Tillmon acquitted on two counts
Antonio Tillmon, who is scheduled for sentencing Tuesday for his role in in the Operation Rockfish police corruption case, has won an acquittal on two counts on which a federal jury found him guilty....
View ArticleRiding to speak their names: Trinity sets second bike rally
Trinity OutReach Ministries is holding its second Never Forgotten Bike Rally Saturday. “It’s our largest fundraiser of the year,” said Shannon Polk, director of the ministry which serves mothers who...
View Article"Boys of Fall" High School football Week Four Game Day
Game Day for the Roanoke Valley High School football teams. Week Four schedule. September 8th Roanoke Rapids (3-0) opens 2A Northern Carolina Conference at home against Granville Central (2-0)....
View ArticleEagles sweep Raiders on volleyball court
Northeast Academy Lady Eagles volleyball teams hosted the Hobgood Lady Raiders at NEA Thursday September 7, 2017. Both JV and Varsity Lady Eagles beat Hobgood Raiders. NEA JV won in two set, 26-24...
View ArticleSimms in custody after skipping court for murder charge
A man who skipped his court date on a murder charge has been taken into custody. Matthew Simms was jailed on $500,000 bond. Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp said in a statement this morning Simms...
View ArticleJV Vikings volleyball fall at home
The JV Vikings Volleyball team lost at home to Southampton Academy Thursday afternoon. The Junior Vikings fell in two sets 13-25 and 15-25. The Junior Vikings have one returning player this season with...
View ArticleLocal impact likely despite Irma's westward shift
The latest National Weather Service briefing in Raleigh shows Hurricane Irma has taken a slight westward track. Impacts in North Carolina are expected to occur Monday through Tuesday, the NWS said in...
View ArticleSeptember 10, 2017
September 10, 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): Beautification Committee...
View ArticleTask force seizes marijuana, cocaine in separate raids
The City County Drug Task Force made arrests in Weldon and Roanoke Rapids today, seizing marijuana and cocaine. Task force Captain A.M. Harris said in a statement Just before 3:45 p.m. agents with...
View ArticleSam Dickens Jr.
Samuel A. Dickens, Jr. of Alexandria, Virginia, beloved son of Samuel A. Sr. and Ella (Helen) D. Dickens passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Sam, a graduate of Fort Hunt High School,...
View Article"Boys of Fall" Week Four scorboard
Roanoke Valley High School football September 8th Week Four results reported to RRspin Sports. Roanoke Rapids (4-0) wins it's 2A Northern Carolina Conference opener against Granville Central (2-1)...
View ArticleJackets football photo gallery
It was Earl Telliga Night at RRHS Friday night at Hoyle field! Friday night Photo gallery in Friday September 8th home game against Granville Central. Fridays football game was dedicated to our...
View ArticleVikings take match to fifth set Thursday
The Halifax Academy Lady Vikings volleyball team fell Thursday to Southampton Academy in five sets. Emerson Poole led in kills (13) and blocks (5) Molly Slaughter in assists (14), and Candice Smith in...
View ArticleHalifax Academy game three stats
Game stats from Friday September 8th non-conference away game for Halifax Acdemy. Parrott - 60 Halifax - 16 Halifax Offense: Cameron Podruchny was 3 of 4 passing for 27 yds with 1 interception...
View ArticlePhotos from 17 years of life
Seventeen years of life flashed through the slideshow before her funeral. They were photos just after her birth to the photo of a memorial site at her parking space at Park View High School in South...
View ArticleCambridge murder defendant one of two wanted in Saturday drive-by
A man charged in a 2015 Enfield murder is one of two people wanted in a drive-by shooting which occurred Saturday night in the town. Enfield police Chief Tyree Davis, when asked whether the 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleTheron Harvell Mouzon
Theron Harvell Mouzon, 91, of Littleton, NC, died Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mr. Mouzon, was born in Nash County, NC, the son of the late Madison L. and Vollie Ree...
View ArticleNortheast vs Roanoke Rapids tennis action
Results from Monday's Northeast Academy vs Roanoke Rapids tennis match. Doubles 1. Carly Stephenson / Emalee Jones 8-4 Kristen Pampillo / Abby Mederos 2. Jessie Martin / Lizzie Smith 8-0...
View ArticleLady Eagles beat Lady Jaguars
The Northeast Academy Lady Eagles hosted the Northampton County High School Lady Jaguars at NEA Monday September 11, 2017. NEA JV won in two sets Kenley had 3 aces Kathryn Long had 13 aces, 1 assist...
View ArticleYellow Jackets cross-country in action
The RRHS Cross Country teams ran their 1st conference meet of the season on Thursday 9/7. The Women's team came in 1st place with the Men's team finishing in 2nd place for the meet. Caitlin Bobbitt...
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