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RRPD blotter: Bicycle claim and crime entries
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following: Bicycle claim According to Deputy Chief Andy Jackson, the police department has in its possession between 40 to 45 bicycles which have...
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Roads remain slick on second day of storm
Roads remain slick this morning and law enforcement advises staying off them unless for work or emergency purposes. “Interstate 95 still has slick spots,” Trooper J.D. Warren Jr. of the state Highway...
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Monday closings and delays
Here are the following closings and delays for Monday: Cornerstone closed, Gaston Prep closed, Northampton County Schools closed/optional work day, Northampton County offices delayed until 11 a.m.,...
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Davis seeks to strengthen community policing as new Enfield chief
Nearly a week after he was named Enfield police chief, Tyree Davis is in the planning stages to make the community safer and the department stronger. Davis, who began his law enforcement career in 2003...
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AG's office warns of tax scams
Tax time is right around the corner, and the state Attorney General's office says, unfortunately, ID thieves know it. Attorney General Roy Cooper said in an alert to remember to keep your guard up...
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Tuesday delays
Here are the known delays for Tuesday: Cornerstone delayed until 11 a.m.; Gaston College Prep delayed two hours; Halifax Academy delayed two hours; Halifax County schools delayed two hours; Northampton...
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Assault, other Halifax charges dismissed in Dunlow case
Halifax County charges against a Garysburg man charged in a December assault were dismissed Monday, the clerk of courts office confirmed. Robert Darrell Dunlow had faced charges of assault with a...
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Lynch's request for release to settle fed debt denied
A Hollister man's request to take care of his business affairs through release before facing federal sentencing in a drug case was rejected this month by a United States magistrate judge, according to...
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Ten Rockfish defendants set for Feb. arraignment
Ten defendants in the Operation Rockfish police corruption case are scheduled for arraignment in Greenville on February 9 at 9 a.m., federal court records show. None of the five who have already taken...
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Scotland Neck police seek two in Tuesday murder
Scotland Neck Police are searching for two people wanted in the shooting death of a man who was sitting in his car Tuesday evening. Two other passengers in the vehicle were also injured. In a news...
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RRPD seeks ID in BB gun theft
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a person who reportedly stole a BB gun from Walmart Monday. Captain Bobby Martin said anyone with information is...
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Murder victim was potential witness in Horton case
The man murdered in Scotland Neck Tuesday was a potential state's witness in a case where a mistrial was declared in October. The mistrial declared in the Jimmel Horton case was done so because of a...
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HCC to participate in Allen stamp dedication
Halifax Community College will host a stamp dedication in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service as part of Black History Month festivities Wednesday.The event, which dedicates the stamp honoring...
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BOE seeks precinct workers; SCLC sets forums
The Halifax County Board of Elections is seeking to hire additional precinct officials who are willing to work during early voting and Election Day while the Roanoke Valley Southern Christian...
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Woodland man faces Northampton, Halifax counts
A Woodland man was charged Wednesday on Northampton and Halifax warrants, the Northampton County Sheriff's Office reports. Captain M.D. DeLoatch Sr. said Eric Vaughan Jr., 21, was apprehended after a...
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Fourth person charged in Yesteryear shooting
Roanoke Rapids police have arrested another person in the January 2 Yesteryear shooting, bringing the total charged in the case to four. Investigator J.K. Davis Tuesday charged Wayne Wilkins Jr., 35,...
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Tripp, Davis set gun buy-back program
Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp and Enfield police Chief Tyree Davis are joining forces for a February 13 gun buy-back program. The program will be held at the Enfield Police Department from 10 a.m....
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2016 early voting locations
Early voting starts on March 3 and 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; March 7 through 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 12 at the Ag Center Auditorium from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at the other sites that...
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Manning student gets perfect WordMasters score
A student representing the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District recently received a perfect score in the first of three meets for this year’s WordMasters Challenge — a national vocabulary competition...
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RRHS welcomes first exchange student in six years
Roanoke Rapids High School is welcoming its first exchange student in six years this semester. Hannan Md Salehuddin, a high school student from Malaysia, arrived on Thursday. Salehuddin is sponsored by...
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