The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:

Congressman G.K. Butterfield and Congressman David Price today issued a joint statement in response to news the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued subpoenas to the North Carolina State Board of Elections and the 44 counties of the eastern district to obtain voting records from January 1, 2010 to August 30 and August 30, 2013 to August 30, 2018.

The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is investigating a larceny in which suspects stole household items from Walmart valued around $115 on March 11.

Ophelia Gould-Faison released a statement today on her intention to run for Halifax County commissioner as a write-in candidate.

Halifax is one of 44 counties in the eastern part of the state which has been subpoenaed to turn over election records to the United States Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools saw a significant increase in its student performance this past year according to the latest numbers released today by the North Carolina  State Board of Education.

Faye Passmore Bohanon, 92, of Roanoke Rapids, died Monday, September 3, 2018 at Signature HealthCare.

A beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Herbert McKinley Moseley, Jr. of Triplet, Virginia, passed away on September 3, 2018 surrounded by his family.

The city anticipates a splash pad at Chaloner Recreation Center should be ready for use by next summer.

Halifax County commissioners today rescinded adopting a resolution opposing the state Department of Transportation’s widening plan for Highway 125.