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Lance Martin

Lance Martin

Friday, 17 August 2018 14:52

Scout show to go beyond scouting

A scout show Saturday at River Falls Park in Weldon won’t just be for scouts — it will be for the public and even those seeking jobs.

The main sounds around Manning Elementary School this morning were of passing cars and construction.

Thursday, 16 August 2018 19:33

Frederick 'Fred' Wayne Pearson

Fred Pearson, age 75, went home to be with his Lord Savior Wednesday, August 15, 2018.  

Thursday, 16 August 2018 15:57

Murfreesboro man charged in June shooting

A Murfreesboro man was charged Tuesday in a June 4 shooting outside Roanoke Rapids.

As more than 300 newspapers across the country write editorials in defense of freedom of the press today, we celebrate the fact we cover the news in relative freedom, an atmosphere of cooperation and one where we don’t feel we’ll be banned from events because of our questions.

An active shooter response drill will be conducted at Manning Elementary School on Friday at 8:30 a.m.

An undercover operative from the state Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy was used to gather information which led to the arrests of two women at a Roanoke Rapids business police say was used as a front for prostitution.

A Tuesday night traffic stop led to a search of a hotel room and the arrest of a Florida man on heroin charges.

Chief Chuck Hasty of the Roanoke Rapids Police Department today sent out a correction to a Tuesday blotter entry.

The second person wanted in a July murder on Grant Drive outside Roanoke Rapids was taken into custody in Indiana Monday, Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp said in a statement this evening.