Semajs Short, who in 2017 was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a 2-year-old girl in Weldon, died today after being assualted by a group of other inmates at Bertie County Correctional Institution in Windsor.
The Halifax Resolves Chapter of the North Carolina Sons of the American Revolution have recognized the winners of its poster and brochure contests as well as bestowed an honor upon its chaplain.
Cameron Neal, a senior at Roanoke Rapids High School, is the recipient of the national 2022 DECA Emerging Leader Honor Award.
A Friday night stop in the Scotland Neck area resulted in the arrests of a pair Weldon residents and the seizure of marijuana, crack and a concealed handgun.
The Northampton CountySheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting death which occurred Monday around 5 p.m. outside Gaston.
