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Halifax County job postings: April 17, 2025

17 April
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Emergency Services Posting # 533694-2804 Description: Responds to emergency calls at the advanced...
News

Eleven nabbed in Enfield drug sting

17 April
Over the past several months the Halifax Regional Drug and Gang Task Force received several complaints about drug activity and began...
News

NC historic sites director reads to Weldon students

17 April
The Center for Energy Education and Weldon City Schools welcomed Michelle Lanier on April 11 to read her book , My N.C. from A-Z to Weldon...
News

Best out-of-school program nominations sought

17 April
The Roanoke Valley Afterschool Collaborative is hosting its first Best of the Valley contest for out-of-school time programs in Halifax,...
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Halifax County Board of Commissioners: Monday,...

17 April
The Monday, April 21, 2025 Regular Meeting will be held by the Halifax County Board of Commissioners and will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the...

News

Eleven nabbed in Enfield drug sting

April 17
Over the past several months the Halifax Regional Drug and Gang Task Force received several...

NC historic sites director reads to Weldon...

April 17
The Center for Energy Education and Weldon City Schools welcomed Michelle Lanier on April 11 to...

Best out-of-school program nominations sought

April 17
The Roanoke Valley Afterschool Collaborative is hosting its first Best of the Valley contest for...

Health department encourages protection against...

April 17
As cases continue to grow across the country, the Halifax County Public Health System is...

Strength through community: Shoemaker new EPD...

April 17
The top officers in the Enfield Police Department began their new duties Wednesday after being...

RV crime roundup: Drug charges; shooting mishap;...

April 16
Roanoke Valley law enforcement reported the following: Drug search warrants A man with pending...

Moses, PETA will celebrate opening of Gaston...

April 16
This Friday, PETA representatives will be joined by writer Shelia P. Moses and members of the...

City joins in Two Lights for Tomorrow 250...

April 16
The city will participate in Two Lights for Tomorrow — an initiative that is part of the America...

ISP comes on as skatepark sponsor with $15K...

April 16
Brightspeed, which will contribute $15,000, has come onboard as a sponsor of the Emry Park...

HCC a qualified school for Golden LEAF...

April 15
Halifax Community College is one of the qualified institutions in the state that will benefit from...

Halifax woman faces drug counts following stop

April 15
A Halifax woman faces cocaine and other drug counts following a stop during a Monday afternoon...

Enfield man has COVID rental scheme indictment...

April 15
An Enfield man charged in a COVID rental scheme had his case dismissed, according to a criminal...

HCSO roundup: Larceny; drug charges

April 14
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office reported the following, according to Major Anzell Harris: On...

RRFD sets fourth Veterans Breakfast

April 14
What started in the truck bay of Station 1 on the avenue four years ago has now grown into an...

Two Monroe St. shootings end in no reported...

April 14
Two shootings that occurred in the 300 block of Monroe Street Sunday left no reported physical...

Weldon Mills Theatre Neal McCoy photo gallery

April 13
BarnBurner Promotions presented Muti-Palatium County artist Neal McCoy Saturday night at Weldon...

Photo gallery: The 249th anniversary of the...

April 12
The 249th signing of the Halifax Resolves is being celebrated today in Historic Halifax. The...

Roanoke Rapids City Council: Tuesday, April 15

April 11
The Roanoke Rapids City Council will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 5:30...

Invasive Alabama bass identified in Roanoke, Tar...

April 11
Alabama bass, which are invasive to North Carolina, are now in more rivers and lakes than ever...

Man charged with throwing cocaine to the ground

April 11
A Roanoke Rapids man was charged with throwing a trafficking amount of cocaine to the ground this...

Monument honoring the spirit of independence...

April 11
With America 250th banners hung from the Historic Courthouse in Halifax to the Charters of Freedom...

RR man gets 10 years for narcotics sales, weapon...

April 11
A Roanoke Rapids man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for charges related to the sale...

RRSD begins unidirectional flushing Monday

April 10
The Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District will be conducting its annual unidirectional flushing...

HCSO roundup: Sex offense; traffic enforcement

April 10
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office reported the following, according to Major Anzell Harris: On...

Boys 2 Men Youth Conference set May 3

April 10
Youth Conference 2025 sponsored by Boys 2 Men will be held at the old Garysburg Elementary School...

Former officer faces three unreasonable use of...

April 10
A former Warrenton police officer who also worked in Littleton and Roanoke Rapids has been...

Cherry named HCC commencement speaker

April 09
Roanoke Cooperative President and CEO Marshall Cherry will be the commencement speaker for the...

Drive-by leaves victim in critical condition

April 09
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drive-by shooting which occurred around 3...

HCC earns Military Friendly School Gold...

April 08
Halifax Community College announced today that it has earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly...

Updates on judicial system go beyond judges, DA

April 08
On a day in which a portion of the meeting was dedicated to hearing about the state of the...

Officials bring state of judicial system message...

April 08
In a state of the Halifax County judicial system report Monday, officials presented commissioners...

RRSD board meeting: Tuesday, April 8

April 07
The Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District Board will meet Tuesday at the business office at 5 p.m. The...

SC man faces cocaine trafficking, other counts

April 07
A South Carolina man remains in the Halifax County Detention Center after he was charged on drug...

eCourts goes live April 28

April 07
On April 28 the eCourts system goes live in Halifax and what the Administrative Office of the...

Man already on registry faces statutory sex...

April 05
A man already on the state sex offender registry was charged Wednesday with first-degree statutory...

RR man charged in Branch Ave. shooting

April 04
A Roanoke Rapids man was arrested and charged today in a March 30 shooting which left the victim...

News

RV crime roundup: Drug charges; shooting mishap; DWI

April 16
Roanoke Valley law enforcement reported the following: Drug search warrants A man with pending court dates in both district and superior was charged...
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Moses, PETA will celebrate opening of Gaston Little...

April 16

City joins in Two Lights for Tomorrow 250 initiative

April 16

ISP comes on as skatepark sponsor with $15K...

April 16

Halifax woman faces drug counts following stop

April 15

Front Page Sports

Opening night Rookie League results

April 15 Baseball 210
The Roanoke Rapids Youth Baseball Association kicked off it's Rookie League Pitch machine games Monday night. The follow are the results from Monday April 14th. Rookie league Saints (Merritt Piping)...

Neal selected to East-West soccer allstar match

April 07 Soccer 2242
The North Carolina Coaches Association has released the selections for the rosters for the 2025 East-West All Star Soccer game. Casey Neal, a senior at Roanoke Rapids High School, has been selected...

Lady Jackets soccer sitting 8-0

March 28 Soccer 546
The Roanoke Rapids High school Lady Yellow Jackets soccer team improved to 8-0 with past two wins. On March 18th at Hoyle Field, the Lady Jackets beat Northern Nash 2-0. Jackets Casey Neal earned 2...

Jackets Baseball win

March 26 Baseball 248
The RRHS Baseball teams swept a JV/Varsity doubleheader from Franklinton in exciting fashion Tuesday night. The RRHS JV and Varsity pitchers both threw no-hitters in the wins. The JV Jackets won 9-3...

Wednesday was a GOOOD Day to be a Lady Yellow Jacket

March 20 Softball 1545
The Roanoke Rapids Lady Yellow Jackets softball team improved to 7-2 Wednesday night at Goodwin Field. The Lady Jackets were victorious against the Bunn Wldcats 4-1. photos by Randy Wrenn...

Lady Vikings host softball tournament, wears pink to honor Breast Cancer

March 16 Softball 1683
The Halifax Academy Lady Vikings softball team held their annual softball tournament Saturday on Newsome Fields at Chockeyotte Park in Roanoke Rapids. The host team, Lady Vikings wore pink jerserys...

Lady Jackets sting Knights on softball diamond

March 12 Softball 1665
The Roanoke Rapids High School Lady Yellow Jackets softball team shut out Northern Nash Knights Tuesday night 15-0 at Goodwin Field. The Lady Jackets improve to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in Big East...

Roanoke Rapids baseball outlast Rocky Mount on the diamond

March 12 Baseball 1438
Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets baseball team hosted the Rocky Mount Gryphons. The Yellow Jackets beat the Gryphons 15-8 and improved to 4-0 for the season.

Lady Jackets shutout Red Rams Tuesday night

March 12 Soccer 1519
The Roanoke Rapids High School Lady Yellow Jackets soccer team improves to 5-0 for the season after win Tuesday night. The Lady Jackets hosted the Franklinton Red Rams at Hoyle field beating them...

Lady Jackets win at Brittany Willis Memorial Friday

March 10 Soccer 1615
The Roanoke Rapids High School Lady Jackets soccer team traveled to Wilson this past Friday to play in the 19th annual Brittany Willis Memorial. Eighty-five teams from across the state participated...

Lady Jackets win first three matches of season

March 10 Soccer 1460
The Roanoke Rapids High School Lady Yellow Jackets soccer team won their first three matches of the season. Match scores and stats.for first three below. February 26 RRHS 4 Princeton 2 Casey Neal 3...

Lady Jackets softball win over Red Rams photo gallery

March 05 Softball 2675
The Roanoke Rapids High School Lady Yellow Jackets advance to 2-0 with Tuesday win over Franklinton Red Rams. The Roanoke Rapids beat Franklinton 9-1 at Coach Goodwin field. Photos by Randy Wrenn...

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Obituaries

Kathryn Saunders Landen

April 16
Kathryn Saunders Landen, 76, died April 15, 2025. Retired, she was a teacher, guidance counselor, principal, and district director in Weldon City...

Roger Lee Collier

April 13

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April 13

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April 11

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February 25
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