A federal grand jury Tuesday charged a former Roanoke Rapids police officer with two counts of distributing child pornography, court records show.

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A Roanoke Rapids woman was cited Monday following a crash that claimed the life of a 41-year-old Petersburg man.

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Roanoke Rapids Planning and Development Director Kristyn Anderson completed the Leading for Results course as a Civic Fellow at the UNC School of Government in Chapel Hill.

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Two people with gunshot wounds were taken to the hospital by private vehicles Tuesday afternoon — one was released after treatment for minor injuries, and the other remains in stable condition.

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Representative Rodney D. Pierce is sponsoring two community blood drives on Wednesday, January 14.

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