Karyl Kidd Myrick, 69, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at her residence.
The Operation Rockfish police corruption sting contains a 54-count federal indictment that alleges 13 current and former law enforcement officers and two other individuals protected narcotics shipments and cash proceeds during transit along the East Coast for what they believed was a large-scale drug trafficking organization that was actually an undercover operation by the FBI.
The Roanoke Rapids soccer match against NCSSM scheduled for Friday May 1 has been postponed until Friday May 8 due to a serious auto accident affecting the NCSSM soccer team.
A widespread investigation into police corruption in Northampton County was spearheaded by information received by the Halifax County Sheriff's Office which was then passed on to the FBI.
Roanoke Rapids City Manager Joseph Scherer announced today that Leigh Etheridge has been selected as the new finance director.
The Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Board of Trustees will begin an immediate search for a new district superintendent following the resignation of longtime superintendent Dennis Sawyer. Sawyer announced his plans today to take a position as administrative director of Arapahoe Charter School in Pamlico County, the Roanoke Rapids school system said in a statement.
The state Highway Patrol continues to investigate a two-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Macon Price Road and Highway 48 in the Gaston area.
Roanoke Valley Girls Softball League results
The Roanoke Rapids Youth Baseball Association open it's 2015 season Tuesday night at Ledgerwood Park in Roanoke Rapids.
Halifax Academy Varsity baseball team beats Epiphany 4-3 in final game of the regular season.
