A Roanoke Rapids man allegedly known as an area heroin dealer was arrested this afternoon by the Halifax County Sheriff's Office.
A shooting at Forest Hills Shopping Center off Tenth Street and a related wreck are currently under investigation by the Roanoke Rapids Police Department.
Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, Friday announced it has acquired a 20-megawatt solar project in Roanoke Rapids from Geenex and ET Solar Energy Corp.
The new Portsmouth Public Schools superintendent is Elie Bracy III.
The Northampton County Sheriff's Office reported the following:
A Roanoke Rapids man arrested today for allegedly passing counterfeit bills could be part of a deeper probe by the Halifax County Sheriff's Office.
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office and police departments across Halifax County have formed a gang task force and with that the county's first gang hotline — 252-532-7853.
Weldon City Schools Superintendent Elie Bracy III has been hired as division superintendent of Portsmouth Public Schools in Virginia.
The Roanoke Rapids Planning Board on a 5-3 vote this evening turned down a conditional use permit that would pave the way for construction of eight buildings that would contain 192 multi-family residential units at Villages at Cross Creek.
Three of the four charged in the August 5 murder of Dy'Uanna Anderson are expected to go through capital proceedings, it was revealed during a special hearing in Halifax County District Court this afternoon.
