"A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad" — Albert Camus
In the wake of damning news last week that Roanoke Rapids was reportedly ranked the third poorest city in the nation, Tuesday night's city council meeting showed officials are at work to make our economy better.
It couldn't have been a more perfectly worded letter and we believe it gets to the heart of the problems within the Halifax County School System.
Thank you for your continued coverage of the City Council and our Room At The Inn Program. I really appreciate your assistance.
Fortunately, with no help from city council Tuesday night, the organizers of a shelter for homeless women and children are moving forward with their plans.
In the end, it came down to taking the high road.
In a county where commissioners and the three school systems are about to meet and go over a crucial report, we are more concerned about bare hands on doughnuts.
There was a National Trend in the late 1970’s and 80’s where businesses across the nation left the traditional business districts to relocate in malls and strip centers leaving behind a huge inventory of vacant buildings.
I have always felt adrift when it comes to the issue of preserving the textile history of Roanoke Rapids.
The only thing missing was the mule, the dying mule, gasping for one final breath as his farmer owner pleaded to the Almighty for the faithful beast to plow one more row before a vicious and ominous storm set in.
Sunday night could have very well been the start of football season but it wasn't — it was the premier of the final episodes of Breaking Bad that had me wrapped in nervous anticipation.
The environmental dangers of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” as it is known are widely reported on by the media.
Today was supposed to be a scathing indictment of those who whine about stories concerning marihuana busts and was to be called Night of the Yammering Dope Fiends.
Like a Bible given to a hardened atheist, the Evergreen Solutions report sits on a shelf collecting dust.
The scene: A coffee shop after lunch at the Barbecue Place.
So on Thursday you might have noticed the website came to a near grinding halt.
When I hear a pimped out Crown Victoria thumping loud bass, creating a seismic event on Julian R. Allsbrook Highway I roll up my car window.
