Roanoke Rapids leaders attended the North Carolina League of Municipalities Annual Town Hall Day last Wednesday.
The Roanoke Rapids Public Works Department is building its own brine plant, a move that will keep the city from having to ferry the saltwater mixture from Halifax during the threat of severe winter weather.
A man who tried to swallow a golf ball-sized amount of crack cocaine today was arrested along with two others on Maria Avenue.
A woman arrested last week by Roanoke Rapids police on identity fraud counts is no stranger to the crime, law enforcement investigation and court records show.