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2017 RRHS Hall of Fame Photo gallery
Photos from the 2017 Roanoke Rapids High School Athletics Hall of Fame inductee banquet. Photos by Jennifer Wrenn of "Works of Tart Photography" can be viewed and purchased at...
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Lady Patriots are Champions
The Cornerstonee Christian Lady Patriots volleyball team wins the CAANC Conference tournament championship Friday night in Gaston. The win earns the team the CAANC conference regular season title and...
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ECU Junior still at top of his game
With a not so good year for the East Carolina University football Pirates, Junior student Caleb Pratt, a Roanoke Rapids native and former Yellow Jacket football standout is still on top of his game as...
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Chaloner stings Enfield in football
Chaloner Middle defeats Enfield by a score of 24 to 8 Wednesday October 18th. Chaloner Offense: Player Rushing Attempts Yards TD PAT...
View ArticleLinda Ann Brown Morris
Linda Ann Brown Morris, 64, passed away Friday, October 20, 2017. Linda was born July 31, 1953 in Halifax County to the late Wade Horne and Vernie Davis Horne. She was also preceded in death by her...
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Youth JV football play-offs set
The first round of the 2017 Junior Varsity playoffs for the Halifax-Northampton Midget Football League will be held at Northampton County High School West in Gaston, North Carolina this Saturday...
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Heath returns to pool, this time in college
Former Halifax Academy standout swimmer Hayley Heath has donned her goggles and swim cap and taken to the pool again with her Virginia Wesleyan University Marlins. Heath, a 2015 graduate of Halifax...
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RRPD roundup: Assault call; dispute arrest
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: Assault call On Friday at approximately 8:30 p.m., Officer J. DeSare responded to an assault call in...
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Report of drive-by ends up being unintentional shooting
A call of a drive-by shooting in Weldon Saturday night ended up being the call of a man who unintentionally shot himself in the leg when his gun fell from his waistband and discharged. Chief Deputy...
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Pamela P. Salmon
Pamela P. Salmon, age 49, of Roanoke Rapids, NC, died Friday, October 20, 2017, at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, NC. She was born in Halifax County, daughter of the late Milton and Barbara Taylor....
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Crush earn second place in tourney
This past weekend the U12 Roanoke Rapids based travel fast pitch softball team "Crush" traveled to Kinston. The Crush team came in 2nd place with an overall record of 5-2 in The tournament was the...
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Beaver tied for 6th in State Championship after 1st round
Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets own Maci Beaver is in the field of the 2017 North Carolina High School Athletic Association Women’s Golf State Championship field and looking good after first...
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Eagles tennis fall in play-offs
Northeast played Ridgecroft in the first round of the NCISAA playoffs on Friday a the Chowan University Rose Tennis Complex. Northeast Lost 3-6 and RCS advanced to the 2nd round. Northeast will lose 1...
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Public Notice – Unclaimed Bicycles
Notice is hereby given that the Roanoke Rapids Police Department has in its possession bicycles designated as “LOST & FOUND.” Persons who can prove ownership of these bicycles must contact the...
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Weldon PD roundup: Traffic stop; 911 abuse
The Weldon Police Department reported the following, according to Lieutenant Chris Davis: On Friday around 8:06 p.m., Officer Q.L. Godley stopped a vehicle off Highway 158 near Ralph's Barbecue for a...
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Trunk or treat, carnival set for Halloween
The Roanoke Rapids police and recreation departments are providing an alternative to trick-or-treating next Tuesday. From 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Doyle Field behind T.J. Davis the police department’s...
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Crack, heroin seized after stop
The City County Drug Task Force this afternoon seized crack, powdered cocaine and heroin following a traffic stop in Roanoke Rapids. Captain A.M. Harris said 25 crack rocks were seized, along with a...
View ArticleNancy Ann Womble Crocker
Nancy Ann Womble Crocker Nancy was born and raised in Chatham County, North Carolina. She was the second child born to George Moody Womble and Maud Odell Hearn Womble of the New Elam Church Community,...
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Sheriff's office investigating Lincoln Heights murder
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office is investigating a murder which occurred in the Lincoln Heights community outside Roanoke Rapids earlier this evening. Sheriff Wes Tripp confirmed details will be...
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Man sought in Tuesday murder
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a 19-year-old man wanted in a Tuesday night murder which occurred in the Branch Avenue and Bowser Street area of Roanoke Rapids. The victim, Sequan...
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