An approximately 20-foot section of balcony at the Weldon Econo Lodge collapsed this morning.
Fire destroyed a mobile home on Delta Drive late this afternoon, according to the Davie Volunteer Fire Department.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:
A Roanoke Rapids man was charged Thursday in an alleged sexual assault of an underage girl.
Warrants have been issued for three more people in the June 22 shooting death of Jarshamel Cambridge, the Halifax County Sheriff's Office reported this afternoon.
KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation recently announced the promotion of Pete Davis to the position of Process Manager III for Pulp and Utilities Training. Davis joined the Roanoke Rapids mill team in 1983 on the callboard.
The owner of a safe stolen from an East Tenth Street is offering a reward for information leading to its recovery.
As the family of Leslie Fishel waits for a new trial date, court documents in the case of the man charged with second-degree murder and other counts in her death give further insight into the events that occurred which claimed her life.
Since July 1 there have been more than 60 motor vehicle break-ins in Roanoke Rapids, Investigator Bobby Martin of the police department said.
The City County Drug Task Force is looking for Trayvon Purnell and his girlfriend after executing a search warrant today on Dickens Avenue just outside Roanoke Rapids.
