Officials and organizers this afternoon stood at the former bus station where Sarah Keys Evans was arrested in 1952 for refusing to give up her seat to a White Marine to unveil a state historic marker designating her actions which led to a landmark civil rights case.
Barnburner Promotions presented 1991 Academy of Country Music’s Vocal Group of the Year, Shenandoah Friday night at The Roanoke Rapids Theatre.
The National Weather Service Raleigh bureau is predicting multiple inches of snow along and north of Interstate 85 while areas in the Sandhills, Western Coastal Plains counties and northern I-95 are expected to see freezing rain which will change to rain during the afternoon Sunday.
District courts in District 6 — Bertie, Halifax, Hertford and Northampton — will remain open under a modified plan as positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
A Henrico area man faces charges by the Emporia and Roanoke Rapids police departments after he was found in possession of a pickup stolen in the 800 block of Park Avenue this morning.
