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Halifax County drug dealer sent to federal prison
Raleigh —Katoe Harris Sr. also known as Big Katoe, was sentenced in federal court in Raleigh on April 17 for the following charges:. Possession with Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Cocaine Base (Crack) Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. These charges stemmed from...
Mother, boyfriend get probation in deaths of two children
A local couple recently avoided prison sentences for the deaths of two children nearly two years ago in the Southeast Rocky Mount area. The children — a 1-year-old girl and her 3-month-old brother — died after their mother and her boyfriend left them in a car with the engine and heater on during a cool morning on April 23, 2022. Zharia Noel and Ahmene Butler, both 23, pleaded guilty to...
Halifax County Sheriff’s Office seeks information on location of suspect
On April 16th, 2024 Agents of the Halifax Regional Drug and Gang Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant for room 243 at the Quality Inn in Roanoke Rapids. The target of the investigation, Kenneth Lamont Lassiter, 52 of Roanoke Rapids was not at the room upon the execution of the search warrant.
Local man, 34, receives life sentence for 2021 fatal shooting
A local man was sentenced to serve life in prison after an N.C. Superior Court jury in Edgecombe County recently found him guilty of first-degree murder. Darryel Hill, 34, stood trial last week for the fatal shooting of another man more than three years ago in Rocky Mount. Hill on Friday was processed in at Central Prison in Raleigh to begin serving his life sentence, according to N.C. Public Safety...
Greenville man arrested after high-speed chase, illegal gun found in vehicle
EDGECOMBE COUNTY — A man was arrested and charged with multiple crimes after law enforcement pulled him over for driving faster than 80 miles per hour on Highway 64 Bypass in Edgecombe County. It happened on Apr. 16, 2024 and the driver eventually reached speeds of more than 100...
Nash Community College could be free for you
North Carolina has a new scholarship for students attending community college that would potentially make attending Nash Community College free. The Next NC Scholarship takes federal and state dollars to offer up to $3,000 for eligible full-time community college students in a university transfer or Career and Technical Education program. (The scholarship is prorated for part-time students.) Full-time students can receive up to $5,000 if they are attending a public university in the state. ...
Women accused in illegal check scheme in Rocky Mount turn themselves in to police
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) – Two women who police said illegally cashed out checks from an adult day care center in Rocky Mount have turned themselves in. The Rocky Mount Police Department said Wednesday that 37-year-old Christine Hartsfield and 33-year-old Tanya Bayne were apprehended by authorities. On April 12,...
Goose Nest Festival slated for May
On May 18 Goose Nest Festival T-shirt collectors will have the opportunity to add a third garment to their collection as Goose Net Festival Founder and Chair Vonetta Porter and her team of volunteers transform the tiny town of Oak City into a metropolis. Last year, over 2,000 festival-goers converged on the one-square mile town of 260 residents to watch the morning parade and partake in the day’s festivities. While this year’s festival is expected to top that, there will not be a parade. ...
Princeville documentary hits streaming on Earth Day
An award-winning documentary that explores woes wreaked by water in one of eastern North Carolina’s most historic towns is set to hit television and streaming platforms on Monday. “Freedom Hill,” a documentary about the flooding of Princeville, will be available to stream on PBS Plus, the WORLD YouTube Channel and Black Public Media’s YouTube Channel beginning at 8 p.m. April 22. Princeville is the first American town incorporated by freed slaves. ...
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