards now a resident of Durham coaching experience stretches across the state of North Carolina helping leagues in Greensboro NC, Chapel Hill NC, Durham NC, and Raleigh NC. Edwards dedicated most of his time as a volunteer coach at local YMCA’s around the Greensboro. While being a volunteer for Hayes Taylor YMCA located in Greensboro NC, Edwards was awarded Sportsman of the Year award. The award is given to someone that not only shows what it is to have outstanding service as a volunteer but also being a mentor for others that might not be associated with the team you’re currently volunteering for. 

Carolina Shine Youth Flag Football's mission is to help cultivate our youth into becoming outstanding people on and off the field, just as much as helping them become better players and athletes. Teaching them sportsmanship, teamwork, and accountability. While helping build character and discipline. Also, providing opportunities for kids to be active, be fit, and be healthy.

The members and its supporters of Carolina Shine Youth Flag Football take great pride in community enrichment and seek to embed themselves in areas that are below the poverty line in an effort to provide the underprivileged youth in our community an affordable option for competitive community youth sports. Including, hosting a free clinic throughout the community that will introduce them to the game of football and will offer a full seven-week season that will be starting September 1st that will require a registration and a small fee.

Carolina Shine will be hosting a free Community outreach flag football Jamboree clinic on July 14th at Garysburg Recreation Center (Old Garysburg Elementary School) in Garysburg from 9AM - 2PM for boys and girls ages 5-14. This will give players a chance to learn the game of football at a much safer way than tackle, but also affordable. Players will be divided into different age brackets 
(Peewee Division 5-6 yrs old - Youth Division 7-8 yrs old - Junior Division 9-11 yrs old - Senior Division 12-14 yrs old). The first fifty Clinic participates age 5-14 will receive a free tee shirt provided by Wrenn Sports Graphics and Screen Printing. Food and water will be provided to the youth and DJ Twinny Twin will be providing entertainment.

During the free clinic the 2018 seven week season registration will be open with a registration fee for young athletes to continue to grow and work on their skills in a competitive yet friendly environment during a full seven-week league season that will be starting September 1st. At Carolina Shine Youth Flag Football they want to give young players the chance to develop life-long friendships with teammates, experience great pride in representing their community and a chance to participate in something that may very well be an opportunity of a lifetime.

For more information on Carolina Shine Youth Flag Football follow them on Facebook or email coach Pernell Edwards at: carolinashinefootball@gmail.com

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All photos courtesy of the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District.

Assistant Special Agent in Charge Walter Brown confirmed this afternoon three people were found deceased inside a house in the 100 block of Kirkland Street.

Beyond the initial confirmation, Brown declined to immediately discuss circumstances.

Law enforcement sources said further SBI agents were en route to the scene.

Brown said the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the SBI and Littleton Police Department in the investigation.

Crime scene tape blocked off both entrances to Kirkland Street.

A couple leaving a neighboring residence said they didn’t know any details.

Born as a twin on August 3, 1936, in Halifax County, Deanie and her sister Teanie were daughters of Lascree and Effie Beatrice Sasser Acree.  

Deanie was retired from the textiles industry.

She was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend.

Survivors include her daughter, Kim A. Kidd; son, Keith Allen; step-daughter, Jean A. Landen; sisters, Teanie Garner (Earl) and Lillie Wright; sister-in-law, Dorothy Waters; grandchildren, Alan Kidd, Blake Danielle Kidd; step-grandchildren, Jason Allen Landen, Jessica L. Watts; step-great-grandchildren, Nathan Watts and Bristol Faith Landen; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Deanie was preceded in death by her parents;  husband, Laster Allen; son-in-law, Ronnie Kidd; brothers, Son and Randolph; and sisters, Bootsie and Lucille.

The family will receive friends at Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service from 5:00 - 7:00 pm Sunday, June 10, 2018.

Pastor Wayne White will conduct the funeral service at 2:00 pm Monday, June 11, 2018 in the Chapel of Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service, with interment to follow in Cedarwood Cemetery.

Online condolences may be left at hockadayfs.com

Assistant Special Agent in Charge Walter Brown declined comment on the presence of the air packs and why the agents were wearing hazmat gear as they collected evidence from a house in the 100 block of Kirkland Street in Littleton.

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rrspin.com had observed earlier in the day the Littleton Volunteer Fire Department bringing the air packs to the scene.

Brown said an autopsy would determine the cause of death. He said agents and the Littleton Police Department were not in a position to release the names of the three victims.

He declined comment on whether foul play is suspected.

Crime scene tape blocking the entrances to Kirkland Street had been removed this evening but there was still crime scene tape up, which cordoned off the residence where the three people were found.

Born in Martin County on September 18, 1936, he was the son of the late Willie Eli Roberson and Blanche Ayers Roberson.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 51 years, Viola Taylor Roberson.  

He also leaves behind to cherish his memory his sons Marcus Graham Roberson and friend Amy Clary of Littleton, Neil Taylor Roberson and wife Tamatha Gilreath Roberson of Zebulon, daughter Amy Roberson Hargrave and friend Jason Todd of Roanoke Rapids; grandchildren Joseph, Hannah, Mason, Madison and Nora; sister Doris Sumner of Fredericksburg, VA and brother Gerald Roberson and wife DeEtte of Emporia, VA.

Graham provided for his loving family by working as a bus driver for Trailways for 32 years where he retired in 1994.

He also operated a small farm in Halifax County throughout his bus driving career.

He graduated from Aurelian Springs High school in 1954.

The family will receive friends and relatives from 3:00pm to 4:30pm on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Askew Funeral and Cremation Services 731 Roanoke Avenue Roanoke Rapids.

A funeral service to celebrate the life of Graham will be held at 11:00am Monday, June 11 at Darlingtion Baptist Church with Rev. Justin Carp officiating.

Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Enfield.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Darlington Baptist Church.

On Friday at approximately 11:30 a.m., Investigator G.L. Williams arrested Dorian Rochelle Fleming, 31, of Roanoke Rapids on outstanding warrants.  

She was charged with six counts of identity theft and six counts of obtaining property by false pretense.

She received a $5,000 bond and August 8 court date.

The charges stem from an investigation by Williams into a report filed last month in which the victim stated there were some unauthorized charges on their debit/credit card account.  

Charges were made at various places in the city. A power bill and phone bill were paid with the information from the account.

Hasty said this morning less than $1,000 was charged on the card. He said investigation continues to determine how the card or the numbers on the card were acquired.

More charges are possible.

On Friday at  approximately 12:45 p.m., officers responded to the area of Chockoyotte Street and Third Avenue about people fighting and shooting at each other.  

When officers and Halifax County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived, people were observed fleeing the area.  

Trevon Quantavius Fields, 20, of Roanoke Rapids, was located and charged with going armed to the terror of the people, discharging a firearm in the city limits and carrying a concealed weapon.

He received a $1,000 bond and July 20 court date.

Hasty said investigation continues “to determine what the beef was.”

He said no one has reported they were injured.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the police department at 252-533-2810 or Crimestoppers at 252-583-444.

In a statement released this afternoon, the SBI said it and the Littleton Police Department are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the three — Charles and Gladys Davis, 76 and 75 respectively, and 41-year-old Antonio Allen Mills, 41.

Their bodies were found in their home in the 100 block of Kirkland Street Saturday after family and neighbors called law enforcement to check on their welfare.

Assistant Special Agent in Charge Walter Brown said in response to a text message seeking additional information this afternoon the statement is the only new information the SBI and police department are currently releasing.

SBI agents spent the day Saturday conducting the investigation and collecting evidence.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Littleton Police Department at 252-586-3413.