Mayor Julia Meacham and Weldon board member Earl Smith don’t believe Bill Blackwell has lived up to his contract with the town, failing to bring what Meacham calls a viable business to his grist mill overlooking the Roanoke River.

A Roanoke Rapids man is wanted for allegedly shooting his friend in the leg Friday, police Chief Jeff Hinton said today.

Richard Demello will be assigned an attorney through Indigent Defense Services in Durham, according to court records.

A former Roanoke Rapids pharmacist pled guilty to three counts of unlawfully distributing a controlled substance by a practitioner.

A home invasion victim was tied and two men stole laptop computers and guns Sunday night in the 9000 block of Justice Branch Road.

The state will seek the death penalty for Gene Arnold “Root Root” Hawkins in the shooting death of Roanoke Rapids businessman Shelby Salmon, Halifax County District Attorney Melissa Pelfrey confirmed today.

Child abuse is more than physical violence, said Carolyn Poythress.

Nearly 10 pounds of marijuana hidden in an air tank was seized Thursday in Roanoke Rapids following a tip from postal inspectors.

With Richard Demello now back in Halifax County, sheriff’s office investigators begin work to trace his path after he allegedly killed Michael Wayne Davis on March 28.

Richard Charles Demello is being returned to Halifax County today after he waived extradition in Virginia.