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With pool funding options spent, council backs Highway 158 masterplan
With possible funding options for a new Chaloner pool all but exhausted, Roanoke Rapids City Council this evening voted by a 3-2 margin to proceed with implementing the Highway 158 masterplan. It is a...
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Butler: 'We're not getting rid of JROTC'
Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Superintendent Dain Butler told concerned parents and JROTC cadets the program is not going away. The school system reported in a news release this evening several...
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We realize there is probably bitterness today, a lingering bad taste from months of debate on the Chaloner pool debacle. But the decision Roanoke Rapids City Council made Tuesday night to move forward...
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Notice ties Reams to Blood indictment; Cherry to take plea
A notice filed by United States Attorney John Stuart Brice ties one of the defendants in a March heroin trafficking case to a recent indictment of seven reputed Blood members from Scotland Neck. The...
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RRPD roundup: Tire shine theft; identity theft
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is seeking the public’s help in a case at Walmart. {gallery}rrpd816{/gallery} Lieutenant Charles Vaught said the police department is investigating the theft of...
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Tourism spending in county grows
Visit North Carolina announced today domestic visitors to and within Halifax County spent $91.78 million in 2016, an increase of 2.3 percent from 2015. The Halifax County CVB also reported...
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Peggy Bullock Bright
Peggy Bullock Bright, 67, of Jackson, NC, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Leslie Wilson and Lois Opal Summerville Bullock. Peggy was retired as an educator from...
View ArticleRudolph Smith
Rudolph Smith, 79, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at Signature Healthcare of Roanoke Rapids. Rudolph was born in Halifax County, November 25, 1937, to the late Ernest Edward and Sally Victoria Parker...
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Jackets football kicks 2017 season off on WSMY 1400AM
The Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets 2017 football season kicks off Thursday August 17th on WSMY Sports Radio 1400AM. Game play by play will be broadcasted by Gattis Hodges and Spencer...
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RVL Men's Open division results
Past RVL Men's Open League results. Results for RVL Monday 8/7/17 Open Men's Small Banditz 25 VS LaBrecque 26 2 games rained out Merritt vs Powers LaBrecque vs RV Rescue Results for RVL...
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RVL adult softball results for 8/10/17
RVL Church and Industrial results for Thursday 8/10/17. Church League Calvary 10 VS New Life 4 FCC/Valley 16 VS SRB 11 Unofficial Standings: Calvary Baptist...
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Tony Darrell Moseley,
Tony Darrell Moseley,age 54, of Emporia, VA passed away August 16, 2017. He is preceded in death by his father, Frank Willard Moseley. He is survived by his wife, Melinda Lewis Moseley; his daughter,...
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Columbus Co. pair on federal detainer after heroin seizure
A federal detainer has been placed on a Columbus County pair who were stopped in Scotland Neck Wednesday night, a stop which led to the seizure of 102 bricks of heroin. {gallery}heroin817{/gallery}...
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Jackets hosted cross-country meet Wednesday
On Wednesday afternoon, 16 teams from all over Eastern NC descended upon Roanoke Rapids for the annual Pre-Conference Cross Country meet. There were 4 local teams(Roanoke Rapids, Halifax Academy,...
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Letter from RRGSD Superintendent Dain Butler
The following letter from Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Superintendent Dain Butler is going out to parents: Dear RRHS JROTC Parents and Cadets, As we approach the start of a new school year, I...
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RRHS band to preview halftime show Friday
The Roanoke Rapids High School Marching Yellow Jackets will preview its halftime performance for the year Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Aker’s Field. This year’s theme is A Pirate’s Adventure....
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Chief confirms white nationalist stay; no permits for protests sought, issued...
Roanoke Rapids police Chief Chuck Hasty confirmed a white nationalist stayed in a hotel and broke no laws and had no organizational meetings while in the city. Christopher Cantwell was interviewed by...
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Fire Safety Fair coincides with Fridays in the Park concert
The Roanoke Rapids Fire Departments holds its third Safety Fair Friday in an coinciding with the last Fridays in the Park concert later that evening. “It’s to bring the community together,” said Helen...
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Jackets soccer wins season opener on road
The Roanoke Rapids High School Men's soccer team opening their 2017 season on the road Thursday night at Currituck County. The Jackets soccer team shutout the Currituck Knights 4-0. All four goals for...
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Jackets win home opener photo gallery
Roanoke Rapids High school Yellow Jackets football team beat the Northampton County Jaguars Thursday night at Hoyle field 30-22. Photos by Randy Wrenn {gallery}rrhsfb81717{/gallery}
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