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Council delays vote on concealed weapons compliance
Roanoke Rapids City Council this evening delayed amending its ordinance that would ban concealed handguns from all parks and recreation facilities. The tabling of the matter, which would adjust Chapter...
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City recognizes years of service; promotion
The city this evening recognized several employees from each department for their years of service and the fire department recognized the promotion of one of its firefighters. Fire Chief Stacy Coggins...
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Pocket picked of phone; purse picked from truck
Monday was apparently a day for brazen acts of crime in Roanoke Rapids, as police reported a 69-year-old woman was robbed of a cell phone in her pocket and another thief helped himself to a pocketbook...
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Highway Patrol lodges count in chase
The state Highway Patrol charged Raphael DeMichael Faulcon Jr. with careless and reckless driving after leading law enforcement on an 18-mile chase that began in Roanoke Rapids and ended on Roper...
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Heater too close to mattress deemed fire cause
A space heater placed too close to a mattress is believed to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a mobile home in the Gaston area this morning. Gaston and Garysburg fire units responded to the blaze...
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Woman sought in credit card theft case
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is looking for the woman in the surveillance photos below who allegedly broke into a vehicle and stole a credit card and other personal items. The break-in occurred...
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Village Grocery hit again
For the second time in less than three weeks, the Village Grocery near KapStone and the Roanoke Canal Museum has been robbed. Captain O.L. Morgan of the Roanoke Rapids Police Department said the...
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DrugCo has no plans to fall in line with CVS
Locally-owned DrugCo has no foreseeable plans to discontinue tobacco products in light of news this week CVS was scrapping them from its shelves. “It's a personal choice,” said DrugCo owner Gene...
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Local officials monitor Dan River spill
Local officials are closely monitoring the Dan River coal ash spill to determine its implications on water supply from the Roanoke River. Halifax County Commissioner Rives Manning, the board's...
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Woman arrested in Three Bridges Rd. B&E
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Roanoke Rapids woman Sunday following an investigation of breaking and entering and larceny from a Three Bridges Road residence. Major Scott Hall said in...
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Man arrested in morning crime spree
A Roanoke Rapids man is in jail on $200,000 bond after a series of morning break-ins today, Roanoke Rapids police report. Cody Ryan Roundtree, 22, faces charges of burglary, breaking and entering a...
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Tripp announces intent to file Monday
Incumbent Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp announced today he will file to run as a candidate for sheriff in the May 6 Democratic Primary. He will file Monday at noon. Tripp provided the media the...
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Furnace malfunction triggers Gaston fire
A Friday night fire in Gaston caused light smoke damage after a furnace apparently malfunction. The fire, according to Gaston Fire Chief Ed Porter, was mostly contained to the under parts of the...
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Wray ready to file
State Representative Michael Wray today announced his re-election campaign to serve a sixth term in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 comprising Halifax and Northampton Counties....
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Northampton seeks stolen tow truck
The Northampton County Sheriff's Office is looking for a heavy duty tow truck that was stolen today from Redwine's off Highway 46. The truck, a Peterbilt Model 379, was stolen sometime between 1:30...
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Sheriff's office seeks stolen 410
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 410 handgun stolen in a Scotland Neck residential breaking and entering last month. The stolen gun is similar to this one. Detective Obert Wiltsie...
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Recreation meetings to be rescheduled
All meetings to begin discussion of a recreation master plan in Halifax County will be rescheduled due to inclement weather, according to county management. The first meeting was scheduled for Tuesday...
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Child, adult shot in Scoco drive-by
A young girl and adult woman were both shot in the knees this evening during a drive-by at 209 Ransome Circle in Scoco Park. Weldon Police Chief Mark Macon said both victims were being treated at a...
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City chooses main street, development leader
Christina Caudle has been hired as the Roanoke Rapids Main Street and Development director. City Manager Joseph Scherer said in a news release her duties include functioning as the Roanoke Avenue...
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Second Weldon shooting tied to robbery
Weldon police are investigating another shooting that occurred around 12:30 this morning. Captain James Avens said the shooting is believed to be unrelated to a drive-by that occurred early Monday...
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