Petsense is eyeing is locating at the former Blockbuster building on Julian R. Allsbrook Highway and Sheetz continues its plans to locate at the former Ryan's, city Planning and Development Director Kelly Lasky told council at its meeting Tuesday night.
Despite still having to appropriate more than $1.9 million to pay theater debt, the city increased its fund balance over the past fiscal year by $1 million.
The Main Street director will become a city employee after a 4-1 vote by Roanoke Rapids City Council this evening.
The Halifax County Board of Elections will give James Mills, who lost to incumbent Leonard Bunting in the Scotland Neck mayoral race, a chance to formally prove his opponent violated buffer zones regulations.
Neighbor looking out for neighbor Sunday helped the Halifax County Sheriff's Office nab an alleged breaking and entering perpetrator.
