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October 17, 2025
County Page

Halifax County Board of Commissioners: Monday,...

16 October
The Halifax County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, October 20, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Halifax County Historic Courthouse...
Football

Chaloner Middle School 22, Weldon 12

16 October
October 15 Result: Chaloner Middle 22 - Weldon 12 Rushing: Kenrion Faulcon: 150 yards, 2 TDS Adrian Epperson: 27 yards, 2 pt conversion...
News

Northampton receives $1.5 million for commerce park...

16 October
Northampton County’s economic development team was awarded a $1.5 million grant by the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority for...
Opinion

The country life and municipal election-free zones

16 October
For the first time in I don’t know how long, I won’t be casting a ballot in the upcoming municipal elections. This is because for over a...
News

Nichols hosting Toys for Tots drop-off location

15 October
Spencer Nichols, a local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program by using his...

News

Conway native gets starring role in Vietnam War stage production

October 14
Conway native Regina Barrett will have a starring role in the stage production Guns of Ava: The Ken Dula Story. Barrett portrays Ava Franklinton, a...
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Taylor competing for CCMA Entertainer of the Year...

October 14

Civil complaint ties Oakley to '15 Roanoke Rapids...

October 14

Planet Fitness opens RR gym

October 13

ECU Health performs first successful procedures with...

October 13

News

Northampton receives $1.5 million for commerce...

October 16
Northampton County’s economic development team was awarded a $1.5 million grant by the North...

Nichols hosting Toys for Tots drop-off location

October 15
Spencer Nichols, a local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the U.S. Marine Corps...

NC launches first re-entry dashboard

October 15
The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction has announced North Carolina is the first state...

Trillium part of state effort to improve mental...

October 15
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the creation of the...

Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 6 at C4EE

October 15
To celebrate veterans in the Roanoke Valley and surrounding counties, the Center for Energy...

Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District: Tuesday, Oct....

October 14
The Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District Board meets this evening at 5:30. The meeting will be held at...

Conway native gets starring role in Vietnam War...

October 14
Conway native Regina Barrett will have a starring role in the stage production Guns of Ava: The...

Taylor competing for CCMA Entertainer of the...

October 14
Sixteen-year-old singer-songwriter Sophie Taylor is competing for the Carolina Country Music...

Civil complaint ties Oakley to '15 Roanoke...

October 14
A 2015 Roanoke Rapids Police Department case is highlighted in a federal civil complaint against a...

Planet Fitness opens RR gym

October 13
Planet Fitness opened its Roanoke Rapids club on October 4. The club is located at 1558-A Julian...

ECU Health performs first successful procedures...

October 13
ECU Health Chief of Ophthalmology Services Dr. Ann Ostrovsky successfully performed the health...

Littleton church history program part of America...

October 10
The program A Celebration of Littleton's Religious Heritage will be held at The Acorn Center in...

Oak Grove annual Breast Cancer Awareness...

October 10
Elect Lady Empowerment Ministries and Oak Grove Baptist Church Promiseland Ministries will hold...

Documentary debut, ribbon-cutting for Bunche...

October 10
On November 1, Weldon in Action will host two events. Doc premier At 10 a.m. at the Dr. Ervin B....

Complaint dismissed against two more Pomp Boys...

October 10
The claims charged against two more defendants in a lawsuit filed by the owner of a former classic...

Webinar focuses on agrivoltaics, vegetation...

October 09
Two sustainability advocates who specialize in local food production and land stewardship will...

NCSO announces promotions, milestones

October 09
The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office has announced the following promotions and milestones: A....

Aaron Lewis Weldon Mills Theatre Photo Gallery

October 09
BarnBurner Promotions returned Aaron Lewis back to the Weldon Mills Theatre stage Wednesday night...

Acorn announces Christmas Concert Series and...

October 08
The Acorn Center in Littleton is spreading holiday cheer with a lineup of seasonal entertainment...

Photo gallery: Fries with Firefighters

October 08
The Roanoke Rapids Fire Department held a Fries with Firefighters evening at Chick-fil-A Tuesday....

Main Street Roanoke Rapids now a city-run...

October 08
Main Street Roanoke Rapids is now a city-run program after the city council adopted a resolution...

Council adopts strategic plan

October 08
Roanoke Rapids City Council Tuesday adopted a strategic plan, a blueprint to guide growth and...

Sheriff seeks employee pay increases, solution...

October 07
The Halifax County manager and finance staff will analyze a salary request from Sheriff Tyree...

Police seek assistance in sweepstakes robbery

October 07
Roanoke Rapids police continue to investigate an armed robbery which occurred last week at I-95...

Operation Crash Reduction runs through Sunday

October 06
The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program is encouraging drivers to follow the speed...

Governor scheduled to be Resolves Day speaker

October 06
Governor Josh Stein has been scheduled to be the guest speaker for Halifax Resolves Day, Michael...

Photo gallery: Lynyrd Skynyrd at Carolina...

October 04
Lynyrd Skynyrd played a setlist of their decades-old favorites Friday night at Carolina...

Carolina Crossroads Amphitheater Lynyrd Skynyrd...

October 04
BarnBurner Promotions closed out the 2025 Carolina Crossroads Ampitheater concert season Friday...

Notice: Special meeting, Roanoke Rapids City...

October 03
Notice is hereby given that the Roanoke Rapids City Council will hold a Special Meeting on...

ECU Health, Undue Medical Debt partner for...

October 03
ECU Health and the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt have partnered for a second round of...

HCS sees rise in graduation rate

October 03
The four-year cohort graduation rate for Halifax County Schools has risen to 87.5 percent for the...

City, county have no standing in 911 funding...

October 03
Neither the city of Roanoke Rapids nor Halifax County has standing in a civil complaint over 911...

C4EE director on energy initiatives: 'We are...

October 02
Despite challenges from the current administration in Washington, the head of the Center for...

Despite 'headwinds,' state continues clean...

October 02
Governor Josh Stein said via a video message today that North Carolina’s energy demands are...

Halloween on the Farm set Saturday; trunk or...

October 01
Halloween on the Farm will be held Saturday, and on October 25, there will be a trunk or treat...

Complaints against two more Pomp Boys defendants...

October 01
The attorney representing Vivian Pompliano in her federal lawsuit against the city and others...

Front Page Sports

Chaloner Middle School 22, Weldon 12

October 16 Football 428
October 15 Result: Chaloner Middle 22 - Weldon 12 Rushing: Kenrion Faulcon: 150 yards, 2 TDS Adrian Epperson: 27 yards, 2 pt conversion Aden Turner: 12 yards, 1 TD Defense: Lyntrell Jenkins: 4 Total...

Youth flag football results

October 14 Football 227
Roanoke Valley Youth Football flag division results from Monday night October 13th. Storage Boy 35 over Dan Williams Roofing 21 Merritt Piping 63 tied Wilkie Real Estate 63 Playoffs next Monday...

Youth Flag Football photo Gallery

October 07 Football 1919
The Roanoke Rapids Youth Football League are midseason on their weekly match ups on the Gridiron. The youth play Monday nights at 6pm at TJ Davis Doyle field. Photo's by Randy Wrenn...

Jackets men's soccer score back to back shutouts

September 12 Soccer 2568
The Roanoke Rapids High School Men's soccer team earned back-to-back match shutouts this week. Tuesday night Roanoke Rapids beat Northern Nash 3-0. Jackets Goals: Abdul Alrahimi, Tripp Garner and...

KIPP High at Roanoke Rapids Photo Gallery

August 30 Football 4688
The Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets fall at 2025 home opener to KIPP High Pride 7-24. The Yellow Jackets fall to 1-1 while Pride improves to 2-0. Photo Gallery by Randy Wrenn...

Roanoke Rapids men's soccer open season at home with sweep

August 18 Soccer 3665
Both the Roanoke Rapids High School Men's soccer JV and Varsity teams opened their season at home this past Thursday with wins. Roanoke Rapids JV team beat North Johnston 5-0. Zayed Alrahimi hat...

RRHS men's soccer game set for Thursday night

August 13 Soccer 3286
The Roanoke Rapids High School Men's Soccer season opener games that were postponed earlier this week have been rescheduled for tomorrow, Thursday August 14, at HOME at . The JV game will be at 4:30...

Roanoke Rapids High Athletics schedule for week of August 11th

August 08 Other Sports 4059
Roanoke Rapids High Athletics schedule for week of August 11th Monday 8/11 1. Varsity Soccer at HOME vs. North Johnston at 6:30pm Tuesday 8/12 1. JV Soccer at North Johnston at 4pm Thursday 8/14 1....

Roanoke Rapids High Fall sports info

July 14 Other Sports 3919
Roanoke Rapids Athletics is about to officially start for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. This year RRHS will be members of the Quad County Athletic Conference along with Bunn, Nash Central,...

Jones commits to continue her softball career

June 20 Softball 6998
Roanoke Rapids High School Senior Madison Jones recently committed to play college softball at Virginia State University next year. Jones had a strong senior year for the Lady Yellow Jackets that...

2025 Major League Champions

June 09 Baseball 7286
The Roanoke Rapids Youth Baseball Association recently finished up their Major League Season. The Vultare Logging sponsored team the Elders finished as the 2025 Major League Regular season Champions.

Jackets baseball members selected to All-State team or All-Region team

June 05 Baseball 3690
The NC Baseball Coaches Association released its 2025 All-State and All-Region teams. The Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets were represented on these teams. Following his Big East 2A/3A...
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Obituaries

Michael Wayne Shearin

October 16
Michael Wayne Shearin 50, passed away on October 14, 2025. Michael was born with lots of health challenges. He seemed to face all of them, he didn’t...

Frank 'Frankie' Lewis Godsey Jr.

October 15

Joan Blanchard

October 14

Kathryn Hardison 'Kaye' Ellen

October 14

Robert 'Bob' Coley

October 13

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Police investigate two...

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The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is investigating two robberies which occurred Tuesday — one a...

Truck driver shot, killed in...

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A Halifax truck driver was shot and killed late Monday night in the parking lot of the Gaston...

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Opinion

The country life and municipal election-free zones

October 16
For the first time in I don’t know how long, I won’t be casting a ballot in the upcoming municipal...

Yellow Jacket Report: Nurturing bright futures

October 14
This week in our Roanoke Rapids Graded School District, our students, staff, and leaders...

Financial Focus: Consider a financial tune-up...

October 13
As the year winds down, it's the perfect time to make some smart moves before the calendar flips...

Yellow Jacket Report: Building bridges, chasing...

October 07
This week’s report is filled with moments of pride, progress, and partnership across our schools...

Yellow Jacket Report: A carnival of spirit for...

September 30
There is something timeless about Homecoming. It is more than a football game, a dance, or a...

Yellow Jacket Report: A week of progress,...

September 23
This week has been nothing short of extraordinary for our Roanoke Rapids Graded School District....

Financial Focus: Taking a holistic approach to...

September 19
When you plan a trip, you consider not only the destination but also the climate, activities that...

City funds should benefit residents, services

September 18
I am writing to express concern over the city council’s recent decision to allocate municipal tax...

Wray worked to see Medicaid expansion cross...

September 18
Medicaid expansion in North Carolina has been a major advance for rural healthcare providers. In...

Yellow Jacket Report: A week of Jacket pride

September 16
As we step into another exciting week in our Roanoke Rapids Graded School District, I am reminded...

Yellow Jacket Report: Progress, pride, promise

September 09
As we move into September, I am thrilled to share incredible news that reflects the hard work,...

Yellow Jacket Report: Strong start, safe roads,...

September 02
As the superintendent of our Roanoke Rapids Graded School District, I am so grateful to be able to...

Pierce: Hundreds of bills die regardless of...

August 27
My opponent — who votes more like a Republican than some actual Republicans — claims he’s a...

Yellow Jacket Report: A school year with...

August 26
As summer winds down, our Roanoke Rapids Graded School District is buzzing with excitement and...

Yellow Jacket Report: One system, one focus, big...

August 19
As we welcome the 2025–26 school year, I cannot help but feel both excitement and gratitude. This...

Letter to editor was 'simply false and...

August 08
Earlier this week, rrspin.com published a letter to the editor claiming my vote against last...

Pierce's no vote means no funds for District 27

August 06
On Tuesday, July 30, our State Representative Rodney Pierce voted against the state budget. That...

Notes on 16 years: An anniversary quietly passes

July 21
On Sunday, the sixteenth anniversary of this website quietly passed. There was no fanfare. I made...
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