ECU Health North Hospital has launched a new hospital-based Certified Nursing Assistant I program designed to help team members at ECU Health North, ECU Health Edgecombe, and ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan hospitals gain hands-on training, real-world experience, and the foundation needed to become a certified nursing assistant.
Incumbent Roanoke Rapids Mayor Emery Doughtie is running for re-election and faces challenges from Ephraim Brodsky and Jerry McDaniel.
Roanoke Rapids City Attorney Geoffrey Davis said he believes the next steps following a state Court of Appeals ruling over 911 funding are for the city and county to discuss "where we go from here."
Roanoke Rapids police Chief Lawrence Wiggins said in a statement released Tuesday evening that officers continue to investigate a collision that claimed the life of a teenager last week.
The National Weather Service said an Increased Fire Danger Statement has been issued for all of central North Carolina Wednesday.
