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Trail Life begins Operation Christmas Child project
Trail Life USA and American Heritage Girls Troops NC-0100 are beginning their annual toy drive to put in Shoebox Gifts through the Operation Christmas Child project of Samaritan’s Purse. New toys are...
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Halifax Academy win on homecoming night
Halifax Academy Vikings hosted Bethel Christion Friday night for the Viking Homecoming game. Halifax-50 Bethel Christian-30 Halifax Academy Offense: Cameron Podruchny was 3 of 6 passing for 40 yds...
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Jackets alumnus Terry shines in Chowan's 1st win of season
Positions Matter The 2017 RRHS graduate and former Yellow Jackets football player, Dre' Terry has put the Valley in the position to be proud. With no regrets Dre' made a conscious decision to become a...
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Va. man dies driving wrong way on I-95
A 22-year-old Virginia man died Saturday morning while operating his vehicle in the wrong lane of Interstate 95. Trooper S.D. Parrish of the state Highway Patrol noted in a preliminary report, Stephen...
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Movement violation stop leads to two drug arrests
A vehicle movement violation led to the arrest of two people on marijuana and cocaine counts Friday night. Halifax County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Council initiated the stop around 10:30 p.m....
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Ervin Marshall 'Shorty' Lee
Ervin Marshall “Shorty” Lee, 72, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017, at Liberty Commons in Weldon. Mr. Lee was born July 16, 1945, in Halifax County to the late Henry Edward Lee...
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Glenyce Merritt Haigler
Glenyce Merritt Haigler, 70, of Roanoke Rapids passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017. She was the daughter of the late William Dallas and Beulah Blondie Cross Merritt. Glenyce was a member of First...
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Jackets slaughter rule Louisburg
The Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets Men's soccer match Monday night at Hoyle field was called with 21 minutes to go due to the NCHSAA slaughter rule. Roanoke Rapids won the match 9-0. Roanoke Rapids...
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Woman charged after juvenile found in apparent drunken state
A Roanoke Rapids woman faces charges after a 15-year-old in her care was found apparently drunk and semiconscious Saturday night. Roanoke Rapids police Chief Chuck Hasty said Sally Everette McClintock,...
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Ferebee selected to NC League of Municipalities board
Roanoke Rapids Mayor Pro Tem Carl Ferebee has been selected for a two-year term on the board of directors of the North Carolina League of Municipalities. In that role Ferebee will help oversee the...
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American muscle headed to Indiana after fundraising win
Three American muscle cars are headed to Indiana after two friends won them at White Motors to benefit three area chambers of commerce in a fundraiser. Fred Dykstra and Scott Scheeringa were the...
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Woodland man charged with murder in Friday home invasion
A 22-year-old Woodland man has been charged in the murder of a former Littleton resident, the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office said. Raquan Omar Williams was arrested Monday, Captain Patrick Jacobs...
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Drugs, stolen trailer seized in morning raid
Investigation into drug activity in the Sam Powell Dairy Road area resulted in arrests, the seizure of cocaine and marijuana and recovery of a stolen U-Haul trailer today. Captain A.M. Harris of City...
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Delores Jane Peele
Delores Jane Peele, 60, died at her home Sunday, September 24, 2017. Delores was born in Suffolk, VA, December 23, 1956, to the late Otto and Mary Carpenter Asbell. She was a devoted wife, mother and...
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Jackets magical season continues
The Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets continued their winning Tuesday on the road. The Yellow Jackets beat Henderson Collegiate 5-2. Roanoke Rapids goals by Emerson Escobar with 2, while Carson Neal,...
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RRHS powder-puff game set
It is RRHS Powderpuff Football time!!! Tonight Wednesday September 27th at Roanoke Rapids High school's Historic Hoyle Field, the Seniors and Sophomores at RRHS will take on the Juniors and Freshmen in...
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Blacklight dodgeball offered at TJ Davis
Join everyone at the TJ Davis Recreation Center every Thursday in October at 7:00pm to play Blacklight Dodgeball! This is a fast paced version of dodgeball played in total darkness where the players...
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Chaloner football stings Conway
The Chaloner Middle school Jackets beat Conway Middle Tuesday evening at Roanoke Rapids High's Hoyle field 37-8. Conway 0-0-8-0 Final 8 Chaloner 23-6-0-8 Final 37 Chaloner Offense Player...
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NCSO roundup: Task force charges; home invasion counts
The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office reported the following, according to Captain Patrick Jacobs: On Friday, the Down East Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the residence of 36- year-old...
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RR man arrested after federal indictment on child pornography counts
A 30-year-old Roanoke Rapids man is scheduled for an initial appearance Thursday in federal court in Greenville after a true bill of indictment was returned earlier this month on multiple counts of...
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