A Wednesday night shooting on Sam Powell Dairy Road has led to the arrest of a 73-year-old Roanoke Rapids man.
Today was supposed to be a scathing indictment of those who whine about stories concerning marihuana busts and was to be called Night of the Yammering Dope Fiends.
An armed robbery attempt at Papa Johns on Premier Boulevard was thwarted Tuesday night when the store alarm sounded.
The city, with some help from a C.D. Williams crane today, popped a cap — on top of a pipe in Rochelle Pond to prevent flooding.
The developer of a high-end apartment complex on Cross Creek Parkway has withdrawn his rezoning request from further consideration by the city, Roanoke Rapids Planning and Development Director Kelly Lasky told council at its work session this evening.
The city has enlisted the help of a brokerage company to solicit proposals to refinance its debt on the Royal Palace Theatre.
Kareem Martin's journey through college ends with an early graduation in December and a highly probable draft selection in the National Football League.
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office this morning is reporting an influx of car break-ins over the last five days.
Artist Elizabeth Porch of Roanoke Rapids, along with the help of fellow artists Heather Bryant and Danika Mosher, has completely renewed the south wall of City Hall with four new murals covering old ones which were worn and dismal.
Roanoke Rapids is not the only place where a Sally Beauty Supply store is being robbed at gun point.
