Mayor D.N. Beale quietly explained the impression Dylan Moore cast on him. The Moore family quietly accepted a proclamation making Sept. 18 Dylan Moore Day.

“I never had the opportunity to meet Dylan,” Beale said tonight during city council’s meeting. “I did attend the funeral. As people stood up and spoke, if you hadn’t ever met him, you realized what type of little fellow he was.”

The mayor said there wasn’t a better place to hold Dylan’s funeral than the Roanoke Rapids Theatre. “You could picture him standing there with his cowboy hat and guitar ... He was definitely a showman.”

After the mayor read the proclamation the audience stood as Dylan’s mother, Betsy said, “We thank everyone for doing this. We thank everyone for the prayers and support. We want to say thank you all.”

The resolution honored Dylan by mentioning his love of country music, The Andy Griffith Show, his dog Corky and his pony Silver.

Three years after his birth Dylan was diagnosed on Sept. 22, 2004, with Fanconi Anemia, a rare blood disorder. “Dylan was an inspiration to everyone that knew him as he braved the many tests and treatments over the last five years,” said the proclamation. “The city of Roanoke Rapids and citizens of the entire Roanoke Valley were saddened to learn of Dylan’s passing on Sunday, July 26, 2009.”

Said the document: “Dylan will be missed by all whose lives he touched during his short seven years of life and The Roanoke Rapids City Council would like to pay tribute to Dylan for his bravery and inspiration, his strong spirit and for teaching all of us some very valuable lessons about life.”

Anthony Finney, who led a movement on the social networking website Facebook to have a day set aside for the youngster said following the meeting he was pleased by council’s unanimous approval. “I chose to do something for him because of what he did for me,” said Finney, who has said in previous interviews with The Spin the youngster inspired him to keep his head up.

“We’re truly honored,” Dylan’s mother said following the meeting, adding she was moved by Finney’s effort to have the day in her son’s honor, a movement which as of tonight had 1,068 members. “We really appreciate Mr. Finney doing that. We’re glad Dylan was able to change his life.”

Police have arrested a Roanoke Rapids man for allegedly trafficking Xanax, city police Chief Jeff Hinton said this morning.

The arrest stems from an investigation at 84 Madison St. where a marijuana plant was found in plain view in a tomato garden.

After seizing the plant, officers obtained consent to search the house and found 165 Xanax pills, Hinton said. They also found 135 grams of marijuana and paraphernalia.

Police charged Kenny Brooks with trafficking schedule IV — the Xanax — possession of a controlled substance without prescription label present, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver marijuana, felony possession of schedule VI, maintaining a dwelling to keep a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Bond amount was not immediately available.

A drug bust first reported by The Spin yesterday has netted several arrests, the Roanoke Rapids Police Department said.

Five people were charged after officers went to 36 Madison St. acting on tip, according to Chief Jeff Hinton.

When narcotics agents arrived they found Larry Nathaniel Jenkins Jr., 21, sitting in a car. When he gave the agents ID, officers saw a bag of marijuana under the seat. The bag contained 20 separate bags of marijuana packaged for sale, Hinton said.

Jenkins, of Weldon, was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Agents found a 5-pound bag of marijuana inside the stove and charged John Matt Deloatch, 36, of 36 Madison St., with possession of schedule VI, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a dwelling to keep a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Rashard Jones, 22, of Gaston, was charged with felony possession of marijuana, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana and an outstanding warrant for assault on a female. He was jailed on $5,000 bond.

Hinton said Monte Plum, 34, of the 900 block of Cedar Street, was charged with felony possession of marijuana, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle to keep a controlled substance, felony possession of schedule II for allegedly having a gram of cocaine in his vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was jailed on $10,000 bond.

Mykeal Greene, 27, of Hamilton Street, was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, possession of schedule VI, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and an outstanding warrant for assault on a female.

Hinton said agents believe the men arrested were possibly working together.

Meanwhile, Hinton said a case at 84 Jefferson Street remains under investigation. A pot plant was found in plain view in a garden and several bags of marijuana were hidden in different rooms of the house.