In the photo below, Parks and Recreation Director John Simeon and Head Librarian Jeff Watson stand beside science and health books for children and young adults purchased with grant proceeds from the Upper Coastal Plain Learning Council.
Plans for a skateboard and BMX park are in the works for T.J. Davis Recreation Center, city council was told this evening.
In September of 1989, Roanoke Rapids voters entrusted the city to build and maintain an aquatic center with the passage of a $1.5 million recreation bond referendum.
The city's capital budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year will not address a new dehumidifier for the Aquatic Center.
While there won't be an explosion — there will be a KaBoom!
Users of the Roanoke Rapids Aquatic Center made pleas this evening to find a way to replace a crucial dehumidifier that forced the city to change the temperature of the water until a solution can be found.
The new playground equipment at Ledgerwood Field is all based on movement, Roanoke Rapids Parks and Recreation Director John Simeon said today before a brief ceremony that dedicated the renovations and opened up Family Fun Day.
Registration for the Roanoke Canal Half Marathon closes today at 2 p.m.
As it stands after city council's vote this evening, it will be OK to carry concealed weapons on the Roanoke Canal Trail.
Emry Park is about ready to go KaBoom!
