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Fire Safety Fair aims to build relationships in the community
The Roanoke Rapids Fire Department will host its fourth Fire Safety Fair next Friday. This year the 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. event will be held at Kirkwood Adams Community Center and will feature live music by...
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Two face solicitation counts following Lily Spa search warrant
Two women were charged following the execution of a search warrant at Lily Spa on Julian R. Allsbrook Highway Thursday. The women, Yoo Im Ok, 63, and Young Soon Kim, 58, were charged with solicitation...
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Historic site offers two new guided tours
Historic Halifax State Historic Site is offering two new guided tours which include access to the site’s historic structures while exploring the lives of the town’s early citizens. Halifax is best...
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Wegener joins RV Surgical Associates
Roanoke Valley Surgical Associates announced general surgeon, Dr. Michael Wegener, has joined the practice. “We’re pleased to welcome such a skilled and talented surgeon to our outstanding team of...
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Roanoke Valley crime roundup: RRPD, HCSO
Roanoke Valley law enforcement reported the following: RRPD Roanoke Rapids police Chief Chuck Hasty reported on Friday at approximately 4 p.m., Officer J. Shelburne conducted a traffic stop on Julian...
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Perry hired as county HR director
Halifax County Manager Tony Brown announced today the appointment of the new Human Resources Management Director Renee Perry. Perry replaces Cheryl Warren, who departed Halifax County in 2017. Perry...
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Davis becomes new Weldon police chief
Chris Davis was sworn in as Weldon’s new police chief this evening, taking over the position left vacant by the departure of James Avens. Avens announced his resignation last month to become deputy...
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RRPD roundup: Shots fired; narcotics search warrant
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: On Sunday at 9:15 p.m., Master Officer R. Cross responded to a shots fired call in the 100 block of Monroe...
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Schools get supplies from sheriff's cruiser drive
Two elementary schools in Halifax County received school supplies today and another will get its items soon following a donation drive by the sheriff’s office. Hundreds of dollars of supplies were...
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Belmont getting own SRO
Roanoke Rapids Graded School District trustees this evening took action on two items related to school safety. The board agreed to match a state grant to fully fund a school resource officer at Belmont...
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Second Grant Dr. murder suspect nabbed in Indiana
The second person wanted in a July murder on Grant Drive outside Roanoke Rapids was taken into custody in Indiana Monday, Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp said in a statement this evening. Tripp said...
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RRPD roundup: Blotter correction; fentanyl arrest
Chief Chuck Hasty of the Roanoke Rapids Police Department today sent out a correction to a Tuesday blotter entry. The police department erroneously reported in the roundup Kenji Mason was arrested...
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Traffic stop, room search leads to heroin confiscation
A Tuesday night traffic stop led to a search of a hotel room and the arrest of a Florida man on heroin charges. Captain A.M. Harris of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office narcotics division said in a...
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Warrant: Undercover operative documented Lily Spa activity
An undercover operative from the state Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy was used to gather information which led to the arrests of two women at a Roanoke Rapids business police say was used as a...
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Active shooter drill planned Friday at Manning
An active shooter response drill will be conducted at Manning Elementary School on Friday at 8:30 a.m. “The one-day exercise will focus on our response to an active shooter using a unified approach,”...
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Murfreesboro man charged in June shooting
A Murfreesboro man was charged Tuesday in a June 4 shooting outside Roanoke Rapids. The man, Kvon Montrell Lassiter, faces a count of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, according...
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Shots echo from within school during drill
The main sounds around Manning Elementary School this morning were of passing cars and construction. Then five shots shots could be heard from inside the school as part of an active shooter drill by...
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Scout show to go beyond scouting
A scout show Saturday at River Falls Park in Weldon won’t just be for scouts — it will be for the public and even those seeking jobs. The scout show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be...
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HP continues to seek clues in '17 fatal hit and run
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol continues to seek information on an April 2, 2017, hit and run crash which claimed the life of a Roanoke Rapids man. Sergeant G.M. Moore said the patrol still...
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One charged, one sought in financial card fraud
One man was arrested Tuesday and another is sought in a case involving a stolen financial card. Chief Deputy Scott Hall of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement the card was stolen in...
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