Iluka Resources announced its plans Sunday to undertake a study to expand its surface mining operation into Halifax County. The company which began mining in Florida in the 1970s, is the second largest producer of titanium minerals and the world’s largest producer of zircon.
Roanoke Rapids police are investigating the afternoon robbery of the Tenth Street Blue Flame which occurred shortly after 5 today.
City council today considered several items related to Saturday’s tornado, including letting the Employment Security Commission, whose building was destroyed, temporarily use the police substation at the Neighborhood Resource Center on Jackson Street.
Jacob Davis will spend five years on probation for a series of break-ins last year, including Stanley White Presbyterian Church.
Tony Maurice Gorham will spend the rest of his life in prison without the chance for parole following a plea agreement announced in Halifax County Superior Court this morning.
