The camp will run from Monday June 19 to Thursday June 22. It will be held at Doyle Field (at the TJ Davis Recreation Center) each day from 9am to noon.

The camp is for rising 3rd through rising 7th graders. Baseball players from any school are welcome and encouraged to attend the camp.

The camp will teach the fundamentals of the game of baseball in a fun and enthusiastic way.

The camp will be run by the coaching staff from Roanoke Rapids High School as well as some current and former Yellow Jackets. The cost of the camp is $45 (checks made to USSSA) which will include a daily snack and a camp t-shirt.

You can sign up at the TJ Davis Recreation Center any time between now and the start of camp, including the morning of the camp.

If you have any further questions about the camp, please contact Mark Snead at sneadm.rrhs@rrgsd.org 

After spending two days in the federal courthouse in Greenville this week, we’re convinced the movie had a plot.
The sentencing hearings of the 14 who took pleas in the Operation Rockfish police corruption case brought out some things we didn’t know and only confirmed the things we did.
Then there are things we may never know, like the possible links between prime target Lann Clanton and convicted federal drug dealers Sterling Moody and Elton Boone. It was something United States Judge Malcolm Howard put out there for the court to hear and our eyes widened.
There were new details brought out we hadn’t heard before.
We had read the name Agent Lisa in previous court documents.
We hadn’t thought much about it. Then it was revealed how a woman described in court this week as beautiful and by sources who have seen her as exquisite rolled up in the Roanoke Valley in a black Mercedes.
The movie definitely had a plot.
Arguments for sentencing variances talked about the economic woes here in Northeastern North Carolina, essentially implying the offers of $2,000 per operation were too good to pass up for law enforcement and correctional officers who aren’t paid what they deserve.
The scenario played over and over in the arguments for lighter sentences and we see the camera pan to post-arrest Kavon Phillips working in a chicken house and Curtis Boone working at Don Pancho on Highway 903.
Before his fall, Corey Jackson received numerous citations for bravery in diffusing a near-deadly shooting at the Northampton County Courthouse. Other officers had stellar careers, had worked their way up through the ranks.
Our thinking is life is hard everywhere and there were alternatives to accepting dirty money.
The plot thickens as Clanton sits on a yacht in Miami accepting a $9,000 Rolex while Ikeisha Jacobs does the same.
Rural Scarface is how we describe it to a paralegal who once worked as a reporter.
Clanton, there is a movie about him alone, his robbing of a drug courier, the original target of the investigation.
The plot is all there — the desperation to make ends meet knowing, however, this is an illegal operation which they believe is tied to a Mexican cartel.
We’ve discussed intent before. It doesn’t matter if these were fake drugs or real drugs. It doesn’t matter the alluring Lisa was an undercover agent and not a cartel player. They fell in the ploy to move what they believed were real drugs along the East Coast.
The plot to a movie? Thomas Jefferson Allen II discussing his ideas to expand this operation after only one operation and boasting of ties to Russian mobsters. Whether it was to gain street cred or not, it doesn’t matter, he said it, several of them wanting to see this sham operation grow.
Rural Scarface? One of the attorneys mentioned his client began to realize this was not a run of the mill Roanoke Rapids drug trafficking organization.
What this attorney doesn’t understand, however, is how sophisticated these run of the mill rural rubes might be. We’ve seen it with the likes of Spoke Garner, Moody, Boone and Randy Lynch.
We’re beginning to see it in the plot for another movie in the United Blood Nation indictment in the western district of the state where documents tie two local people to two murders and indicate two others allegedly being major players within the group.
While the big city lawyers may think of these players as being mere hayseeds playing a wannabe role, what we’re seeing unraveling is a very dirty and frightening underbelly going beyond the day-to-day entries in cop blotters and arrest reports.
In this movie, we see it ending with sometimes tearful admissions of guilt, sobs from family members and Phillips blowing a kiss to family members as he is escorted out of the courthouse to begin serving his time.
Silent movie without a plot?
Operation Rockfish was a very loud movie of intrigue, greed and mysteries we’re only now beginning to see and understand.
And to refute the notion we read in the court document nearly a year ago, yes, it always had a plot — Editor

It was not clear what prompted Major Alston Jr., 28, to give up and face the charges lodged against him, Chief Chuck Hasty said.
Police continue to look for Allen Boone Jr., 29.
Officer J. DeSare obtained warrants for their arrests after he took a report around 1:30 p.m. Saturday in which the victim said she was awakened by loud noises coming from the living room.
Alston was reportedly inside the bedroom and assaulted the victim.
Hasty said earlier this week the victim sustained cuts and scrapes but was not taken to the hospital for treatment.
It was not clear what motivated the break-in and assault.
Alston surrendered around 3:30 p.m., Hasty said in a statement.
He faces charges of assault on a female and breaking and entering. He was jailed without opportunity for bond and has a July 5 court date.
Police continue to encourage Boone to surrender.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the police department at 252-533-2810 or Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.


Burglary suspect arrested

On Thursday at approximately 11:50 a.m., Lieutenant C. Burnette, and master officers R. Ball and J. Benthall arrested Trevon Quantavius Fields, 19, of Roanoke Rapids, on outstanding warrants for burglary, larceny after breaking and entering, and possession of stolen goods.
The charges stem from an investigation by Investigator G.L. Williams into a report filed in the middle of May.
The victim reported during the early morning hours they were awakened by someone inside their residence trying to take a TV.
The victim yelled at them and they fled the residence. The victim chased the suspect away but lost sight of them.
Officer R. Cross and his dog Midas picked up the track to a residence.
Williams filed warrants on Fields and juvenile petitions on a 13-year-old boy.
Fields received a $10,000 bond and July 5 court date.

Suspect located

On Thursday at approximately 1:30 p.m., Ball received information Brittany Alexis Holland, 19, of Roanoke Rapids, was in a vehicle at the car wash on West Fifth Street.
Ball took Holland into custody on the outstanding warrant for larceny and possession of stolen goods.
During a search Holland was found in possession of drug paraphernalia.
Holland was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and received a $500 bond and July 19 court date.

Traffic stops

On Thursday at approximately 5:15 p.m. Ball conducted a traffic stop on Julian R. Allsbrook Highway near Hamilton Street on a vehicle matching the description of one reported in a shots fired call in the county.
Chief Deputy Scott Hall of the sheriff’s office confirmed there was a shots fired call in which no one was injured. That matter is still under investigation, he said.
Keyon Quarice West, 22, of Garysburg, was found in possession of narcotics and paraphernalia. His license was also revoked.
Ball arrested and charged him on counts associated with those violations.
He received a $1,000 bond and August 11 court date.
Burnette, Sergeant M. Peck and Benthall assisted.

At approximately 11:30 p.m., Officer M. Hunsucker conducted a traffic stop for a violation at West Fourth and Taylor streets.
Hunsucker learned the driver, Jalissa Latifah Eley, 23, of Ahoskie, had outstanding orders for arrest from Hertford and Pitt counties and her license was revoked.
Eley was arrested on the outstanding orders for arrest and driving while license revoked. She received a $1,265 bond and July 21 court date.
The passenger, Al Randolph Thomas, 25, of Gaston, was found in possession of narcotics during the stop.
Hunsucker arrested and charged Thomas with possession of marijuana.
He received a $500 bond and July 7 court date.
DeSare assisted.

Beautification Committee

June 19, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Lloyd Andrews City Meeting Hall.

City Council (Regular Meeting)

June 20, 2017 at 5:15 p.m. Lloyd Andrews City Meeting Hall.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

The City of Roanoke Rapids is not accepting applications for any positions:

NO VACANCIES AT THIS TIME

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

BRIEFS

EASTERN REGIONAL FRISBEE DOG COMPETITION – June 23rd – 25th at Doyle Field.

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

►Beautification 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

The location will be H.D. Pope Funeral Home at 520 Smith Church Road. The public is invited and admission is free.
David Harvey, president of the Halifax County branch, said the judges for this year’s competition found it difficult to differentiate first, second, and third place essays from the 12 submitted.
Submissions came from KIPP Gaston College Prep, Halifax County Schools, Roanoke Rapids Graded School District and Weldon City Schools.
“As a result we ended up with a four-way tie for first place and a three-way tie for second place,” Harvey said.
The executive committee awarded cash prizes to all 12 finalists given the high level of competition.
Tied for first place are:
Hannah Scardino, RRGSD
Rayonna Armstrong, Southeast Halifax
Reginald Harris, Weldon City Schools
Yasmine Ellis, Northwest
Tied for second place are:
Kathryn Pleasant, RRGSD
Natavia Blake, Southeast Halifax
Zadaiah Roye, KIPP.
Honorable mention finalists are:
Briana Adams and Ezra DeBerry, Weldon City Schools
Peyton Jackson, RRGSD
Rakia Arrington and Seanna Richardson, KIPP.
The top four essays will be by read by the writers.
The essays will also be posted on the Roanoke Rapids Herald’s website. The newspaper is a corporate sponsor along with Pruitt Health.
A total of $1,550 will be awarded to the students.
The topic for this year’s essay was:
What are the main responsibilities of American Citizenship?
How well are Americans citizens performing these responsibilities today?

Roanoke Rapids police Chief Chuck Hasty said the other man wanted in the case, Allen Boone Jr., 29, surrendered to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office Monday night.
Allen was charged with aid and abet breaking and entering. He received a $5,000 bond and July 5 court date.
Major Alston Jr., 28, surrendered Thursday afternoon.
Officer J. DeSare obtained warrants for their arrests after he took a report around 1:30 p.m. Saturday in which the victim said she was awakened by loud noises coming from the living room.
Alston was reportedly inside the bedroom and assaulted the victim.
Hasty said earlier this week the victim sustained cuts and scrapes but was not taken to the hospital for treatment.
It was not clear what motivated the break-in and assault.
Alston surrendered around 3:30 p.m., Hasty said in a statement.
He faces charges of assault on a female and breaking and entering. He was jailed without opportunity for bond and has a July 5 court date.

Kelly was selected to the Second Team by members of the North Carolina College Sports Information Association. She is the first Barton softball player to be named all-state by the NCCSIA.

The Plymouth, N.C., resident batted .364 on the season, and ranked second in Conference Carolinas and 16th in NCAA Division II in triples with six. She ranked among the top 10 in the league in slugging percentage (.568) as well after adding team highs in doubles (12) and home runs (3), and also led BC in runs scored (30) and stolen bases (12).

Kelly started all 51 games for the Lady Bulldogs in 2017, and completed her career having played in 177 of 180 possible games for Barton, starting 172 of those contests. She recorded a career average of .335 and on-base percentage of .407, produced 17 triples, scored 110 runs and stole 64 bases in 73 attempts. Kelly also threw out an impressive 18 runners from the outfield over her career, including four this year.

A total of 24 players were named to the two NCCSIA All-State Teams for the College Division (NCAA Division II, III, NAIA) representing institutions throughout North Carolina. Kelly was one of two players representing Conference Carolinas schools.

North Carolina College Sports Information Association 2017 College Division All-State Softball Team

First Team

P: Kayla Robbins, Chowan P: Sydney Vaughn, Salem C: Sarah Kenley, Lenoir-Rhyne IF: Danielle Baccus, Chowan IF: Briana Crumley, Salem IF: Jamie Johnson, UNC Pembroke IF: Sydney Landreth, Lenoir-Rhyne OF: Kayli Blankenship, Guilford OF: Erin Boone, Lenoir-Rhyne OF: Sabrina Moreno, Guilford OF: Naomi Sapp, Wingate UTL: Abbey Walters, UNC Pembroke DP: Destiny Snipes, Winston-Salem State

Second Team

P: Sydney Miller, Lenoir-Rhyne P: Maddy Wetherholt, Greensboro C: Alex Watkins, UNC Pembroke IF: Mackenzie Cates, Lenoir-Rhyne IF: Morgan Hasty, Johnson C. Smith IF: Heather McLean, William Peace IF: Casey Stanek, Mars Hill OF: Kayla Allen, Mount Olive OF: Megan Kelly, Barton UTL: Makayla Carver, Guilford DP: Shelby Helms, Guilford

Smith was also part of the 1A NCISAA 2017 State Championship team, named to the CIC All Conference team, named to the NCISAA All State team and was awarded the 2016-17 Halifax Academy Softball "Viking Award".

The names of victims have not yet been released, Roanoke Rapids police Chief Chuck Hasty said.
The single-vehicle crashed occurred around 11:30 p.m. near Gregory Drive when the driver of the vehicle apparently lost control and struck a tree in front of Fresenius Medical building, Hasty said a preliminary report by Officer A. Green shows.
Both men were trapped inside and Roanoke Valley Rescue, Roanoke Rapids Fire Department along with Halifax County EMS worked to extricate the victims from the vehicle.
One was deceased and the other was transported locally for treatment before being transferred.
Speed and alcohol use reportedly played a factor.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is assisting.

Mrs. Whitby, was born in Halifax County, NC the daughter of the late Thomas Gray and Lora Shearin Gray. She was a homemaker and a member of Victory Baptist Church. Two sisters, Dorothy Lee Moore and Lora Ann Moore and a brother Roy Gray, also preceded her in death.
Surviving are: her husband Clarence L. Whitby; a daughter, Kathy W. Love and her husband Bill of Roanoke Rapids, NC; two sons, Charles L. Whitby of Roanoke Rapids, NC and Ronald J Whitby and his wife Michelle, of Littleton, NC; a sister, Elizabeth Brown and her husband Richard of Littleton, NC; two brothers, Loyd Gray of Littleton, NC and Howard N. Gray and his wife Judy, of Roanoke Rapids, NC; seven grandchildren, Jason S. Whitby, Stacey Baker, Lewis Frye, Amanda Frye, Jessica Aiken, Justin Frye and Tabitha Love; three great grandchildren Stephanie Baker, Chloe Matthews and Kyleigh Aiken.
The family will receive at Wrenn Clarke & Hagan Funeral and Cremation Service, Sunday, June 18, 2017, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.
Funeral services will be held Monday, June 19, 2017, at 2:00 PM, at Victory Baptist Church, with Pastor Jeremy Kobernat, officiating. Interment will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery, Roanoke Rapids, NC.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at: www.wrennclarkehagan.com.

He was the son of the late Lester Shipley Ford Jr. and Mildred Forbis Ford.
He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Mildred Ford Wilson and her husband, Richard; Dolores Ford Newsome; and his nephew, Brian Maus.
A devoted family man, he is survived by his sister, Henrietta “Susie” Ford Maus and her husband, Jim; his wife of 51 years, Ann Bradley Ford; a daughter, Maria Ford Myers; a son, Henry Bradley Ford and his wife, Andrea; five grandchildren, Zoe Myers; Sydney McCraw and Holden, Payton and Cullen Ford; nieces and nephews, Karen, Debbie, Rhonda, Scott, Ronnie and Les.
He graduated from Frederick Military Academy and attended Chowan University and Campbell College.
He was office manager for Superior Stone Company in Ryan, S.C., and was an alcohol law enforcement officer with the North Carolina Department of Crime Control until his retirement.
He served as a Seaboard town commissioner, was an active Boy Scout leader and Mason and was also active in his church.
After retirement, he managed Superior Gin Company and worked as a firearms instructor at Odom Prison.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at East 10th Street Church of Christ with Dave Chapman, Minister officiating. Burial will follow in Seaboard Cemetery with Masonic Graveside Rites. The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:30 P.M. Monday, June 19, 2017 at Hockaday Funeral and Cremation Service and other times at the home.
Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com.

Monk Clary Memorial Weekend, June 30th-July 1st, 2017.

Clary’s Motor Speedway is proud to present the Monk Clary Memorial Weekend featuring the I-95 Challenge series. Schedule of events as follows,

Friday June 30th,
Pit Gates Open @ 4:00 pm
Drivers meeting @ 7:00 pm
Slow Roll In @ 7:15pm

Practice Order,
Pure Stock 4
Pure Stock V 8
Super Stock 4
Limited Sportsman
Late Model

Qualifying Order,
Pure Stock 4
Pure Stock V 8
Super Stock 4
Limited Sportsman
Late Model 2nd Round of Hot Laps 5 Laps
Pure Stock V8 Dash for Cash - 10 laps $100 to Win Sponsored by Wells Welding Service LLC for the Top 4 Qualifiers.

Saturday July 1st Schedule of Events,
3:pm Pit Gates Open
5:30 Drivers Meeting
5:45 Roll In

6:00 Practice
Pure Stock 4
Pure Stock V 8
Super Stock 4
Limited Sportsman
Late Model

20 minute Break

Late Model Qualifying
If needed, Late Model Heat Races as follows,
24 Cars Start Feature, If more than 24 cars the top 16 locked into field.
Cars 17 to last place qualifier will be divided into 2 heat races. Top 3 cars taken from each race will fill the final spots, and 2 provisional spots totaling 24 Cars.

Intermission

Race Order,
Pure Stock 4
Pure Stock V 8
Super Stock 4
Limited Sportsman
Late Model Feature $5000.00 to win + $3900 Sponsor bonus for $8900.00

Pit gate pass for Friday Night $30.00
Pit gate pass for Saturday Night $40.00
A 2 day pass can be purchased on Friday Night for $60.00

Friday Night Grandstand Gates open @ 7:pm $10.00 entry, Kids under 12 FREE.
Saturday Night Grandstand Gates open @ 5:pm $20.00 entry, Kids from 8-12 $5.00, Kids 7 and under FREE.

Performers Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark and his All-star Band featuring Special Guest Jamar Dukes and Anita King entertained the crowd for two hours.

A couple of video clips from Saturday nights show can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqUIx2Eca6U and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j38Y3Q8oUAY

Show photos by Randy Wrenn

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According to a preliminary report, Edward Earl Dorsey, 42, was traveling west on State Road 1351 about three-tenths of a mile north of Severn shortly before 11:30 p.m.
Trooper J.T. Keeter of the state Highway Patrol noted Dorsey went off the road to the right and overcorrected. His vehicle then went left of center, traveled off the roadway to the left and overturned several times before colliding with a parked vehicle. Dorsey was ejected from the vehicle.
Keeter’s report indicates no seatbelt was used and driver inattention is listed as a contributing factor.

Jermaine Garner, 28, of Seaboard, was listed in a report by Officer Alex Green as the deceased occupant. Rodale Latrone Daniels, 23, of Pleasant Hill, was listed as the other occupant and is currently in critical condition at an undisclosed medical facility, Hasty said.
According to the report, around 11:40 p.m., the driver of the vehicle was traveling south on Smith Church Road at an estimated 70 miles per hour in a 45 mile per zone. The vehicle crossed the centerline and left the roadway and jumped the curb.
The driver’s side of the vehicle, a 2008 Ford, slid toward a tree. The driver’s side door struck the tree causing severe damage.
Green notes in the report neither occupants were restrained. They were both located in the back seat of the vehicle. They were extricated from the Ford and taken to Halifax Regional. Green’s report notes the surviving occupant was alert at the time of transport.
Alcohol use is suspected.

According to the resolution presented by Halifax County Economic Development Director Cathy Scott, Culpeper Wood Preservers plans to create 20 new jobs and sink an estimated $2,700,000 into the project.
With the resolution approved by commissioners, the county will now request grant assistance from the state’s Building Reuse Program in the amount of $250,000.
If the grant is approved through the state Department of Commerce, there would be a $12,500 match required from the county.
The grant money would be used for building and site renovations. The average wage of the new jobs is $45,850, information contained in the resolution notes.
The company was issued a building permit last month by the Roanoke Rapids Planning and Development Department for interior renovation of sheetrock, windows and roof repairs to the office.
The city has also issued permits for electrical, plumbing and mechanical.
The building sits at 2262 West Tenth Street between Autoverters and Merritt Piping and Fabrication.
Scott told the board this morning, “They’re really good-paying jobs. It’s a family-owned company.”
According to the company’s website, it was founded in 1976 by Joseph R. Daniel.
It began as a local pressure treating company with a single location in Culpeper. Today it is one of the largest producers of pressure treated lumber in the United States.
“We are a leading manufacturer of pressure treated products to the residential, commercial, industrial and marine markets and employ more than 250 people,” the website says. Culpeper Wood Preservers’ brand name products are sold exclusively through independent lumber dealers throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Midwest and South.
The company currently operates five plants strategically located in Culpeper; Fredericksburg, Virginia; Shelbyville, Indiana; Columbia, South Carolina and Federalsburg, Maryland.

Budget approval

In another matter this morning the board approved its upcoming 2017/18 fiscal year budget.
The financial plan, which proposes no tax increase, keeps the rate at 78 cents per $100 of value. It also provides a competitive market adjustment rate of 2 percent for full-time employees along with a step increase to allow for progression within their salary grade. The proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year is $42,013,566.

Suspicious person

At approximately 11:15 a.m. Sunday, Officer H. Grimes responded to a call of a suspicious person in the area of East Tenth Street.
She located Lawrence Clinton Johnson III, 22, of Roanoke Rapids, who had several outstanding warrants and an order for arrest.
Johnson was taken into custody on the order for arrest and warrants for two counts of larceny; two counts of possession of stolen goods; assault with a deadly weapon and communicating threats.
He received a $5,000 bond and July 19 court date.
Sergeant T. Tyler assisted.

Fake name

On Saturday, at approximately 10 p.m., Master Officer G. Morris responded to a disturbance call in the 300 block of East Littleton Road.
When Morris arrived he encountered a person identifying himself as Randy Gatling.
During the investigation Morris discovered the person’s real name was Randolph Hardy, 53, of Weldon.
Hardy had several outstanding orders for arrest.
Hardy was taken into custody and was found in possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was charged with resist, delay and obstruct; possession of drug paraphernalia and served with the outstanding orders for arrest.
He received a $3,000 bond and July 21 court date.

Identity theft suspect

On Friday at approximately 12:15 p.m., Kierra Monique Burgess, 24, of Roanoke Rapids, surrendered on outstanding warrants for identity theft, larceny and possession of stolen goods. The charges stem from an investigation by Investigator G.L. Williams into a report filed on June 12.
Burgess allegedly used a former roommate’s name when she was caught shoplifting at Walmart in May.
She received a $2,500 bond and July 5 court date.

Joan was born July 4, 1938 in Halifax County to the late Clarence Cleveland Harlow and Callree Alligood Harlow. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank Wheeler; her daughter, Penny Jennings; her brother, Charles W. Harlow and her brother-in-law, Charles T. Davis.

Joan was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and sister. She loved being a C.N.A. and working in the Emergency Room where she retired from Halifax Regional Medical Center. Above all else she loved her Lord and Savior. She was also a longtime member of Harvest Temple Pentecostal Holiness Church.

Joan is survived by her daughter, Peggy Bulluck and her husband Bruce of Nashville, NC; her special companion, Toby; her grandchildren, Carla Leigh Freeman, Leann Jennings Tucker and her husband Jake, Andrew Jennings and Melissa Jennings; her great-grandchildren, Makaleigh Wynn, Ryne Harlow, Taylor-Jane O’Neil and Melody Annaleigh; her sister, Yvonne Harlow Davis of Chester, VA; her sister-in-law Barbara Harlow of Wilmington, NC; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Harvest Temple Pentecostal Church with Rev. Norwood Starling and Rev. Chuck Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery in Weldon. The family will receive friends from 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Hockaday Funeral and Cremation Service.

Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com.

The team is composed of Tripp Garner, Wyatt Crew, Reagan D’Arco, Camryn Hensley, Hayden Holdford, Tyler Merritt and Bryson Pair with Melissa Crew (assistant coach) and Philip Pair (head coach).

The team would like to recognize it's team sponsors:  Hoffman and Arthur DDS, River Ridge Forest Products, Dr. Ted Fleming DDS.

They included city police officers, a Halifax County Sheriff’s Office detective and a rescue technician with Roanoke Valley Rescue Squad.

From left, Moseley, Blythe, Morris, Ward and Matthews wait to be recognized.

Lieutenant Bruce Norton of the police department recommended city officers Mike Moseley, Gerald Morris and Scott Blythe be recognized along with sheriff’s office Detective Justin Matthews and Rescue Technician Robert Ward.
In the letter of recommendation of meritorious service Norton wrote on June 7 the men responded to a report of a juvenile, later identified as 16-year-old Bin Jin Guo, drowning at the lake park off Oakwood Avenue. “Upon arriving at the park, the responders removed their duty gear and entered the water to search for the victim without any type of personal safety equipment such as a personal flotation device.”
Norton wrote the responders were guided to the last-known location of the victim by an on-looker. “Once in the approximate area, the responders attempted to feel and dive for the victim in six to 12 feet of water. The responders remained in the cool water searching for approximately 30 minutes until they were relieved by a rescue boat crew from Roanoke Valley Rescue Squad.”
Wrote Norton: “Though their efforts to locate the victim were unsuccessful, their willingness to try exemplifies the courage and dedication that each of these responders puts into their career each and every day for the citizens of Roanoke Rapids.”
Said Roanoke Rapids police Chief Chuck Hasty: “I concur with Lieutenant Norton’s recommendation.”