Pickleball comes to the T.J. Davis
Pickleball may be best described as the offspring of tennis and ping-pong, a game played on a small court with a low net, wiffle balls and oversized paddles. The game was introduced today at T.J. Davis...
View ArticleNCSO sets claim deadline for bikes
The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office has set an August 6 claim deadline for several bikes currently designated as lost and found. The bikes are in fair condition and were found by farmers in a...
View ArticleUnder 12 softball All-stars in action today
The Roanoke Valley Girls Softball League Under 12 All-stars head to Currituck County to open the 2017 Area All-star Softball Tournament. The Under 12 team will play at 4:30 PM the winner of the 12:30...
View ArticleU13 RRYBA All-stars open State tourney
The Roanoke Rapids Youth Baseball Association Under 13 All-stars team are ready for action today in the 2017 ENC State Babe Ruth Tournament. They play today Friday July 7th at 10am at Rose field in...
View ArticleArrest warrants say child was seriously injured in abduction
Arrest warrants for a man charged Wednesday morning with sex counts involving a 1-year-old child allege the victim was both seriously injured and sexually assaulted during an abduction. Ezell's...
View ArticleTask force roundup: Marijuana counts; heroin paraphernalia; HCSO arrest
The City County Drug Task Force this morning arrested a Roanoke Rapids man for possession of approximately 251.6 grams of marijuana. Captain A.M. Harris said the arrest of Maurice Ivory Jr. occurred...
View ArticleWoman charged after leaving children in car while gaming
Scotland Neck police are continuing an investigation after its officers responded to a report of an infant and toddler in a locked car while their mother was reportedly playing a sweepstakes game...
View ArticleJuvenile charged with murder in Woodland shooting
A 15-year-old juvenile is in custody and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 75-year-old man on the outskirts of Woodland Thursday night. Captain Patrick Jacobs of the...
View ArticleRRPD seeks two
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is looking for two people pictured in the wanted posters below. {gallery}rrpdposters{/gallery} The man, Chad Hilton, is wanted for the breaking and entering of a...
View ArticleRoanoke Valley DYW sets interest meeting
The Distinguished Young Women of Roanoke Valley Scholarship program is gearing up for its June 2018 program for the class of 2019. An interest meeting will be held in September. Candidates who are...
View ArticleJuly 9, 2017
July 9, 2017 J. Reuben Daniel City Hall & Police Station: 1040 Roanoke Avenue (252) 533-2800 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS (All City meetings are open to the public) Senior Center Advisory Committee...
View ArticleJoyce King Bryant
Joyce King Bryant, 80, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. Joyce was born, October 30, 1936, in Roanoke Rapids to the late Eugene Little and Katie...
View ArticleU12 All-stars girls win their tourney opener
The Roanoke Valley Girls Softball League Under 12 All-stars opened their 2017 Area All-star tournament Friday afternoon in Currituck with a win and advance in the winners bracket. The U12 girls...
View ArticleUnder 8 All-star girls win their tourney opener
The RVGSL All-star Under 8 team beat Camden County 5-0 Friday in the 2017 Area All-star Tournament in Currituck County. For the U8 All-stars at the plate: Kayla "Lighting - Homerun and a single Peyton...
View ArticleUnder 15 All-star baseball team runrule Henderson
The Roanoke Rapids Youth Baseball Association Under 15 All-Stars won their opening game of the 2017 North Carolina State Babe Ruth Tournament at Guy Smith Stadium in Greenville Friday. With strong...
View ArticleArea trio playing U19 baseball
Three Roanoke Rapids High school Yellow Jackets teammates were selected to play baseball this Summer over in Virginia in the Under 19 Dixie Majors baseball Mecklenburg team out of South Hill. Josh...
View ArticleUnder 9 Allstars fall short, Warren hits homerun
The Roanoke Rapids Youth Basaeball Association Under 9 All-stars traveled to Swansboro earlier this week for the 2017 Cal-Ripken ENC State Tournament. The Under 9 All-stars came up short in all three...
View ArticleJoyce King Bryant
Joyce King Bryant, 80, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. Joyce was born, October 30, 1936, in Roanoke Rapids to the late Eugene Little and Katie...
View ArticleHalifax coummuity basketball week three results
The Halifax County Community Youth Basketball League 2017 Summer season action continued at William R. Davie Middle school Friday night. Friday July 7th Halifax county Community Youth Basketball League...
View ArticleUnder 10 All-star girls rebound and remain in tournament
The Roanoke Valley Girls Softball League Under 10 All-stars lost to Currituck 0-1 on Friday in the Area Tournament, but rebounded Saturday with wins. This morning (Saturday) the girls beat Edenton...
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