Third person in Holly Court shooting caught
A man wanted in a February botched robbery attempt in Weldon was captured last week by the Roanoke Rapids Police Department. Chief Chuck Hasty reported in his routine blotter update that Kwame...
View ArticleRRPD holiday patrol nets 64 violations
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department along with help from the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office, Weldon Police Department and North Carolina State Highway Patrol conducted check points and saturated...
View ArticleParker named interim school superintendent
The Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Board of Trustees named John Parker today the interim superintendent. Parker is no stranger to the district having worked here from 1996-2006. Parker has 43...
View ArticleCity has meeting set with BOA
Much of the discussion during a Roanoke Rapids City Council work session this evening centered on the theater and what to do with it now that the lease agreement with HSV Entertainment officially comes...
View ArticleRRPD to continue using Safetypup
Roanoke Rapids Police Chief Chuck Hasty has committed continued use of the Safetypup mascot in its child safety and drug education campaigns. "In the early drug education program, we teach the...
View ArticleFly-in set Saturday
The 2015 Roanoke Valley Veteran's Center Wings and Wheels Fly-in is set for Saturday from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. at the Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport. Airplane and helicopter rides are available as...
View ArticleMan arrested in Enfield gun theft
An Enfield man was arrested Monday for reportedly stealing a firearm from a residence on Alsop Street. Major Scott Hall of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that Sergeant Dreher...
View ArticleBullseye hits Roanoke Rapids dealers
Three more people have been arrested in Operation Bullseye, a countywide drug campaign targeting street-level dealers. This week's arrests, which were based on controlled buys in Roanoke Rapids, was...
View ArticleDomestic investigation leads to B&E charges
A Washington man was arrested for breaking a domestic violence protective order and in the process was charged with a residential break-in. The arrest of Terry Jones, 25, occurred Thursday around 5:30...
View ArticleSettlement reached in '11 stun gun death
A stun gun death case in Scotland Neck has been dismissed without prejudice to either party after it was announced to a United States magistrate judge they had reached a settlement. Court documents do...
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