A Conway man died Friday night after he was struck head-on by the driver of another vehicle.
With the results of the May 8 primary certified today, the Halifax County Board of Elections will begin Monday researching signatures on a petition submitted by Jimmie Silver to run for sheriff as an independent in the November 6 general election.
A daughter’s last conversation with her father, who ultimately would be killed in the line of duty, was, “I just wanted to tell you I love you.”
Despite drawing criticism from residents and some businesses in the immediate area, a Dollar General store proposed for the corner of Roanoke Avenue and Eighth Street does not have to gain a recommendation for approval from the planning board or an OK from city council to be built.
With the prospective buyers of the Roanoke Rapids Theater expected to get loan approval to close on the property, a special meeting of city council has been called for Monday to discuss the matter.
On Tuesday, May 15 the Pilot Club of Roanoke Valley, NC District Pilot, honored two Roanoke Rapids High School seniors with $1,000 scholarships.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is seeking the public’s help in solving three larcenies, one which occurred Monday at Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Center and two which occurred in the span of about seven-and-a-half hours at Walmart Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:
The attorney representing a man charged in the shooting deaths of his grandmother and a Hollister man filed a motion in Halifax County District Court seeking a mental evaluation for his client.
Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp is seeking information on the identity of a man in the photo below.
