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‘Nasty’: Man nabbed for indecent exposure along street in Roanoke Rapids, police say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — A man already facing an indecent exposure charge was arrested in another incident from Saturday morning along a street in Roanoke Rapids, police said Sunday. The latest incident was reported around 8 a.m. Saturday after a woman saw a man standing on the side...
Man charged with raping 14-year-old gets $500,000 bond, Halifax County deputies say
LITTLETON, N.C. (WNCN) — A man accused of raping a juvenile is in jail on Friday, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said 53-year-old Joseph Robert Liles, of Littleton, turned himself in to authorities at the sheriff’s office on Friday. They said warrants were obtained...
Roanoke Rapids man charged with rape, police say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — A Roanoke Rapids man was arrested and charged with rape on Thursday, according to police. On May 11, the Roanoke Rapids Police Department began an investigation into an alleged rape that happened in the city. Police said after speaking with the victim and collecting...
Police respond to criticism of crash during Roanoke Rapids High School senior car parade
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — Police in a North Carolina town Sunday cleared up confusion about responded to complaints about a minor crash during a car parade for high school seniors. The incident happened Sunday afternoon during the annual Roanoke Rapids High School senior parade — an event that...
Felon arrested in Sheetz parking lot after chase, drug possession, Halifax County deputies say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — A convicted felon is in jail with no bond after he led deputies on a chase and was found with several drugs, the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. At about 7:45 p.m. Thursday, deputies said they pulled over a vehicle for a...
Halifax County Commissioners reject Littleton Fire Tax increase
The Halifax County Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a proposal to increase the Littleton Fire Tax District rate from 0.0515 per $100 to .085 per $100 in valuation. According to a PowerPoint chart, 1 cent would generate $60,225 in Littleton. Board Chairman Vernon Bryant noted that Littleton’s current Fire Tax...
Mother, daughter charged with insurance fraud in Edgecombe County
TARBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — A mother and a daughter in Edgecombe County are facing insurance fraud charges, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said Friday. He said 50-year-old Sabrina Levonda Smallwood and 24-year-old Alasa Millennium Johnson, both of the same home in Tarboro, are each facing charges. Smallwood is...
Influences on my career
My career in journalism has spanned more than three decades and in that time I’ve met some characters and some people who have become friends. Lately, I’ve spent time thinking about some of those folks – some who have passed away and others who are still very much a part of my life. I remember early on in my journalism career meeting a jovial, heavyset man who was at the...
Tarboro man faces trafficking charges after late-night traffic stop
Pitt County, NC — A Tarboro man is being held on a $500,000 secured bond following a drug bust during a traffic stop on Friday, May 10. Pitt County officials stopped a vehicle around 1:00 a.m. after witnessing a violation while conducting proactive criminal enforcement in the area of I-587 and Stantonsburg Road.
Gary Cordon leads congregations in two Bertie County towns
Galvanizing direction often flows from pulpit to congregation thanks to the minister standing behind said pulpit. The word pulpit has Latin roots with meanings and connotations of a stage or platform. In the Christian tradition, pulpits were raised so that the preacher — and to a lesser extent, the choir and lay readers — could be clearly seen and heard by those gathered to receive a message meant to inspire. ...
Halifax Community College Small Business Center distributes $2,200 to local artists
On Saturday, three Halifax Community College Small Business Center students received prize money at the Acorn Center for their April 19 Pitch Your Art presentations before a three-judge panel at the same site. The judges unanimously chose Katie Sidlosky of Roanoke Rapids as the top presenter at the April gathering....
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