A speeding violation Thursday in Scotland Neck led to the seizure of 28 bindles of heroin thrown from a vehicle.
A higher than normal increase in breaking, entering and theft cases during daylight has prompted the Halifax County Sheriff's Office to begin offering security checks for residences.
The following events will be held to mark the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday:
It was already at a 12-degree lean, said Robbie Clements, director of facilities and operations of the Roanoke Graded School District.
Weldon City Schools will operate on regular schedule Friday but will have classes Saturday.
The owner of a child care facility in Roanoke Rapids says she is willing to work out a compromise on her hours of operation in a conditional use permit application considered by the city's planning board this evening.
New research is beginning to show the possible links the Roanoke Canal played in the Underground Railroad.
Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools and Hobgood Aacademy are on normal schedules.
A sex offender check Tuesday in Scotland Neck uncovered a malnourished dog chained outside as well as marijuana paraphernalia.
Warrants have been filed in a December prison assault that left a 61-year-old inmate who was scheduled to be released in June paralyzed.
