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RRPD blotter: December 24-26, 2016
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported to following, according to Deputy Chief Andy Jackson: December 24, 2016At approximately 12:45 a.m., Master Officer Roy Ball charged O’neil Aguiiar Ramirez,...
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Austin Dean Clay
Mr. Austin Dean Clay age 54, of Norfolk, VA and formerly of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away December 23, 2016. Austin was born July 23, 1962 in Roanoke Rapids, NC, the son of Austin Clay and Barbara...
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Mrs. Annie Virginia Hasty Martin Peede age 81, of Conway, NC slept slowly and peacefully out of this life Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Mrs. Peede was born June 16, 1935, the daughter of the late Floyd...
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Jacket wrestlers 29th out of 44 teams
The Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets traveled to Chapel Hill this past Thursday for the two day "Tiger Invitational" wrestling meet. Roanoke Rapids wrestlers placed 29th out of 44 teams. Antonio Lawrence...
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Halifax sweeps Brunswick in battle of Vikings
Halifax Academy varsity Vikings basketball teams Christmas tournament plans were changed a little, but still battled Brunswick Academy Vikings December 28th for the Battle of the Vikings. On Wednesday...
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Crash claims life of driver on I-95
A motorist died this evening after the car he was driving struck the rear end of a tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder of the northbound lane of Interstate 95. The crash, according to Trooper J.D....
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Vote Kelly Williams for Who's the Best Freshman in D3 Women's Basketball!
First semester, finals, and most of winter break are in the books, and this freshman class has found their way around campus -- and the hardwood. HeroSports.com has done some research, and picked the...
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Northampton Christmas Tourney day one
The Annual Northampton County High Christmas basketball tourney Wednesday December 28th Games reported to RRspin Sports: Southeast Halifax beat KIPP No game score or info reported Weldon Chargers...
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Crash knocks house off foundation, DWI charge lodged
A West Fifth Street house was knocked about a foot off its foundation Tuesday night after a pickup crashed into it. The driver of the 2013 Ford, James Ryan Howell, was charged with careless and...
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Crash victim identified as retired USAF colonel
A man who died in a crash on Interstate 95 Wednesday was a retired United States Air Force colonel who lived in Manassas, Virginia. Trooper J.D. Warren of the state Highway Patrol said Melvyn Burns,...
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Kimball, Bozard honored by sheriff's office
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office recently recognized its Detention Officer and Deputy Sheriff of the Year. The recognitions, which are based on job performance, were given to Teri Kimball, who was...
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January 1, 2017J. Reuben Daniel City Hall & Police Station: 1040 Roanoke Avenue(252) 533-2800CALENDAR OF MEETINGS (All City meetings are open to the public): Library Advisory Committee Thursday,...
View ArticleHazel Elizabeth Garrish Brown
Hazel Elizabeth Garrish Brown, 90, of Roanoke Rapids, died Thursday December 29, 2016, with her loving family by her side. Hazel a native of Hall County, Georgia, was the daughter of the late William...
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Roanoke Rapids set to face Southeast Halifax in ship
The Annual Northampton County High Christmas basketball tourney championship is set between Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets and the Southeast Halifax Trojans. Games begin at 4 PM with games 6 PM, 7 PM...
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“Jerry” Aryman Gerald Miller, Jr., 75, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016. He was born in 1941 to the late Aryman Gerald Miller, Sr. and Mary Foster Miller. “Jerry” was...
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Propane explosion destroys house in Halifax
No one was injured when an apparent heating system malfunction triggered a propane explosion this evening in Halifax. The explosion decimated the house on King Street to which firefighters...
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Jones earns award in Sun Bowl
Roanoke Rapids High school alumnus and current UNC defensive lineman Nazair Jones completed his collegiate career Friday in Sun Bowl. Though the UNC Team lost 23-25 to Sanford, Jones earned the...
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Williams earns fifth double double of the season
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – The Randolph-Macon women's basketball team fell to Elizabethtown 50-41 on Friday night. Freshman Kelly Williams (Garysburg, N.C./ Halifax Academy) led the team with her fifth...
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Jackets win Championship
The Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets men's basketball team beat Southeast Halifax Trojans Friday night earning the 2016 Northampton County Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament Championship. The Roanoke...
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Father, son face stabbing charges after dispute
A call to a residence in Scotland Neck Friday where there have already 14 previous reports this year, led officers to file charges against a father and son who reportedly stabbed each other during an...
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