Optimist Fun Day player of the day
This weeks Roanoke Rapids Optimist Club Summer Fun player of the day Dylan Dixon
View Article10 Under softball All-stars sitting 2-0 in State tourney
The Roanoke Valley Girls Softball League 10 Under All-stars are in Shelby NC for the 2018 Tarheel League State Softball Tournament. On Thursday the Roanoke Valley team beat Burke County 6-0. On Friday...
View ArticleCarolina Shine youth flag football still taking registrations
Roanoke Valley's very own Carolina Shine Youth Flag Football League held a free clinic recently to introduce the new league to the area. League director Pernell Edwards along with other volunteers put...
View ArticleRoanoke Valley 8U all-stars win State Championship
The Roanoke Valley Girls Softball League 8 Under All-stars earned the 2018 Tar Heel League State Championship. The Roanoke Valley All-stars who also won the 2018 Tar Heel League District 7 championship...
View ArticleRRHS announce 2018 Fall sports practice/tryout dates
The Roanoke Rapids High School Athletics Program would like to announce the start of the upcoming Fall Seasons. Interested student-athletes need to take notice of the starting date, time, and location...
View ArticleRV 15U all-stars head to State Championship
The Roanoke Valley Girls Softball League 15 Under All-stars earned their way to the 2018 Tar Heel League State Championship Saturday in Shelby NC. The Valley All-stars faced a District 7 tournament...
View ArticleHalifax Community Basketball League week four and five results
The Halifax Community Basketball League results for week four and five reported to RRspin Sports. Week 4 Houston Rockets 18 Vs Minnesota Timberwolves 10 Rockets scorers Kasaan Hicks 6pts Travis...
View ArticleValley 15 Under rebound in second game to win State Championship
The undefeated Roanoke Valley Girls Softball League 15 Under All-stars faced home town Shelby All-stars Sunday morning in Shelby NC at the 2018 Tar Heel League State Championship. The Valley All-stars...
View ArticleRoanoke Valley 12 Under finish fifth in State Tournamnet
The Roanoke Valley Girls Softball League 12 Under All Stars headed to Shelby NC this weekend to try and win the2019 Tar Heel League State Championship. In Game 1 versus Burke County, the offense was...
View ArticleBessie June Walton Willey
Bessie June Walton Willey, 95, of Roanoke Rapids died in her home on July 21, 2018, her 95th birthday. Bessie was born in Charleston, WV on July 21, 1923, the daughter of Okey and Niatia Bailey Walton....
View ArticleDocuments signed, keys passed as theater's new history begins
The keys to the Roanoke Rapids Theatre were handed over to Tom and Evon McLean this afternoon and in turn the couple handed over the city a check as they promised upon closing. Roanoke Rapids Mayor...
View ArticleDwight Payne Berry
Dwight Payne Berry died on Sunday, July 22, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. Dwight, who was often known affectionately by his friends as “Dr. Berry,” was born on April 3, 1943, in Roanoke...
View ArticleWoodland primary care facility to honor Dr. Stanley
Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center announced today its newest site will be located in Woodland in the old Southern Bank Building on Main Street. The Board of Directors of RCCHC voted unanimously...
View ArticleWeldon police investigate evening store heist
The Weldon Police Department is investigating an armed robbery which occurred shortly before 7:15 this evening at a store in the 100 block of East Second Street. Lieutenant Chris Davis declined to...
View ArticleLittleton David Pipkin Jr.
Mr. Littleton David Pipkin, Jr., of Roanoke Rapids, NC, died at Halifax Regional Medical Center Tuesday, July 24, 2018. He was aged 65. Dave was preceded in death by his parents, Littleton D. Pipkin,...
View ArticleAg building to serve as sole early voting site for county
The Halifax County Agriculture Auditorium will serve as the sole one-stop early voting location in the days leading to the November 6 election. The Halifax County Board of Elections approved the...
View ArticleElizabeth Ann 'Libbie' Flack Pittman
Elizabeth Ann “Libbie” Flack Pittman, 63, of Youngsville, NC, formerly of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, July 25th at Transitions Life Care following a courageous battle with cancer....
View ArticleTwo face murder charges in Grant Drive shooting
Two face murder charges in the shooting death of a former Roanoke Rapids resident on Grant Drive last week. The 29-year-old man who lived at the Grant Drive residence has been charged with accessory...
View ArticleSolomon-Cartagena posted cash bond for murder suspect's release on...
Marc Anthony Solomon-Cartagena posted a $5,000 cash bond last week for the release of a suspect on an obstruction charged linked to a murder on Grant Drive, court records show. A bail bondsman posted...
View ArticleMountain honored with extraordinary nurse award
Tavis Mountain, a registered nurse in the Progressive Care Unit at Halifax Regional Medical Center, was honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY...
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