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News from Roanoke Rapids, Weldon and Halifax County

News from Roanoke Rapids, Weldon and Halifax County

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Saturday, 04 February 2012 21:53

10 years after: A road to recovery after murder

Rooke, in cap, and the Ryder family posed with photos of Edith Moore Jordan.
Phillip Rooke wanted to kill Danny “Paco” Palacios in the days following his mother's murder.
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Saturday, 04 February 2012 18:24

Man dies in diving mishap

Man dies in diving mishap
A 30-year-old Roanoke Rapids man died this morning in what the Halifax County Sheriff's Office described as a diving accident in Roanoke Shores.
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Friday, 03 February 2012 19:51

... This is the steeple

The steeple makes it way to the top of the church.
Toppled over by the fury of Hurricane Irene in August, today a new steeple sits on top of Rosemary Baptist Church.
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Friday, 03 February 2012 19:03

Death toll at three in Tuesday crash

A helicopter leaves the scene.
Three people have died following a crash on Interstate 95 Tuesday in which one driver entered the southbound lane of the highway and drove north…
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 18:50

Chamber urges participation in tolling hearing

Possible tolling plaza.
The Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce is encouraging the public to take part in a hearing on the potential tolling of Interstate 95.
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 18:07

Two confirmed dead in I-95 crash

One of the cars on a tow truck.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department has confirmed two people died in an apparent head-on crash in the southbound lane of Interstate 95 Wednesday.
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 13:15

Woman dies in Thelma Road crash

Woman dies in Thelma Road crash
A Roanoke Rapids area woman died in a head-on crash Wednesday night on Thelma Road.
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 22:14

Dunlow confirms he and Gatling in negotiations

Dunlow confirms he and Gatling in negotiations
Roanoke Rapids land developer Michael Dunlow confirmed this afternoon that he and Chicago businessman Lafayette Gatling are negotiating a deal for Gatling to buy land…
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 21:10

Roanoke Rapids police investigate I-95 crash

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Roanoke Rapids police are currently investigating a two-car crash on Interstate 95 near the 171 exit.
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 19:19

RRFD not likely to ask for second truck extension

RRFD not likely to ask for second truck extension
The Roanoke Rapids Fire Department is not expected to ask American LaFrance for another extension for a new ladder truck the company is building, Chief…
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Monday, 30 January 2012 23:52

New charges lodged in drug store heist

New charges lodged in drug store heist
A man arrested last week for allegedly breaking into a Rich Square drug store now faces additional charges.
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Monday, 30 January 2012 13:29

Pleas taken in fed cigarette sting

Pleas taken in fed cigarette sting
A Roanoke Rapids man is among several to plead guilty in a 40-count federal indictment in a two-year undercover investigation involving the trafficking of contraband…
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Friday, 27 January 2012 17:54

Roanoke Rapids man set for fed sentencing

Roanoke Rapids man set for fed sentencing
A Roanoke Rapids man is scheduled for sentencing in federal court next month on a drug count.
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