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Good Goblin Theater Company brings new artistic ventures: Auditions set for May 19,20 in Littleton
Playwright Joshua Young and Artist Elyse Brown are thrilled to announce the Good Goblin Theater Company, a new artistic venture and non-profit designed to support rural North Carolinian communities. “We know the arts are a fundamental component of thriving rural areas,” Young said. “And we believe it’s our responsibility to...
Armed man wanted for running through people’s yards, leading agencies on chase, Scotland Neck police say
SCOTLAND NECK, N.C. (WNCN) — Investigators are looking for a man who ran through several people’s yards with a gun before leading agencies on multiple chases, according to the Scotland Neck Police Department. At about 7 p.m. Wednesday, officers said they initiated a traffic stop near 9th Street...
Three ENC counties part of group getting funds to practice youth alcohol, tobacco, drug use prevention
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the distribution of $6,250,000 to seven counties to provide youth substance use prevention within their communities. NCDHHS applied for and was awarded the funding through the U. S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, as part of its National Drug Control Strategy. North […]
Tips lead to 2 arrested for statutory sexual offense with a child, Roanoke Rapids police say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — Two men who had outstanding warrants for statutory sexual offense on the same child have been arrested, the Roanoke Rapids Police Department said Thursday. Investigators previously asked the public to help locate the two men, who they said police had been looking for since...
PHOTOS: Group steals wine coolers from Speedway gas station in Halifax County, deputies say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) – The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a group of people who deputies said stole from a retail store last month. On April 14, the sheriff’s office responded to a larceny that occurred at the Speedway gas station located on West 10th Street just outside of Roanoke Rapids. The suspects took wine coolers from the store by hiding the drinks and leaving without paying.
Two Halifax County men wanted for statutory sexual offense with a child
After an extensive investigation, which included Roanoke Rapids Graded School District School Counselors and the Halifax County Department of Social Services Child Protective Services, the Roanoke Rapids Police Department has obtained warrants for arrest on two Halifax County men for Statutory Sex Offense with a Child Less than 10 Years of Age by an Adult. Upon receiving the initial report in March of 2024, Detective J.A. Salmon utilized child sexual assault resources including forensic assistance from the ECU Health TEDI Bear Child Advocacy Center in Greenville, NC.
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