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Sheriff's office to resume suspect search in morning
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office suspended its search today for a man who escaped from custody early this morning. Sheriff Wes Tripp said the search for Darrieck Brinson will resume Tuesday morning...
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Louise Elizabeth Moseley Floyd
Louise Elizabeth Moseley Floyd, 100, of Roanoke Rapids, NC, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018 at her home. A native of Brunswick County, VA, Louise was born to the late Willie Moseley and Sophia...
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Man wanted for fleeing from deputy surrenders
A man wanted after he bolted from a patrol vehicle while handcuffed surrendered to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office late Monday night. He was taken to the hospital to be checked out, Sheriff Wes...
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Man dies in Sam Powell Dairy Rd. crash
A Roanoke Rapids man died Monday night after the lawn mower he was driving was struck by an SUV on Sam Powell Dairy Road. According to a preliminary report by Trooper J.T. Keeter of the state Highway...
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Police explore possible links between Raleigh St. B&E to similar crimes
Roanoke Rapids police are investigating other crimes possibly linked to a man who was shot following a break-in on Raleigh Street last month, Chief Chuck Hasty confirmed today. Hasty said the crimes...
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Brian Wayne Casper, age 39, of Roanoke Rapids, died Saturday, June 16, 2018. Wrenn, Clarke, & Hagan Funeral and Cremation Service is taking care of arrangements where the family will receive...
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Council approves budget for upcoming fiscal year
Roanoke Rapids City Council this evening unanimously approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year which does not contain a tax increase. The $18,052,137 financial plan remains unchanged from last...
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Council honors longtime employees
Roanoke Rapids City Council and department heads honored two retirees with more than 60 years between them Tuesday night. Deputy Fire Chief Mike Clements is retiring at the end of the month after 28...
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Officers, dispatchers cited for achievements, performance
Roanoke Rapids police Chief Chuck Hasty honored officers and dispatchers during Tuesday night’s city council meeting. He first awarded Officer Joey Spragins with his advanced law enforcement...
View ArticleFrances Clements Allen
Frances Clements Allen, age 71, of Conway, NC, died Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at her residence. She was born in Halifax County, daughter of the late Edward Wilson Clements and Margaret Gibson Clements....
View ArticleMarie Riggan Reaves Grant
Marie Riggan Reaves Grant, born December 20, 1924, passed peacefully from this world on Monday, June 18, 2018. She and her late husband, Elmer Bruce Reaves, grew up in Roanoke Rapids. They lived in...
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Bridge repairs, detour at Three Bridges Rd. start Monday
Starting Monday, motorists who use Three Bridges Road in Halifax County will encounter a detour while maintenance work is done on the bridge near Quankey Creek south of Roanoke Rapids. North Carolina...
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Roanoke Rapids Savings, Roanoke Valley Savings to merge
Roanoke Rapids Savings Bank and Roanoke Valley Savings Bank jointly announce the signing of a definitive agreement which Roanoke Valley Savings Bank will merge with and into Roanoke Rapids Savings...
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Planning board gives nod to Crestview CUP; takes no action on rezoning
The Roanoke Rapids Planning Board will send city council a recommendation for approval of a conditional use permit which could be part of a process paving the way for an expansion of Crestview...
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2018 Roanoke Rapids baseball camp in the books
The Roanoke Rapids Baseball Camp ran this week from Monday through Thursday at Doyle Field. According to Coach Mark Snead the camp centered around three main goals. The first was to teach the kids to...
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RRPD roundup: Chase; fugitive arrest
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: On Wednesday at approximately 6:15 p.m., investigators C. Babb and J. Hardy attempted to conduct a traffic...
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Optimist League Players of the games
Roanoke Rapids Optimist League Coach Pitch and Tee-Ball Players of the games for the past four nights of games. Tuesday June 12th Games Coach Pitch Joyner Byrum Properties - Madison Gentry and Owen...
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Sheriff's office gets vehicle donation, tour of remodeled Dominion building
Not only did the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office get a vehicle donated today, they got a tour of Dominion Energy’s remodeled headquarters on Vepco Street. The four-wheel-drive Chevrolet Colorado will...
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June 24, 2018
June 24, 2018 J. Reuben Daniel City Hall & Police Station: 1040 Roanoke Avenue (252) 533-2800 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS (All City meetings are open to the public): City Council Meeting The July 3, 2018...
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Pierce tapped as oral history teaching fellow
Rodney D. Pierce, an eighth grade social studies teacher at William R. Davie Middle STEM Academy, has been chosen to attend the Carolina Oral History Teaching Fellows Program in Civil Rights from...
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