Two previously frozen positions could be filled in the upcoming fiscal year depending on results of analysis by Roanoke Rapids City Manager Joseph Scherer and the finance department.
An intense search to find a replacement for former Superintendent Dennis Sawyer has led the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District to name an Alamance-Burlington school system administrator to lead the city's education system.
Halifax County commissioners are considering a budget recommendation which calls for a 6 ½ cents tax increase and pulls $2,298,778 from the county's fund balance.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:
The Enfield Police Department has hired Willie Murphy Jr. to be its new detective sergeant, Chief Tyree Davis announced.
Three people, including the pilot, escaped uninjured from a plane crash on Lake Gaston this afternoon.
An Ahoskie man was charged in a late night home invasion Thursday in Rich Square.
Rain forced Roanoke Valley Relay for Life indoors at Halifax Community College this evening.
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a 2013 Great Plains grain drill.
The state Department of Transportation has contracted Barnhill Contracting to resurface Highway 158 from Highway 48 to State Road 1432 near William R Davie.
