Roanoke Rapids News

Shallotte town administrator Paul Sabiston has accepted a job as the city manager in Roanoke Rapids, a city of about 16,500 people, after nearly five years on the job.

Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee committed to building on and strengthening the historic grassroots network created during the Obama campaign and helping to advance the President's agenda, has announced it will embark upon a statewide listening tour in North Carolina.

Smoke is seen across Ocracoke Island, N.C. Saturday, July 4, 2009 after a truckload of fireworks exploded on a remote island dock, killing one worker and injuring others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said.

" For an 84-year-old Seaboard woman and her two granddaughters, Life Alert perhaps saved their lives.

By Amanda VanDerBroek Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald Published Thursday, July 2, 2009 GASTON a ' An arrest has been made in a weekend shooting that left a woman injured here.

The first time Russell Buxton III brought his wife, JoAnn, to the thousand or so acres that would one day be Cary's Lochmere development, he carried a metal detector in his hand.

With a decidedly in-state flavor to the class of 2010 to date, the Blue Devils appear to be looking to continue the theme.

A going away party turns deadly with the death of a teenager, who officials say drowned in a pool.

Joshua Lindell Rouse is in jail this morning, being held without the chance of bond, in the cutting and stabbing murder of his boss, Sandy Denise Riedel.

Craven Concerts has set its schedule for its 26th season and, to honor New Bern's 300th anniversary, it has added an extra show to its normal five-concert schedule.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 13:43 Categories: Bingo An unidentified black male has robbed a Roanoke Rapids bingo hall of some stale food.

According to the Halifax County Sheriff's Office, 32-year-old Tongia Northington Lynch of Roanoke Rapids and her husband intended to sell fake shoes and purses.

I was talking to the beloved Mal Vincent recently and he was telling me about a former minor league team in North Carolina called the Roanoke Rapids Jays .

Rescuers had to use a N.C. National Guard helicopter to bring an injured man out of rugged terrain in Linville Gorge Friday afternoon.

Hey, read the rules! A man is recovering in the hospital and another man behind bars following a shooting in the parking lot of a gentlemens club in Halifax County.

Artist Biography: Daughtry By Stephen Thomas Erlewine Bo Bice proved that American Idol could have a rocker as a finalist, but Chris Daughtry proved that the show could generate a successful rocker outside the context of the show.

" It's a place where one eastern North Carolina tradition meets another. - Carolina-style barbecue and beach music will join forces on Saturday, May 23 as the St.

We have heard this before, but the new Heritage Museum and Welcome Center is close to opening.

For the past few years, CMS has had a truancy court, where a district judge has volunteered time to work with struggling families.