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Harry Ogburn Fishel Jr.
Harry Ogburn Fishel, Jr. of Roanoke Rapids passed away January 4, 2018, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC. He was 94 years old. He was born April 27, 1923 in Vaughan, NC, son of the late Harry...
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Monday closings and delays
Here are the known closings and delays for Monday: Cornerstone Christian delayed until 11 a.m. Gaston College Prep closed. Halifax Academy delayed until 11 a.m. Halifax Community College on two-hour...
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RRPD roundup: Wanted person arrested
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: On Saturday at approximately 6 p.m., Officer A. Green responded to a call about a careless/reckless driver...
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Josephine Sykes Harp
Josephine Sykes Harp, 83, of Roanoke Rapids passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018. She was born in Portsmouth, VA, to the late Robert Jackson and Pearl Mae Chitty Sykes. Josephine was also a member of...
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Two more, including weekend murder suspect, charged in fatal Glenview shootings
Two more people, including one who was arrested in a Roanoke Rapids area murder this weekend and one who took a plea in a 2014 shooting, have been charged in the August murders of four elderly people...
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Margaret Helen Vojtko Sing
Margaret Helen Vojtko Sing, 87, of Weldon, NC passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018. She was born in Middlesex, NJ, to the late John and Margaret Berticsh Vojtko. Margaret was a 1948 graduate of...
View ArticleCharles Ray Smith
Charles Ray Smith, 71, passed away Friday, January 5, 2018 at UNC Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Charles was born November 25, 1946 in Halifax County to the late Lee Mack Ray Smith and Martha Jane Flora...
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Tuesday closings and delays
Here are the known closings and delays for Tuesday: Choanoke Public Transportation: Delayed two hours. Gaston College Prep closed. Halifax County Schools: No school for students. Optional workday....
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Death penalty sentences possible in Deer Run, Glenview murders
James Powell and Dillon Irby will be assigned capital defenders in a weekend murder and shooting and the capital defender will also represent Powell in the murders of four people in the Glenview...
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Woman dies from space heater-related fire
A Weldon woman died following a fire in the 100 block of Fourth Street Sunday morning. Weldon fire Chief Rusty Bolt said firefighters responded to a call around 2 a.m. which was reported as a house...
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RRPD roundup: RRHS larceny; Walmart larceny
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following: On Monday at approximately 10 a.m., Chief Chuck Hasty said Deputy Chief Andy Jackson arrested and charged Ben Patrick Casey, 24, of Roanoke...
View ArticleLarry Wilson Parks
Mr. Larry Wilson Parks, 70, died January 5, 2018, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Larry was born in Northampton County on August 6, 1947 to James Loyd and Carrie Ellen Coggins Parks. He was a...
View ArticleClark Elliott Young
Clark Elliott Young of Roanoke Rapids, NC, died peacefully surrounded by his family, after a brief battle with cancer, on January 5, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anna Ruth Young, Jack...
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Woman charged with stealing shooting victim's phone
As Roanoke Rapids police detectives continue to investigate a shooting which occurred during a party at AMVETS Post 320 last month, investigators Tuesday arrested a woman for reportedly taking the...
View ArticleVicky Barnes Casper
Vicky Barnes Casper of Roanoke Rapids, NC, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. A native of Bertie County, Vicky was born to the late Calvin Dupree and Sylvia Ann Clark Barnes. Vicky is survived by...
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Cashier's vehicle stolen in evening store robbery
Roanoke Rapids police are investigating an armed robbery which occurred at the BP convenience store at Tenth Street and Park Avenue this evening. Chief Chuck Hasty said no one was injured. The...
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Evening armed robbery suspect in custody
An armed robbery suspect who reportedly stole the cashier’s vehicle has been taken into custody this evening. Roanoke Rapids police Chief Chuck Hasty confirmed the suspect was arrested. The person’s...
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Man with previous armed robbery conviction charged in Wednesday BP heist
A Roanoke Rapids man whose parole ended in July after serving prison time for a 2009 armed robbery was arrested after he allegedly robbed a Tenth Street convenience store and stole the cashier’s...
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RRPD roundup: Outstanding warrants; shots fired
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: On Wednesday at approximately 7 p.m., Sergeant M. Moseley and Officer S. Blythe responded to a report of...
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William 'Bill' A. Wrenn
October 3, 1930 – January 11, 2018 LOUISBURG – William “Bill” Arthur Wrenn, 87, of Louisburg, died Thursday morning at Hillside Nursing Center. Bill was a son of the late Ollie Jack and Margie Smith...
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