The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reports that starting Monday morning and lasting until Tuesday evening, the service road located behind Sheetz that runs from Old Farm Road toward Lowe's Home Improvement will be closed due to utility maintenance.
Robert “Robbie” Clements is challenging incumbent Rex Stainback in the District 1 Roanoke Rapids City Council race along with challenger Jacob Dean.
After his appointment to the District 1 city council seat previously held by Tommy Daughtry, Curt Strickland was administered the oath of office by district Court Judge W. Rob Lewis Tuesday night.
In conjunction with the city’s police department going from a criminal process to civil process for city ordinance violations in January, the Roanoke Rapids council Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding for the participation in the Debt Setoff Clearinghouse for collection of penalties.
Beginning January 1 the Roanoke Rapids Police Department will begin enforcing city ordinance violations through civil remedies rather than criminal means after the city council unanimously approved amendments to its code of ordinances.
