With a significant decrease in demand for COVID-19 testing, combined with the extensive availability of other convenient options such as at-home tests, community health departments and physician practices, ECU Health is closing its COVID-19 testing sites effective July 29.
Michael Butts, a Roanoke Rapids firefighter and the department’s fire and life safety educator, was honored by Safe Kids North Carolina for excellence in injury prevention.
Roanoke Electric Cooperative has named Danny Jobe as its director of broadband field operations and has appointed Littleton native Cynthia Vaughan to its board of directors.
Roanoke Electric’s Alton Perry has been named Forest Conservationist of the Year as the North Carolina Wildlife Federation released the names of its Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards.
A 22-year-old Roanoke Rapids man has been charged on 17 counts of felony larceny of motor vehicle parts as well as felony injury of property to obtain nonferrous metals.
