Roanoke Rapids City Council Tuesday accepted three grants — two from ECU Health for the police and fire departments and one an additional allotment from the state from the American Rescue Plan Act funds for the library.
The Roanoke Rapids Fire Department announced three new hires and three promotions during Tuesday’s city council meeting and presented their badges to the six firefighters.
Two Bertie County men wanted by the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office in breaking and entering cases in the Conway area are in custody.
A Garysburg man has a Thursday Northampton County District Court appearance after he was served warrants last week for removing a catalytic converter from a church van.
Information received from a cross-referencing camera system helped Roanoke Rapids police Monday retrieve a stolen vehicle from Greenville and led to the arrests of two people for its possession along with drugs.
