1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (238+ words) The Newport News Fire Department has appointed Kimberly D. Bracy, a Roanoke Rapids native, as its inaugural communications manager, a newly established leadership position that will oversee the department's strategic communications program while helping build its newly formed Community Division. In…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (148+ words) A Weldon man died following a weekend shooting at an apartment complex, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday, Major Anzell Harris said sheriff's deputies and officers with the Weldon Police Department responded to reports…...

4+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (154+ words) The Greensboro Police Department is searching for a Weldon man who was allegedly involved in a May 7 hit-and-run. According to warrants, Michael Bernard Ponton Jr. faces charges with hit-and-run — leaving the scene — and injury to personal property. Ponton lists an…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (339+ words) With its new upgraded sign alerting I-95 travelers of its upcoming show lineup, the Carolina Crossroads Music and Entertainment District is open for business. Carida Capital Group, venue developers, in partnership with BarnBurner Promotions, see this latest refinement not only as…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (127+ words) A Halifax County Detention Center officer was charged Monday with providing tobacco or vapor products to an inmate, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. The warrant alleges that Xzhavier Montre Robinson, 24, of Roanoke Rapids, provided a RAZ nicotine vaporizer…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (168+ words) A 17-year-old was charged today with aiding and abetting voluntary manslaughter in a fatal shooting that occurred March 16 in the area of Graham-Scott Road and Highway 48 in the Roanoke Rapids area, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (158+ words) A 250th Commemoration event will be held at Longview, a historic home in Garysburg on Sunday, April 26 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. At 3 p.m. attorney Larry Armstrong will lead a discussion of the December 9, 1775 Battle of Great Bridge and the role of the Halifax Militia…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (190+ words) The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously today to extend voting by one hour — to 8:30 p.m. — at Halifax County’s Littleton precinct which is Littleton United Methodist Church, at 105 E. South Main Street. The voting site for this precinct…...

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