The chairman of the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Board of Education assured commissioners today the school system would stay within the $19.2 million cost range on a new Manning Elementary School and if possible would try to keep it under that figure.
Roanoke Rapids police investigators are trying to determine whether the same suspects who stabbed a man inside a store Sunday morning may have been involved in the shooting of the victim.
A Roanoke Rapids man died Saturday morning from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash Friday in the Littleton area.
Three people are in custody following a shooting into a vehicle and apartment in Roanoke Rapids this morning.
The mayor of Conway has issued a proclamation of emergency in light of several episodes of violence in the town over the past week.
More violence was reported in Conway Thursday afternoon, marking the second instance since a June 26 murder.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:
For Levern Bynum, it's not so much about a new rank as much as it is about how the rank can help him continue to fulfill a mission of community service.
The Roanoke Rapids Fire Department was attempting to determine the cause of a fire at 112 Prince Street this evening.
A gun was seized from a prepaid cellular phone business today following a search warrant execution on Hinson Street.
