Key organizations charged with bringing together the Cal Ripken U-9 Southeast Regional Baseball Tournament in July are assessing needs and logistics for an event having the potential to bring at least $500,000 in spending to the area.
For the past three weeks, the identity of the future Roanoke Rapids skatepark has been taking shape.
A 3-year-old will get the holiday season under way when he flips the switch to the Christmas tree in Veterans Park Thursday.
A grand opening for the Roanoke Rapids skate park under construction at T.J. Davis is slated for the spring, Parks and Recreation Director John Simeon said today.
Roanoke Rapids will play host next year to the U-9 Cal Ripken Southeast Tournament at Ledgerwood Field.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is investigating a Sunday morning break-in where an estimated $32,000 in equipment was taken from storage buildings at T.J. Davis Recreation Center.
The United States Specialty Sports Association is discussing running adult softball leagues in Roanoke Rapids.
Not only will winners in the Roanoke Canal Trail Half-Marathon be lauded Saturday, the city will be recognized for its landslide victory in the North Carolina Great Places contest.
The Roanoke Rapids Parks and Recreation Department has set its summer camp schedule.
With a Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust grant under its belt for a skate and BMX park, the Roanoke Roanoke Rapids Recreation Advisory Committee voted today to make three parks along the Highway 158 corridor a priority for possible funding.
