A Halifax County Superior Court judge today ruled Gene Arnold “Root Root” Hawkins Jr. is eligible for pretrial release after documents filed in court show he is competent to stand trial in the 2006 murder of Roanoke Rapids businessman Shelby Salmon.
Keyon West declared his innocence today in the murders of four elderly friends who played cards in the Glenview community last summer.
A vehicle believed to be involved in a hit and run this morning was found in the Three Bridges Road area unoccupied, according to the state Highway Patrol.
A Roanoke Rapids man was charged today after he was reportedly observed in a parking lot of the high school setting a small pile of trash on fire.
Video taken from a Unity Disposal and Recycling truck shows the vehicle which hit a sanitation worker this morning is either a red or burgundy Ford Escape.
A 24-year-old Littleton man was charged this morning in the armed robbery of Sheetz.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating a hit and run this morning on Carolina Rest Home Road in which a sanitation worker was struck.
The potential buyers of the Roanoke Rapids Theater received a third extension this evening — one which comes with a $5,000 per week provision to be paid to the city for every week after May 30 should Tom and Eva McClean opt to not execute the contract.
Thursday’s Arts on the Avenue will showcase the work of some 20 artists, photographers, singers and musicians as well as give the public a view of the 1026 Roanoke Avenue green space.
Roanoke Rapids police are investigating an armed robbery which occurred at Sheetz early Saturday morning.
