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It's youth baseball camp time
It is still time to sign up and attend the Roanoke Rapids Baseball Camp. The camp will run from Monday June 19 to Thursday June 22. It will be held at Doyle Field (at the TJ Davis Recreation Center)...
View ArticleThe movie had a plot
There was a story we did nearly a year ago — Silent movie without a plot — which described in detail a warehouse used in Rocky Mount. After spending two days in the federal courthouse in Greenville...
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RRPD roundup: Assault suspect surrenders; traffic stops
One of two men wanted in a Meadow Mobile Home Park assault surrendered to Roanoke Rapids police Thursday afternoon. It was not clear what prompted Major Alston Jr., 28, to give up and face the charges...
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June 18, 2017
June 18, 2017J. Reuben Daniel City Hall & Police Station: 1040 Roanoke Avenue(252) 533-2800CALENDAR OF MEETINGS (All City meetings are open to the public): Beautification Committee June 19, 2017 at...
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NAACP to honor essay winners
The Halifax County Branch of the NAACP will present awards to the 12 winners of the 2017 essay contest at 7 p.m. Monday. The location will be H.D. Pope Funeral Home at 520 Smith Church Road. The public...
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Both Meadowbrook assault suspects accounted for
Both men wanted in a Meadow Mobile Home Park assault are now accounted for. Roanoke Rapids police Chief Chuck Hasty said the other man wanted in the case, Allen Boone Jr., 29, surrendered to the...
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Barton’s Kelly honored with selection to 2017 NCCSIA All-State Softball Team
WILSON, N.C. – Barton College senior Megan Kelly has been named to the 2017 NCCSIA College Division All-State Softball Team, the organization announced Thursday. Kelly was selected to the Second Team...
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Smith named Confernce Player of Year
Halifax Academy Lady Vikings junior softball pitcher Sydney Smith named 2017 Carolina Independent Conference Player of the Year. Smith was also part of the 1A NCISAA 2017 State Championship team, named...
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One dies in Smith Church Rd. crash
One man died and another was transferred to a trauma unit for further treatment following a crash on Smith Church Road Friday night. The names of victims have not yet been released, Roanoke Rapids...
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Myrtle Gray Whitby
Myrtle Gray Whitby, 80 , of Roanoke Rapids, NC died Friday, June 16, 2017, at Envoy of Lawrenceville. Mrs. Whitby, was born in Halifax County, NC the daughter of the late Thomas Gray and Lora Shearin...
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Henry Shipley Ford
Henry Shipley Ford, 73, a native of Seaboard, N.C., passed away at home Friday, June 16, 2017, with his family at his side. He was the son of the late Lester Shipley Ford Jr. and Mildred Forbis Ford.He...
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Monk Clary race event set at Clary's
The 5th Annual Racing Event Honoring Monk Clary The Speedways Namesake, Family Man, Championship Late Model Driver, Businessman And Was A Friend To All! Monk Clary Memorial Weekend, June 30th-July 1st,...
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A Night of Blues photo gallery
Robert Smoot of BRENCORE Entertainment presented "A Night of Blues" at the Roanoke Rapids Theatre this past Saturday night. Performers Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark and his All-star Band featuring Special...
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Severn man dies in Saturday crash
A Severn man died Saturday night in a single-vehicle crash in Northampton County. According to a preliminary report, Edward Earl Dorsey, 42, was traveling west on State Road 1351 about three-tenths of...
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Surviving Smith Church Rd. crash victim in critical condition
Roanoke Rapids police are still trying to determine who was driving a vehicle in which one person died and one was seriously injured Friday night, Chief Chuck Hasty said. Jermaine Garner, 28, of...
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Va. company seeks to upgrade RR Georgia-Pacific location
Halifax County commissioners approved a resolution today which seeks to grant a Virginia-based wood treatment company funds to upfit the former Georgia-Pacific building off West Tenth Street in Roanoke...
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RRPD roundup: Suspicious person call; ID theft arrest
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: Suspicious personAt approximately 11:15 a.m. Sunday, Officer H. Grimes responded to a call of a suspicious...
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Joan Christine Harlow Wheeler
Joan Christine Harlow Wheeler, 78, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017 surrounded by her family at Hunter Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rocky Mount. Joan was born July 4, 1938 in Halifax...
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RVYSA U8 Fury takes Runner Up honors at Powerade State Games
The Roanoke Valley Youth Soccer Association (RVYSA) U8 Fury soccer team recently traveled to Winston Salem to participate in the 2017 Powerade State Games and came away with runner up honors in the U8...
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Responders to lake park drowning receive commendations
First responders who made initial efforts to locate a boy who drowned in Roanoke Rapids Lake earlier this month were honored by the Roanoke Rapids Police Department during this evening’s city council...
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