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Three escape lake plane crash uninjured
Three people, including the pilot, escaped uninjured from a plane crash on Lake Gaston this afternoon. The right pontoon on the single-engine Maule plane collapsed, said Paul Heaton, who was piloting...
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Enfield announces new hire, promotions
The Enfield Police Department has hired Willie Murphy Jr. to be its new detective sergeant, Chief Tyree Davis announced. Murphy started his law enforcement career with the Halifax County Sheriff's...
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RRPD blotter: April 23-24, 2016
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: Saturday April 23, 2016 At approximately 12:45 p.m., Officer Jamie Hardy was inside a business at the corner...
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Tax increase on table as commissioners deliberate budget
Halifax County commissioners are considering a budget recommendation which calls for a 6 ½ cents tax increase and pulls $2,298,778 from the county's fund balance. Board Chairman Vernon Bryant cautioned...
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Alamance-Burlington school administrator named RRGSD superintendent
An intense search to find a replacement for former Superintendent Dennis Sawyer has led the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District to name an Alamance-Burlington school system administrator to lead the...
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Planner, T.J. supervisor slated for possible funding
Two previously frozen positions could be filled in the upcoming fiscal year depending on results of analysis by Roanoke Rapids City Manager Joseph Scherer and the finance department. The positions city...
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City recognizes new museum director; celebrates bike program
With a celebration held earlier in Weldon to officially launch the Roanoke Canal Trail bike loan program, officials and the public Tuesday celebrated the program in Roanoke Rapids. The event was also a...
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Court eyes May 12 sentencing for 14 Rockfish defendants
Fourteen of the so-called Rockfish 15 are scheduled for sentencing on May 12, federal court records show. One group is scheduled for sentencing at the federal courthouse in Greenville at 9 a.m. while...
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Elite Fleet at 50: Davie celebrates anniversary Saturday
What started out 50 years ago with two used trucks is now a volunteer fire department known as the Elite Fleet. It is a nickname emblazoned on the trucks the Davie Volunteer Fire Department rolls out...
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Fire destroys house of retired HA teacher
An early morning fire destroyed the house of a retired Halifax Academy teacher, described by former students as a favorite at the school. Edgar Outland, the victim, declined to be photographed this...
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Juvenile, teen charged in Enfield shooting
A 14-year-old juvenile has been charged with allegedly shooting at a victim and a 17-year-old has been charged with aiding and abetting in the matter. Enfield Police Chief Tyree Davis said the shooting...
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RRPD roundup: Armed robbery, blotter
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: Armed robbery Around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Officer Jamie Hardy responded to an armed robbery call in the 1000...
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Law firm assistant charged with forging court documents
An assistant at an Enfield law office has been charged with forging court documents associated with a divorce case. Detective Willie Murphy Jr. of the Enfield Police Department said there was no...
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Police seek info on RRHS wallet theft
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is currently investigating a larceny from the high school where the person pictured below entered the school and took a wallet from an office Thursday. The man left...
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Ten days after: Task force returns to bust Littleton mom, son
A drug bust 10 days ago did little to slow down complaints from the Littleton residence of Matthew “Speedy” Garner and his mother, City County Drug Task Force Captain A.M. Harris said this afternoon....
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Sheriff's office seeks missing Littleton man
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is searching a wide area between Ringwood Road around Enfield and Bowers Road around Littleton for a 95-year-old man who has been reported missing. Detective R. Hale...
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Majority of commissioners back off tax increase proposal
Four Halifax County commissioners have backed off a budget option calling for a 6 ½-cent property tax rate increase. Instead, the four are now looking at a proposal which calls for no tax rate...
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Sex offense counts dropped against RR man
Sex offense counts have been dismissed against a Roanoke Rapids man charged in February, according to his attorney. Gilbert Chichester, who was hired to represent James William Tant, said a probable...
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Passenger faces heroin counts after Sunday stop
A Roanoke Rapids man was arrested Sunday after a Halifax County Sheriff's Office corporal found 50 dosage units of heroin in the vehicle where he was a passenger. Agent D.R. Radford said in a statement...
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Candles lit, prayers sent for missing man
The flickering candles underneath a picnic shelter this evening should serve as light to illuminate Nelson Person's way back home, Reverend Horace Johnson told families and friends of the missing man....
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