Two speakers addressed the city’s proposed $19,852.046 budget for the upcoming fiscal year — one during the Roanoke Rapids council’s public comment period and another during the public hearing on the financial plan Tuesday night.
The city’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year will include a $15,000 appropriation for a proposed skatepark at Emry Park, Roanoke Rapids City Manager Kelly Traynham told the council Tuesday night.
Democratic Congressman Don Davis today called President Joe Biden’s new executive order on border security overdue while Republican Senator Thom Tillis said it was far too little too late.
A Roanoke Rapids man faces methamphetamine trafficking counts following the execution of a search warrant in the Raleigh Drive area Monday night.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Shane Guyant:
