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Halifax Academy varsity sweep Kerr-Vance
Halifax Academy basketball hosted Kerr-Vance Academy Friday night in Halifax. The Halifax Academy JV girls fell to Kerr-Vance. Halifax Stats: Macie Price scored 4 points;6 rebounds Ella Howell scored 4...
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Williams 13th double in R-M loss
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Freshman Kelly Williams (Garysburg, N.C./ Halifax Academy) registered her 13th double with 23 points and 11 rebounds in the 68-55 loss to Lynchburg on Saturday afternoon. The R-MC...
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Weekend High school basketball action
Friday and Saturday High school basketball results reported to RRspin.com Sport. Friday January 20th Weldon hosted Oxford Prep. Weldon varsity girls beat Oxford Prep 60-8. Weldon Stats: Skylah Travis...
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Valley Cheer teams wins 1st and 2nd in competion
Valley Cheer junior and senior all-stars competed in Richmond VA at the Cheer Ltd Open Championships. Both teams had great success with zero deductions. The junior team performed with perfection. They...
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Carter earns 3rd degree black belt
Roanoke Rapids resident Zachary Carter earns his 3rd degree Black Belt in TKD from Smith Family Martial Arts Saturday January 21th in Roanoke Rapids. Twelve years in training to reach his 3rd Degree...
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MRAC opens with sold out show
The Meherrin River Arts Council (MRAC) opened it's thirty-fourth anniversary season Saturday night January 21, 2017 with a sold out Beach Boys concert. The Beach Boys continue to hold Billboard /...
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Girls softball clinic a sucess Sunday
Approximately fifty girls from 8-18 years old filled the Roanoke Rapids High Armory Sunday afternoon to brush up their softball skills. The Clinton based Lady Lightning travel showcase softball team...
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Adult coed blacklight dodgeball league sign-ups
The Roanoke Rapids Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting registrations for an adult coed blacklight dodgeball league. All players must be at least 18 years of age and each team must have at...
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Dancing in the seats: Brencore prepares theater Motown show
Robert Smoot is hopeful his February 11 A Tribute to the Music of Motown concert will be the first of several he brings to the Roanoke Rapids Theatre throughout the year. Scheduled for 8 p.m., the...
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Task force briefs: Sunday and Monday
The City County Drug Task Force reported the following, according to Captain A.M. Harris: Sunday At approximately 10:30 p.m., deputies of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office responded to a breaking and...
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City native chosen to lead Wilmington chamber
Roanoke Rapids native Natalie English was named the president and CEO of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Board. Board Chairman Charlie Mattox made the announcement in a chamber press release today.A...
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James Henry Peede, Sr., 76, died at his home Saturday, January 21, 2017. James was born in Northampton County, May 20, 1940, to the late Celia Vera Peede Deaton. He loved the outdoors, especially...
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Spring RVYSA soccer sign-ups are open
The Roanoke Valley Youth Soccer Association (RVYSA) is now taking registrations for the 2017 Spring Youth Soccer League. Registration deadline is February 11, 2017 and forms can be downloaded below or...
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Local man shot in hotel parking lot
A local man was shot in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Express late Monday night. Roanoke Rapids Police Department Deputy Chief Andy Jackson declined to name the 32-year-old victim, who was...
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Middle school basketball action 1-23-17
The RMSAA (Roanoke Middle School Athletic Association) basketball conference boys and girls basketball results from Monday January 23rd reported to RRspin.com/Sports. Chaloner Middle traveled to Rocky...
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Gladys Elmore Wright
Gladys Elmore Wright, 94, died peacefully in the early morning of Tuesday, December 13, 2016, in Virginia. Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC on November 25, 1922, she made her home there until 2002 when she...
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Harry Lee Edwards
Mr. Harry Lee Edwards 77, of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017. Mr. Edwards was born January 24, 1939 in Emporia, VA, the son of the late Earl Edwards and Edna Armstrong...
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2016 RRHS football awards presented
The Roanoke Rapids High School held it's 2016-17 Football Awards banquet Monday night at the high school. The 2016 Varsity Yellow Jackets finished the season with a 11-2 overall record and finished...
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PD seeks info on clothing larceny
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is investigating the larceny of clothes from Walmart around 3:30 Friday afternoon. Lieutenant C.L. Vaught said in a statement the man in the security camera photo...
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