Chaloner Middle School teacher Tina Hantz was named the Roanoke Rapids Graded District Teacher of the Year Tuesday night during the district’s annual Celebration of Excellence banquet at Kirkwood Adams Community Center.
A federal grand jury today returned a true bill of indictment against a Raleigh man charged in the December robbery of PNC Bank on Julian R. Allsbrook Highway.
A Halifax County Superior Court judge today ruled Gene Arnold “Root Root” Hawkins Jr. is eligible for pretrial release after documents filed in court show he is competent to stand trial in the 2006 murder of Roanoke Rapids businessman Shelby Salmon.
Keyon West declared his innocence today in the murders of four elderly friends who played cards in the Glenview community last summer.
A vehicle believed to be involved in a hit and run this morning was found in the Three Bridges Road area unoccupied, according to the state Highway Patrol.
