The city of Roanoke Rapids held its annual Christmas tree lighting in Veterans Park this evening, an event which serves as a lead-in to Sunday's Christmas Parade at 2 p.m. down Roanoke Avenue.
After Madelyn Caudle, daughter of Rob and Christina Caudle, pressed the switch to light the tree, the Roanoke Rapids High School Chorus serendaded a record audience of 200 to 250 people.
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