Weldon PD blotter: September 5-10, 2016
The Weldon Police Department reported the following: Monday, September 5, 2016At approximately 1:34 a.m., Officer Noland Coles was patrolling the area near 51 Sycamore. Wade Gray Jr., 33, of Roanoke...
View ArticleEsther Elaine Curley Underwood
Esther Elaine Curley Underwood age 63 of Ahoskie, NC passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. Esther was born May 16, 1953 in Murfreesboro, NC, the daughter...
View ArticleCharlie Otis Bray
Charlie Otis Bray 91 of Raleigh, formerly of Roanoke Rapids, died Tuesday September 13, 2016. Charlie was born in Danville, Virginia to the late John Robert and Mannie Rachel Bray. Charlie Served his...
View ArticleRMSAA week 1 football results
The Roanoke Middles School Athletic Association conference football season Week 1 results reported to RRspin.com Sports. Gaston College Prep @ Enfield - No info reported Rocky Mount Prep 22...
View ArticleNEA tennis results
Northeast Academy tennis team traveled to Greenville to battle Oakwood school Wednesday. Singles 1. Carly Stephenson vs S. Austin 6-0 6-0 2. Tracy Clark vs E. Wood 6-2 6-1 3. Jessie Martin...
View ArticleWeldon Middle beats Conway
Weldon Middle school football team beat Conway Middle 52-8 Wednesday in Weldon. Weldon game stats: Quentin Richardson scored the first two touchdowns off passes by Demajai Brickell, one kickoff return...
View ArticleJackets soccer earns conference win on road
The men's Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets soccer team traveled to Henderson Wednesday evening to face Southern Vance in a conference match. RRHS beat Southern Vance 2-2 and improved to 8-1 over all and...
View ArticleWoman charged in sex offense with minor
A Roanoke Rapids woman was charged Wednesday with a sex offense involving a minor child. Roanoke Rapids police Chief Chuck Hasty said the victim in the case, a child who was not under the age of 13,...
View ArticleDucky Derby set Saturday
Ducky Derby is set for Saturday at River Falls Park in Weldon. The annual event gets under way at 10 a.m. and will run through 3 p.m. The annual duck race on the Roanoke River will begin around 2:30...
View ArticleTeachers get solar energy training
Teachers from Halifax and Northampton counties are getting energized for the upcoming school year with solar curriculum training provided by The Center for Energy Education. Teachers learn to use a...
View ArticleMan reportedly selling pot from parents' house arrested
A 35-year-old man reportedly selling marijuana from his parents’ house was arrested today by the City County Drug Task Force. Task force Captain A.M. Harris said Derrick Lamont Shearin, of Weldon,...
View ArticleChaloner beats Gaston
RMSAA football Chaloner Middle school football stats on Wednesday's 53-8 win over Gaston. Chaloner 27-7-12-7 Final 53Gaston 0-0-8-0 Final 8OffenseRushing Attempts...
View ArticleMan dies from injuries sustained in Thursday crash
A 31-year-old Roanoke Rapids man died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on Sam Powell Dairy Road which occurred Thursday morning. The state Highway Patrol said the death of Gregory...
View ArticleCalvary tourney champs
The 2016 Roanoke Valley USSSA slow-pitch softball Church League end of season tournament champions are Calvary. Tournament second place went to New Life Ambassadors.
View ArticleEnviva tourney champs
The 2016 Roanoke Valley USSSA slow-pitch softball Industrial League end of season tournament champions are Enviva. Tournament second place went to Dominion.
View ArticleNEA volleyball splits with Albemarle
Northeast Academy volleyball split Thursday matches at Albermarle. The NEA JV girls defeated Albermarle 2 sets to one. Savannah Martin lead the JV Lady Eagles with 8 aces 3 assist and 1 kill Hitter...
View ArticleRRPD roundup: Pedestrian injury; blotter
The Roanoke Rapids Police department is investigating the injury of a pedestrian on Highway 158 near Vine Street this morning. Officer Matt Hunsucker responded around 9:45 a.m. after a 2015 Toyota...
View ArticleHudson Motorsports-Discount Customs tourney champs
The 2016 Roanoke Valley USSSA slow-pitch softball Women's League end of season tournament champions are Hudson Motorsports/Discount Customs. Tournament second place went to Byrum Service and...
View ArticleSeptember 18, 2016
September 18, 2016J. Reuben Daniel City Hall & Police Station: 1040 Roanoke Avenue (252) 533-2800 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS (All City meetings are open to the public): Beautification CommitteeMonday,...
View ArticleDiscount Customs tourney champs
The 2016 Roanoke Valley USSSA slow-pitch softball Open Men's League end of season tournament champions are Discount Customs. Tournament second place went to River Bank Kennels.
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