Angels were called to beckon the burdens of Gary Joseph Youngblood, 28, formerly of Boaz, AL, but a local native of Roanoke Rapids, NC, on March 21, 2017.
At the site where his remains were found last month, family and friends of Gary Joe Youngblood returned Sunday to light candles and release balloons in his honor.
Human remains found behind a vacant building off Highway 158 last month have been identified as Gary Joe Youngblood.
Leann Bryant believes human remains found last week behind a vacant beauty salon are those of her friend Gary Joe Youngblood.
The family of a missing Roanoke Rapids man has established a reward fund for information which helps to explain his disappearance.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is broadening its search for a missing man, entering his name into a United States Department of Justice database.
A widespread search for a missing man in the area of the old airport this afternoon ended with no signs of him.
Law enforcement and other first responders are searching for a 30-year-old man who was reported missing earlier in the month.