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- Jordon R. Willard
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My family and I have only lived in Roanoke Rapids for about two years now.
My family and I have only lived in Roanoke Rapids for about two years now.
We have a legacy in Halifax County that spans beyond the serious and petty crime — that spans beyond the polarizing issues of school merger and the theater.
My family and I were so disappointed last Friday night at the Roanoke Rapids High School graduation. We have nurtured our nephew since the death of his father. We are so proud of the model student, athlete, and grown man he has become.
Perhaps the most ludicrous thing I've heard on ESPN radio, between apologizing for the Miami Heat's poor performance in the NBA finals, was the notion that a U.S. FIFA World Cup championship would erase the finest accomplishment in our country's sports history — the 1980 men's hockey gold medal in the Winter Games.
In September of 1989, Roanoke Rapids voters entrusted the city to build and maintain an aquatic center with the passage of a $1.5 million recreation bond referendum.