This weekend’s Home and Garden Show at Becker Village Mall isn’t just about the latest products to spruce things up, it’s also about showing off some of the new stores in the shopping center.
Bill Blackwell sees promise in the corn mill he bought in 2003 and a potential that could help Weldon fulfill its goals of becoming a tourist destination, the main goal identified in the Small Town Economic Prosperity program the town is in.
The county and city are working together to have the Federal Aviation Administration release the old airport property.
Roanoke Rapids has been chosen to receive a $200,000 Golden Leaf/Main Street grant, City Manager Paul Sabiston announced.
Tonight was a night several residents in an out of the city chose to speak on a variety of issues — from dogs and junked cars to the transfer station and conditions of alleys.
From the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
“Shad fishing’s been real good up here this week, particularly up at the 48 bridge in Roanoke Rapids.”
That was Bobby Colston’s reply on Wednesday when asked how the fishing on the Roanoke River has been over the last few days.
The last time a Young Eagles event was held in Halifax County 168 children got free 20-minute plane rides.
The Weldon town board is calling on the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office and district attorney’s office to request the SBI open a special investigation into the murder of Susan Shearin Clary.
Mayor Julia Meacham and Weldon board member Earl Smith don’t believe Bill Blackwell has lived up to his contract with the town, failing to bring what Meacham calls a viable business to his grist mill overlooking the Roanoke River.
A Roanoke Rapids man is wanted for allegedly shooting his friend in the leg Friday, police Chief Jeff Hinton said today.
Richard Demello will be assigned an attorney through Indigent Defense Services in Durham, according to court records.
A former Roanoke Rapids pharmacist pled guilty to three counts of unlawfully distributing a controlled substance by a practitioner.
A home invasion victim was tied and two men stole laptop computers and guns Sunday night in the 9000 block of Justice Branch Road.
