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HCC presidential candidate interviews: Deryl D. Fulmer
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. Deryl Fulmer and is the last in the...
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RRGSD sets sights on early college
The Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Board of Education Monday approved $30,000 in architectural fees to start the process of developing an early college on the campus of Roanoke Rapids High...
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Interstate message board topples following collision
A state Department of Transportation message board toppled this afternoon after a tractor-trailer collided with its support poles on Interstate 95. The collision occurred around 12:30 p.m. in the...
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Task force, HCSO roundup: Sesson arrested; money order theft arrest
Cortez Sesson, who was wanted on marijuana counts following a Monday raid and has a pending court date on cocaine trafficking charges, was arrested today by agents of the City County Drug Task Force....
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Lady Crush finish 3rd in tourney
The Roanoke Rapids based Roanoke Rapids Crush under10 girls travel softball team earned the hardware. The Lady Crush played the tournament November 12-13 at South Garner Park in Garner and earned a...
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Allen headed to Brevard CollegeTornados
Surrounded by her family, coaches and teammates Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets senior softball player Breanna Allen stepped up her love for softball one more step Tuesday afternoon in the Roanoke Rapids...
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Elam chosen as fifth HCC president
Michael Elam, the former president of Ahoskie’s Roanoke-Chowan Community College, has been chosen as the new leader of Halifax Community College. Elam will become HCC’s fifth president pending approval...
View ArticleEffie Mae Taylor Babb Etheridge
Effie Mae Taylor Babb Etheridge, 80, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Hampton Manor in Gaston, NC Effie was born in Roanoke Rapids, September 2, 1936, to the late Bud Taylor and Hattie Mae Harris...
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Halifax Varsity continue with wins
Halifax Academy basketball teams hosted Kenston Forest from Black Stone Virginia Tuesday night. The JV girls team fell while JV Boys and both Varsity teams continue with wins. Halifax Academy JV...
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Helpers, not hipsters: Enfield, Weldon fuzz get hairy
They’re not being hipsters — they’re being helpers. Heads of law enforcement in Enfield and Weldon have done away with their facial hair policies for the month of November.Enfield and Weldon are...
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RRPD gets early start on the season of giving
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department began the season of giving early — delivering meals with the help of other law enforcement officers Tuesday to seven Roanoke Valley families. The police department...
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Jackets seek common denominator against tough E. Duplin
We all remember sitting in math class and learning what common denominators were. You probably wondered at some point the importance of common denominators. The Roanoke Rapids Football team will have...
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Emma Lou Wheeler Little
Mrs. Emma Lou Wheeler Little age 95, of Seaboard, NC passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Northampton Nursing and Rehab in Jackson, NC. Mrs. Little was born October 13, 1921 in Northampton County,...
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November 27, 2016J. Reuben Daniel City Hall & Police Station: 1040 Roanoke Avenue(252) 533-2800EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: The City of Roanoke Rapids is now accepting applications for the following...
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Northwest girls win, both boys fall
Northwest Halifax basketball teams traveled to Rocky Mount Tuesday night to face roacky Mount Prep. Both JV and Varsity boys fell, but the Varsity girls earned the win. Northwest JV boys lost 72-62....
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Edward Dwite Debnam Sr.
Edward Dwite Debnam Sr., husband of the late Gloria Faye Massey Debnam, passed away Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 at the Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh. Edward Dwite Debnam was born Sept. 25, 1921 in Wake...
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Northampton sole winner in second round state playoffs
Roanoke Valley high school football teams results from 2nd round of the NCHSAA State playoffs. Northampton Jaguars move on to round 3 of the 1A State playoffs beating Southeast Halifax 42-14. KIPP...
View ArticleSarah Lee Hasty White
Sarah Lee Hasty White 88, of Seaboard died Saturday November 26, 2016. Sarah was the daughter of the late Herbert Lee “H. L.” Hasty, Sr. and Sudie Davis Hasty. She was also preceded in death by her...
View ArticlePeggy Allen Mann
Peggy Allen Mann, 81, of Roanoke Rapids passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016, surrounded by family in her home. Peggy was born March 29, 1935, in Halifax County to the late Alma Poarch Allen and...
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2016-17 Roanoke Rapids Basketball schedule
2016 – 2017 Roanoke Rapids High School Basketball Schedule 4 PM games start with JV Girls,, 4:30 PM games start with JV boys and 6 PM games are Varsity only games Date Opponent Where Time Friday...
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