Kenneth Lee Hopkins, 50 of James Court, Roanoke Rapids died Saturday, July 20, 2013 at his home.
Garrett Nelson Brooks died Sunday, July 21, 2013.
Mrs. Mae Sledge Kennedy, 87, of Roanoke Ave. died Monday, July 22nd, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Kennedy was born March 27, 1926 in Northampton County to the late Sidney and Eunice Barkley Sledge.
A Gaston man is out of jail on $21,000 bond following his arrest Friday evening on marijuana-related charges.
A second prostitution arrest has been made in Weldon in less than a week’s time, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office.
Multiple media outlets today are reporting the death of a Roanoke Rapids man who was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies following an armed robbery and subsequent chase that ended in Wilson County Sunday morning.
A Roanoke Rapids man was jailed Saturday after he not only allegedly assaulted his stepfather but a Roanoke Rapids police officer as well.
Tempie Joyner Chenoweth 82, of Roanoke Rapids died Friday July 19, 2013 with her loving family by her side.
Linda Miller, 61 of Lake Gaston, Littleton, NC died Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
Despite mention in a state audit critical of the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, Halifax County officials provided the necessary documentation to substantiate job creation for an economic development project paid for with funds from the agency.
