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Team Mike Tourney results, Chargers and Vikings headed to ships
The 1st Annual "Team Mike" Middle School basketball Tournament tipped off Wednesday afternoon at Roanoke Rapids High School. Game results from day one December 21st The Lady Weldon Chargers beat the...
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Jackets 5-0 and headed to Chapel Hill
Roanoke Rapids wrestlers defeated Louisburg 51-21 improving to 5-0 Wednesday night on the road. Results are as follows: 106 Josh Perry ( L ) dec Harry Crawford 17 -12. 113 Shamar Cogdell ( RR ) won by...
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Outlet center plans will fill tenant space at old Walmart
A well-known bargain outlet center will bring to completion the development of the old Walmart on Julian R. Allsbrook Highway. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet submitted site plans to the Roanoke Rapids Planning...
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Open laptop led to school sexting charge, documents show
An open laptop in a school classroom led to an investigation and the ultimate arrest of a Halifax County school system employee, search warrants filed in the sexting case show. Carlton Junior...
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Two face kidnapping charges, one sought in armed robbery
Two people have been arrested and another is sought in a Wednesday night kidnapping in which a physically impaired person was forced to withdraw money from an account. {gallery}kidnapping{/gallery} The...
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Belfield remanded to U.S. Marshal custody
Michael Rakim Belfield was remanded to the custody of United States Marshals following his detention hearing in Raleigh today. Belfield was indicted last week on three federal counts stemming from his...
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Chargers and Vikings split ships in TEAM MIKE tourney
The 1st Annual "Team Mike" Middle School basketball Tournament crowns two champions Thursday night. The day two events tipped of at 4 PM with the Lady Chaloner Yellow Jackets beating Gaston College...
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RRPD blotter: December 20-21, 2016
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: Tuesday December 20, 2016• Arkies Ty-Kill Sommerville, 19, of Roanoke Rapids, was arrested on outstanding...
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December 25, 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...
View ArticleFaye Dean Erwin Hux
Faye Deane Erwin Hux, 76, died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at her home.Mrs. Hux was born in Roanoke Rapids, April 1, 1940, and is the daughter of the late Crawford S. and Cota P. Erwin. She was a 1958...
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Geraldine Ferguson Brantley
Mrs. Geraldine Ferguson Brantley age 88, formerly of 231 Church Road, Ahoskie, NC passed on peacefully to be with God on December 24, 2016 at Three Rivers Health and Rehabilitation in Windsor, NC. Mrs....
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Annual Christmas basketball tourney set
The Annual Northampton County High Christmas basketball tourney is set. The 2016 dates are: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday December 28, 29 and 30th. Admissions: $10 at the door. Advance Tickets Sale:...
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Pastor Maurice Reed Wheat
Pastor Maurice Reed Wheat, 80, of Roanoke Rapids was welcomed home by his Lord and Savior Monday, December 26, 2016 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Pastor Wheat was born on September 13,...
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Virginia man dies in Whitehead Rd. crash
A Richmond, Virginia, man died Monday night in a single-vehicle crash on Whitehead Road in the Halifax area. The death of Clinton Lee Pitt, 52, occurred as he was driving northwest on Whitehead Road...
View ArticleClaudeline Pullen Lewis
Claudeline Pullen Lewis of Enfield passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Frances Parker and James “Sam” Henry Lewis. Claudeline was preceded in death by her...
View ArticleWayne King Dewery
Wayne King Drewery, 74, passed away peacefully in his home Saturday, December 24, 2016. Wayne was born in Halifax County, March 3, 1942, to the late Caudie Wiggins and Lavelle King Drewery. He loved...
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Legendary Karate fighter, film star Willie Williams conducts local seminar
Kyokushin Karate World Champion Fighter and film star Willie Williams recently did a special “Kyokushin Karate Training Seminar” at The Jenkins Center in Murfreesboro. Williams was invited to conduct...
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HA lady Vikings fall, boys win on road
Halifax Academy varsity basketball teams Christmas tournament plans were changed a little, but still have two games planned for December 27 and 28th. On Tuesday night December 27th, the Vikings...
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Area Kyokushin karate student promoted in rank
Christian Buffaloe, 17-year old son and student of local Kyokushin Karate instructor Kenny Buffaloe, recently passed a high level examination for 1st Kyu (brown belt/black tip) ranking. In Kyokushin...
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City police investigate evening armed robbery
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is investigating the armed robbery of an East Tenth Street convenience store Tuesday night. Police declined to specifically name the store.Captain Bobby Martin said...
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