Roanoke Rapids City Manager Joseph Scherer expects the question of funding for a new dehumidifier at the Aquatic Center to be put back on the table for discussion at council's next meeting.
A woman found dead in the area of Simmons and Craig streets has been identified as a 45-year-old Roanoke Rapids resident.
A Roanoke Rapids man is being booked on a charge of felony conceal or fail to report a death in the case of a woman found on the outskirts of the city, Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp said.
The Northampton County Sheriff's Office Friday responded to Boyd Ivey Road in Jackson about possible prowlers at the residence.
The four people charged in a Tuesday morning break-in in the Seaboard area will face more charges.
Two people have been charged in a September 27 shooting at the Weldon Waffle House, one where one of the alleged accomplices was badly injured when he got caught in the crossfire.
When Tammy Moseley helped a small group of children at her Blessed Assurance Summer Camp set up a lemonade stand to buy an inflatable water slide, she had no idea where the simple gesture would take her.
A Detroit man wanted for allegedly selling stolen items to a pawn shop surrendered to the Halifax County Sheriff's Office Tuesday night.
One of the people arrested Tuesday night in the Wilton Cotton murder was freed today after it was discovered that the person believed to be the actual suspect, who is still at large, possibly stole his identity.
(Editor's note: This afternoon we were informed by Roanoke Rapids police that Keon Ryland was freed after evidence of identity theft was discovered. Aspects of the story dealing with Desmond King remain correct. The content concerning Ryland has been edited to reflect that he was released and police continue to look for the seventh suspect.)
One man wanted in the Wilton Cotton murder surrendered Tuesday night while the other was taken into custody in rural Nash County and delivered to Halifax County this morning. The one arrested in Nash County was later freed.
