A deputy answering one call on Walston Street Friday made a drug arrest after he smelled the odor of marijuana coming from a house across the street from the original call.

When Deputy J.M. Clark went to investigate he discovered powdered cocaine and marijuana at the house, according to Sergeant Randy Keeton of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office.

Clark charged Marvin Lewis Peters of Roanoke Rapids for felony possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was jailed on $5,000 bond and has an August 25 court date.

Davie volunteer firefighters turned investigation of a fire on Kee Street over to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office.
Chief David Padgett said the fire department received the call shortly before 6 a.m. Friday.
The wood frame house in the Lincoln Heights community was vacant and it appeared the fire started in the front part of the house. Damage was limited to the porch and one of the front rooms.
It is not clear how the fire started, Padgett said.

The Davie Volunteer Fire Department should be in its new station by late fall, according to Chief David Padgett.

Halifax County Manager Tony Brown says attorneys are working on an agreement with Weldon schools.

About $200,000 worth of pesos were stolen Wednesday from a house on Lone Oak Road in Roanoke Rapids.

While attorneys for Lafayette Gatling have filed an extension in the city’s lawsuit against him, Roanoke Rapids City Manager Paul Sabiston says he is confident a preliminary hearing will be held this month.

Roanoke Rapids City Manager Paul Sabiston says it will probably take a couple of months to thoroughly research the Interstate 95 tolling issue before a statement position is made.