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Items filtered by date: December 2013

Monday, 27 January 2014 16:14

Brookie Tyler Patrick

Brookie Tyler Patrick, 78, died January 25, 2014 at Halifax Regional Medical Center.

Monday, 27 January 2014 15:28

Man charged with giving inmate pot

A Chadbourn man was charged with allegedly passing marijuana to a Caledonia Correctional Center inmate Saturday.

Monday, 27 January 2014 14:38

Four Tarboro men arrested in Hobgood B&E

Four Edgecombe County men were arrested Sunday following a residential breaking and entering in the Hobgood area.

Monday, 27 January 2014 13:42

PETA sets straw giveaway Friday

With the area experiencing freezing temperatures, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will be out giving away free straw for use as doghouse bedding for dogs who are kept outside.

Monday, 27 January 2014 13:07

Ruminations on milk and bread

The funniest thing about winter, other than leathery-skinned tanned people fainting when the mercury drops below 50, is the milk and bread crowd.

Published in Opinion

A Halifax man with a lengthy criminal record is in more trouble with the law after a Northampton County Grand Jury returned true bills of indictment against him for sexual crimes against a minor child.

Already arrested once for allegedly kicking his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach, a Woodland man was arrested Sunday for allegedly hitting her, according to the Northampton County Sheriff's Office.

Monday, 27 January 2014 09:55

Alcohol-soaked fight lands two in jail

An alcohol-fueled fight last week in Rich Square led to the arrests of both participants, according to the Northampton County Sheriff's Office.

Monday, 27 January 2014 09:30

Man arrested in Pilot armed robbery

A Pleasant Hill man was arrested in connection with a Saturday morning armed robbery at the Pilot Travel Center.

Monday, 27 January 2014 09:04

Police seek clues in ATM B&E

Roanoke Rapids police are looking for the identity of the man in this surveillance photo who allegedly attempted to break into a State Employees Credit Union ATM sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning.