Laura Avery Manning, director of bands at Roanoke Rapids High School, was chosen by vote to conduct the 9th and 10th grade All-District Band of the Eastern District Bandmasters Association next weekend at their annual clinic.
A Virginia man was jailed without the opportunity for bond Tuesday after police say he shot an acquaintance in the arm following an argument.
Roanoke Rapids City Council Tuesday unanimously approved a budget amendment that accounts for $37,277.50 and adjusts the city’s total allocation of occupancy tax funds from the Halifax County Convention and Visitors Bureau from $77,000 to $114,277.50.
Roanoke Rapids has a new police chief who City Manager Kelly Traynham said expects to be onboard in March.
Snow is expected to fall from late this afternoon through early Wednesday morning.
