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Items filtered by date: April 2015

Friday, 15 May 2015 13:25

Brown to present county budget Monday

Halifax County Manager Tony Brown Monday will present the proposed 2015-2016 fiscal year budget to commissioners.

On May 30 two new memorials will be unveiled in Veterans Park on Roanoke Avenue.

Roanoke Rapids police have released more details about an April 16 distraction break-in.

Thursday, 14 May 2015 16:50

Ideas emerge as 1026 demolition nears

With demolition slated in June, ideas are being formulated on what to do with the green space left in the aftermath of the razing of 1026 Roanoke Avenue.

Thursday, 14 May 2015 12:03

Northwest bomb threat probed

School resource officers are currently investigating a bomb threat at Northwest Halifax School.

Thursday, 14 May 2015 09:45

Man dies from injuries in May 6 crash

A Windsor man died from injuries he sustained in a May 6 wreck on Highway 301.

A Conway man was charged Monday with two counts of trafficking opium or heroin following a traffic stop.

Wednesday, 13 May 2015 16:27

Seafood and Shag fest set

Tickets sales are doing well for the second annual Roanoke Rapids Seafood and Shag Festival, reports Christina Caudle, the city's Main Street Development director.

Wednesday, 13 May 2015 15:21

Two charged in EBT card theft

Two people have been charged after surrendering today to the Halifax County Sheriff's Office for buying items with stolen electronic benefits cards.

More than 1,400 Dominion Power customers in Halifax and Northampton counties remain without electricity this evening following a brief but powerful storm that swept in around 5 p.m.

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