The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:
Roanoke Rapids High School is welcoming its first exchange student in six years this semester.
A student representing the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District recently received a perfect score in the first of three meets for this year’s WordMasters Challenge — a national vocabulary competition involving nearly 150,000 students annually.
Early voting starts on March 3 and 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; March 7 through 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 12 at the Ag Center Auditorium from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at the other sites that day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp and Enfield police Chief Tyree Davis are joining forces for a February 13 gun buy-back program.
Roanoke Rapids police have arrested another person in the January 2 Yesteryear shooting, bringing the total charged in the case to four.
A Woodland man was charged Wednesday on Northampton and Halifax warrants, the Northampton County Sheriff's Office reports.
The Halifax County Board of Elections is seeking to hire additional precinct officials who are willing to work during early voting and Election Day while the Roanoke Valley Southern Christian Leadership Conference is hosting a series of voter information forums.
Halifax Community College will host a stamp dedication in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service as part of Black History Month festivities Wednesday.
The man murdered in Scotland Neck Tuesday was a potential state's witness in a case where a mistrial was declared in October.
