Search under way for missing Littleton man
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for a 78-year-old man reported missing late this morning. Sheriff Wes Tripp said deputies are currently waiting for a state Highway Patrol...
View ArticleMissing man safely returned home
A Littleton man reported missing has been found, Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp said.A person who was helping in the search found him on Oak Grove Church Road near Highway 158 near his residence.“We...
View ArticleRRPD blotter: Nov. 7-16, 2016
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: Monday November 7, 2016• Michael Lynn Fleming, 53, of Roanoke Rapids, was arrested and charged with...
View ArticleNovember 20, 2016
November 20, 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 Committee Monday,...
View ArticleNCHSAA 1st round football results
The First Round 2016-17 NCHSAA football Championship play-off results reported to RRspin.com Sports. 2AA #5 E seed Roanoke Rapids (10-1) beat #4 ME seed East Davidson (8-3) 44-34 1A #8 ME seed...
View ArticleTask force roundup: Wanted person; marijuana arrest
The City Drug Task Force reported the following, according to Captain A.M. Harris: A man entered into a national criminal database from the state of Texas as a wanted person was arrested on Friday...
View ArticleTip ends man's time on the lam
A Crimestoppers tip led the Enfield Police Department this week to arrest a man who had been on the run for about a year from state probation and parole officers. Chief Tyree Davis said in a...
View ArticleDavid Allan Coe concert Photo Gallery
Photo gallery from Friday November 18th concert at the Roanoke Rapids Theatre presented by BarnBurner Promotions. Photos by Randy Wrenn {gallery}davidalancoe111816{/gallery}
View ArticleAmy Leigh Kinsey Rima
Amy Leigh Kinsey Rima age 49, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Amy was born July 16, 1967 in Suffolk VA. she was preceded in death by her father, Gerald Wayne Kinsey. Amy is survived by her...
View ArticleHalifax varsity beat Kenston Forest
Halifax Academy basketball teams traveled to Black Stone Virginia to battle Kenston Forest. The JV girls team fell while both Varsity teams earned wins. Halifax Academy JV Girls Stats: Megan Cobb...
View ArticleHeels crush Bulldogs
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team returned to the field Saturday on the heels of a heartbreaking one point loss to the rival Duke Blue Devils last week. Someone was going to have to pay the...
View ArticleCoals from pig cooker spark Nash, Halifax fires
Hot coals blown from a towed pig cooker caused a series of wildfires in Nash and Halifax counties, state Forest Service rangers said this evening. The coals created eight fires in Nash County starting...
View Article2016 Valley Cheer Jam awards
The 6th Annual Roanoke Valley Cheer Jam hosted by The Rock: home of Valley Cheer and Myrick School of Dance was held this past Saturday, November 19th at 10:00 AM in the gymnasium at Roanoke Rapids...
View ArticleSeveral RRHS band members share football field with UNC band
Eleven Roanoke Rapids High School Band members had the honor of being invited to play with the University of North Carolina Marching Band before the game and at halftime on Saturday as the Tar Heels...
View ArticleHCC presidential candidate interviews: Joyce Johnson
Halifax Community College has provided interview opportunities for the six candidates chosen for the chance to be its next president.Today’s interview was with Dr.Joyce Johnson.There will be one...
View ArticleTask force, HCSO roundup: Second Happy Dr. raid; marijuana arrests
A man currently awaiting a December 5 court date on cocaine trafficking and other charges stemming from an August raid, faces new charges after his arrest this morning. {gallery}tfhcso{/gallery}...
View ArticleWilliams earns ODAC conference player of the week
Check out Randolph Macon's post on Halifax Academy Alumni Kelly Williams. http://rmcathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/ODACPOTW1#.WDOQwg4ThWs.facebook
View ArticleIsles puts offer on table for Littleton building
A longtime auto mechanic and businessman has placed a $300,000 offer on the table to buy the Littleton industrial building, formerly the home to a light sport aircraft manufacturing firm.Buddy Isles...
View ArticleBrewer sworn in as commissioner
Linda Brewer officially became a Halifax County commissioner this evening as she was sworn in by Judge Turner Stephenson. Brewer, a former member of the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Board of...
View ArticleWillam Percy 'Junior' Moore
William Percy “Junior” Moore, 72, died Sunday, November 20, 2016, in Halifax Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness. Junior was born in Halifax County, March 2, 1944, to the late William Percy...
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