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City council will not endorse Charter Communication’s bid to seek deregulation from the Federal Communications Commission.
City council will not endorse Charter Communication’s bid to seek deregulation from the Federal Communications Commission.
The city will begin using inmate labor by Nov. 1 after council passed a resolution allowing their use tonight.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following:
• On Saturday officers responded to Roanoke Valley Motor Sports on Julian R. Allsbrook Highway. Chief Jeff Hinton said a Yamaha generator was stolen on Oct. 8. Value of generator is $900.
• On Sunday officers responded to a report of a break-in at Java Junction on Roanoke Avenue. More than $400 in cash was taken from the office. It is unclear how entry was gained.
• On Saturday officers responded to a report of four-wheeler stolen from Smith Church Road. The chain securing the vehicle was cut and the value of the vehicle is $1,200.
• On Saturday around 9:30 a.m. officers responded to a wreck at 10th street and Park Avenue.
Ronald Grant III of Roanoke Rapids was charged with failing to decrease speed to avoid a collision. He was operating a 2008 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and collided with a 1996 Dodge driven by Annetta Sandeford of Roanoke Rapids. Grant was taken to Halifax Regional Medical Center for treatment
A local couple is facing felony charges after allegedly extorting more than $100,000 from an elderly Rich Square woman.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is looking for a man who allegedly shot into a vehicle at Creekside Court Sunday.