As the Halifax County Health Department today added 31 new positive cases of the novel coronavirus to its data, Roanoke Rapids City Manager Joseph Scherer told city council Tuesday the city “urgently asks all citizens to practice the Three Ws to reduce the infection rate and help keep everyone safe.”
A woman charged in a multimillion dollar Medicaid fraud case with origins in Roanoke Rapids and Ahoksie pleaded guilty to charges lodged against her earlier this year.
While it pays homage to the city’s textile history, the newest restaurant on Roanoke Avenue pays even greater homage to special needs adults who work there.
Roanoke Rapids Graded School District middle schoolers will return to partial face-to-face instruction on January 19.
The city will end up replenishing its fund balance after receiving word from its liability insurance carrier that a concrete communications tower did not sustain enough damage to warrant removal and replacement.
