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March 5, 2017
March 5, 2017J. Reuben Daniel City Hall & Police Station: 1040 Roanoke Avenue(252) 533-2800 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS (All City meetings are open to the public):Roanoke Rapids City Council (Regular...
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3rd annual TEAM MIKE adult slow-pitch softball tourney set
The 3rd Annual "Team Mike" Mike Newsome Adult Slow-Pitch softball tournament has been set for April 22, 2017. The games will be played at the Northampton County Wellness Center just outside Jackson....
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RRHS student receives full scholarship to NCSU
Roanoke Rapids High School Senior Aurora Myers was named as one of the 50 winners of the Goodnight Scholars Program at North Carolina State University and will receive a full scholarship to study...
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Lady Jackets win conference opener
The Roanoke Rapids Lady Yellow Jackets sting the Warren County Eagles in 2A Northern Carolina Conference opener on the cold Friday night in Warrenton. The Varsity Jackets coming off their 1-1 Thursday...
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JV Jackets sting Eagles in four innings
The Roanoke Rapids JV Yellow Jackets baseball team beat the Warren County Eagles 22-1 in 4 innings Friday afternoon. Carson Neal pitched all 4 innings for the JV Jackets giving up only 2 hits and...
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Halifax Academy soccer opens season with a shutout
The Halifax Academy Lady Vikings soccer team started off their 2017 season Friday night at the Community Christian Soccer Showcase in Wilson, NC playing The Burlington School. Halifax won by a 8-0...
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A feast of appreciation: Church feeds first responders
Blaine Given hopes to see it become a tradition — feeding first responders at the Mormon church on Park Avenue. In November the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fed around 40 police...
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Varsity Jackets shutout Eagles
The Roanoke Rapids High School Varsity Yellow Jackets Baseball team won their conference opener at Warren County on Friday night by a score of 11-0. Colby Warren picked up the win on the mound for the...
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Hearp improves to 5-1 on the mound for Barton
CARY, N.C. – The Barton College softball team produced new season highs for hits and runs in a game during its second contest at the Shaw University Softball Challenge on Friday, pounding out 16 hits...
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NCHSAA Wells Fargo confernce Winter standings
Wells Fargo, along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, has announced the final standings in the Wells Fargo Conference Cup competitions for the 2017 winter sports season....
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Halifax Academy Lady Vikings open season on road in tournament
The Halifax Academy Lady Vikings opened their 2017 season Friday afternoon at Wake Christian Academy in season opener tournament. The Lady Vikings beat Southern Wake 16-1 in five innings is game one....
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Lady Vikings soccer earn another win
The Halifax Academy Lady Vikings soccer team won for the second day in a row, defeating Hickory Christian 3-1 in the Community Christian Showcase in Wilson, NC. "The Lady Vikings played well today with...
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Roanoke Valley Church league Basketball results
Roanoke Valley Church league Basketball results from 3/2 Victory One 56 Victory Two 45 New Life One 49 New Life Two 53 Calvary 77 Rosemary 68
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38 Special and Jamey Johnson returning to Roanoke Rapids
BarnBurner Promotions announced Saturday night that two new concert dates had been signed and 38 Special and Jamey Johnson would return to Roanoke Rapids. Tickets on sale date has not been released...
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band celebrated 50 years with the Valley
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band celebrated 50 years in the music business tour with a stop in the Roanoke Valley Saturday night. BarnBurner Promotions presented the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Saturday night at...
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March against pipeline passes through Weldon
A group marching against the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline began the second day of their journey this morning, coming through Highway 301 in Weldon. The 15-day walk mostly parallels the proposed...
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Dorothy Lee Pepper Green
Dorothy Lee Pepper Green, 98, died Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount, NC. Mrs. Green was born in Halifax County, May 28, 1918, to the late Bernard and Maggie Shaw Pepper....
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Valley Cheer cheerleaders shine hardware
Valley Cheer excels at Spirit Express Broughton High School in Raleigh NC this past Saturday. "What a great great day spent with our Valley family. Everything is coming together and the teams look...
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Children found with grandmother during Enfield B&E
Social services was notified and children turned over to family members after they were caught inside a residence with their grandmother during a break-in Sunday. Enfield police Chief Tyree Davis said...
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Jackets Simmons named All-Conference: Thanks from players
The Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets Boy's basketball team announced their players earning 2A Northern Carolina Conference All-Conference and wanted to thank community members who helped with their...
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