A child who was 15 days shy of his second birthday succumbed to injuries sustained from a gunshot wound following a drive-by shooting in Weldon Thursday night.
A 2-year-old child has been airlifted from Halifax Regional to an undisclosed medical facility in critical condition after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head in the wake of a drive-by shooting.
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office reported the following, according to Chief Deputy Scott Hall:
The Distinguished Young Women of Roanoke Valley Scholarship Program will host its fourth annual Christmas Home Tour on Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. where eight homes, plus one specialty store, around Roanoke Rapids will be featured.
After its tree-lighting ceremony and Sunday’s parade, the city has two more events planned to celebrate the Christmas season.
Right now, 39 children will go on a Walmart shopping spree next week as part of the Roanoke Rapids Police Department’s Christmas for Kids program.
A man who received a suspended robbery with a dangerous weapon sentence in a 2014 murder is now being sought by the City County Drug Task Force following an investigation which led to the arrest of one person on marijuana counts.
A man wanted in a Tuesday night domestic assault was arrested this morning and has his first court appearance in January.
A splash pad and spray park for Chaloner Recreation center will be the first priority in an application for funds made to the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:
