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Items filtered by date: July 2017

A second person wanted in what Enfield police have described as a gang-related shooting was apprehended earlier this week.

Thursday, 24 August 2017 12:30

Weldon PD sets blood drive Saturday

The Weldon Police Department has partnered with the American Red Cross on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to support a blood drive.

Private donors have more than doubled the amount of a reward fund for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the murders of four people in the Glenview community of Halifax County Sunday.

One of the featured speakers at a community forum Thursday on the opioid epidemic will Nashville police Chief Thomas Bashore.

As a reward fund in the case of four people murdered in the Glenview community rose to $13,000 today, Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp said he is seeking to add to that by speaking with the governor’s office.

Wednesday, 23 August 2017 10:00

Fire destroys Dickens Ave. house

Fire destroyed a house on Dickens Avenue outside Roanoke Rapids late Tuesday night.

The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:

 

A reward for information in the shooting deaths of four people in the Glenview community is now at $9,000, Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp said.

One recent act of kindness stands out in Ronnie Locke’s memory when he talks about James Whitley, one of four people shot and killed while visiting and playing cards with friends Sunday.

Monday, 21 August 2017 18:30

Photo gallery: Solar eclipse

The 2017 Solar Eclipse passed through Roanoke Rapids this afternoon.

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