The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:
Bernella DeLaMora, former chair of the Halifax Community College Board of Trustees, has been named the 2015 Trustee of the Year by the Rural Community College Alliance.
Due to road construction, Medical Center Drive at Halifax Regional Medical Center will be closed to all traffic from Old Farm Road to the helicopter landing pad starting at 8 a.m. Saturday and will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday.
Halifax Regional Medical Center has announced a cloud-based platform which allows patients to make secure online payments.
The Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to be careful as they enjoy the Labor Day holiday. According to AAA, 35.5 million people are expected travel during the Labor Day period.
The Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced the entertainment lineup for its annual Ducky Derby.
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a July 22 armed robbery at a business on Knight Road in Hollister.
The six remaining defendants scheduled for detention hearings today in the Operation Rockfish police corruption case were allowed to be released from federal custody on special conditions, court records filed show.