Due to Hurricane Florence having minimal impact on Halifax County, three shelters have now closed.
A man arrested several times by the former City County Drug Task Force is now serving a 15- to 27-month prison sentence.
The turn of Hurricane Florence has made for minimal impacts in the Roanoke Valley, officials said.
The Northampton County Emergency Operations Center advises county residents to make immediate preparations for potentially severe weather resulting from Hurricane Florence.
The city has amended its state of emergency proclamation issued Wednesday and lifted a curfew, prohibition of alcohol sales and restrictions on possession, transportation and transfer of weapons and substances.
Two Roanoke Rapids men have been charged in the Monday armed robbery of a Greensville County store.
The shelter at Kirkwood Adams Community Center will close at 5 p.m. this evening.
Preparation for the potential impacts of a hurricane is no easy task, but that responsibility is even greater for hospitals and healthcare systems.
The city has already taken steps in the wake of Hurricane Florence, Roanoke Rapids City Manager Joseph Scherer said at a press briefing today.
The city will enact a curfew beginning Thursday as well as restrictions on alcohol sales.
