If the rumor mill could spin cotton, the textile mills would have never closed.
The city of Roanoke Rapids announced winners from Sunday's Christmas Parade. Complete parade photos may be found on our Facebook page.
With temperatures expected to be in the mid-50s, Roanoke Rapids Parks and Recreation Director John Simeon says Sunday should “be a great day for a parade.”
Wendy Tickel and her Belmont Elementary School students have been named grand marshals of this year's Roanoke Rapids Christmas Parade.
The city today released the winners of from Sunday's Roanoke Rapids Christmas Parade.
We know Sunday wasn't ideal for a Christmas parade, but we also know there would have been a logistical nightmare in postponing it at the last minute.
Following the Roanoke Rapids Christmas Parade Sunday, children will have an opportunity for a Santa story time at Wise Ole' Owls.
Roanoke Rapids will usher in the Christmas season beginning Thursday night with a tree-lighting ceremony at the Lloyd Andrews Building and Veterans Park.
Will Hawkins, who continues to recover from injuries sustained in March, has been named grand marshal of this year's Roanoke Rapids Christmas Parade.
