Daniel W. Miller
Mr. Daniel W. Miller age 61, of Aulander, NC passed away Sunday, October 30, 3016 at Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie, NC.Danny was born June 30, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of the...
View ArticleGCP beats Enfield Monday
RMSAA football makeup game Monday between GCP and Enfield Middle results and conference standings. GCP beat Enfield Middle 30-28. GCP offense was led by Xavier Clements with 19 carries for 158 yards...
View ArticleJackets Cross Country team completes regional meet
The RRHS Cross Country teams competed in the NCHSAA 2A Mideast Regional meet this past Saturday October 29. The Yellow Jackets ran a strong meet with all 10 runners who competed running season best...
View ArticleGovernor's office establishes reward in Severn murder
A $5,000 reward has been established through the governor’s office in the fatal Christmas Eve beating last year of an 85-year-old man in Severn. “We’re thankful to the governor’s office to put this out...
View ArticleTrucker cited in crash which led to spill
A Wallace truck driver was cited for a safe movement violation in a Monday crash which caused 2,500 gallons of hog waste to spill onto the roadway in Northampton County. Trooper T.C. Wood of the state...
View ArticleBecker Farms hit with eight weekend vehicle B&Es
A series of vehicle break-ins over the weekend included one in which the top of a convertible was cut, the Roanoke Rapids Police said. The break-ins also included the theft of a 2012 Toyota Highlander...
View ArticleDemocratic party seeks contact with those interested in board seat
The Halifax County Democratic Party is encouraging anyone interested in being considered for nomination to the Halifax County Board of Commissioner District 3 seat to contact Chair Cresenti Williams....
View ArticleReasons for school fight still unclear as NCSO releases arrestee names
The reasons behind a fight at Northampton County High School last week are still not clear, the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office said today. What is known, according to Captain Patrick Jacobs, it...
View ArticleYouth football division champs
The Halifax Northampton Midget Football League recently finished it's regular season and division champs were presented a trophy. The 2016 season, the teams were broken into two divisions with Halifax...
View ArticleEdward Burton Lee
Mr. Edward Burton Lee, age 80, of Jackson, NC passed away Monday, October 31, 2016 at Signature Health Care in Roanoke Rapids, NC. Mr. Lee was born May 29, 1936 in Carnegie, Penn., the son of the...
View ArticleYouth JV Jackets 2016 Champions
The Halifax-Northampton Midget Football League held it's JV season end Super Bowl this past Saturday October 29th in Jackson. The Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets JV Midget football team followed up a...
View ArticleCornerstone volleyball earn conference runner-up
The Cornerstone Christian Lady Patriots completed their 2016 season this past weekend with their conference tournament. Cornerstone finished their season in second place in the CAANC regular season and...
View ArticleLake voices supporting school tax
As citizens who live full or part-time on Lake Gaston and within the attendance zone of the Halifax County Public School District, we support the supplemental tax which is on the November ballot. Those...
View ArticleSchool tax: Count us as naysayers
Count us in as "naysayers" but not as a "fearmongers.” In local funding yes, Halifax County Schools are 114 out of 115.However, that is one-third of this equation. In federal funding, they are ranked...
View ArticleVeterans Day observances set in Halifax, Northampton
Veterans Day observances will be held in Halifax and Northampton counties next week. The Halifax County Library in Halifax is also honoring veterans with a display put up by the Halifax Resolves...
View ArticleHalifax added to disaster food, nutrition benefits list
Halifax County is among the additional six North Carolina counties approved for Disaster Food and Nutrition Services benefits in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Governor Pat McCrory made the...
View ArticleCrash claims life of Pendleton teen
A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of an 18-year-old Pendleton man this morning. According to a preliminary report by Trooper T.C. Wood of the state Highway Patrol, Jermaine Newsome Jr. was...
View ArticleRMSAA football regular season comes to a close
2016 RMSAA football finial regular season results and conference standings. The top four teams will play first round playoffs Monday November 7th at higher seed and game time TBA. Chaloner Middle...
View ArticleNorthwest Halifax honored Fall sports seniors
Northwest Halifax High School honored it's 2016 Fall sports senior athletes Friday night at their football game. The following seniors were announced and honored: #20 Asya Gunter- Volleyball #11 Shamya...
View ArticleJackets soccer home while Pride soccer on road for 1st round play-offs
The NCHSAA has released the 2016 NCHSAA Men's Soccer State Championship play-off seeding's. The Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets (15-6) are seeded #7 and will host #10 seed Franklinton Rams (13-9)...
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