The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue — Edward R Murrow
A Roanoke Rapids woman was charged in a Wednesday evening stabbing.
A Roanoke Rapids truck driver has been charged in a crash Monday which claimed the life of a Florida man.
The prospective buyers of the Roanoke Rapids Theater are expected to close on the venue July 23, city council was told this evening.
The announcement of a new intermodal transportation facility in Edgecombe County could be a benefit to Halifax County as well as a boost for plans for an Amtrak station in Weldon, officials said today.
Roanoke Rapids Police Department campers met Elle the Pit Bull and her owner Leah Brewer today at T.J. Davis.
The City County Drug Task Force is investigating a reputed trap house from which fentanyl and heroin are believed to be sold.
The Roanoke Rapids Theater will be the topic of a special meeting Thursday night.
Chief Deputy Scott Hall of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office reported the following:
Former Barton College basketball star and current Harlem Globetrotter Anthony “Ant” Atkinson spoke to J316 campers today, not only talking about life goals but demonstrating ball-handling techniques he has learned with the famous touring team.
