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    Roanoke Rapids (/ˈroʊəˌnoʊk/) is a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,754 at the 2010 census. It is the principal...
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    (to the south). The Roanoke River State Trail is a paddle trail which follows the lower portion of the river, from Roanoke Rapids to the Albemarle Sound...
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    The Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids Combined Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties...
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  • sister. Parton is also known for the theater that once bore his name in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. In 2007, he signed a deal worth over $1.5 million yearly...
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  • coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Roanoke Rapids Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-117 NORAD ID: Z-117) was a United States...
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    Roanoke Rapids High School is a public high school in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. Roanoke Rapids High School opened in 1921. It was the brainchild...
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    Roanoke Rapids Historic District is a national historic district located at Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina. It encompasses 1,130 contributing...
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  • The Roanoke Rapids Jays were a Coastal Plain League baseball team based in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA that existed from 1947 to 1952. They were...
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  • Roanoke County, Virginia Roanoke, West Virginia Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Randolph, Virginia, formerly called Roanoke Roanoke tribe, a Carolina Algonquian-speaking...
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    Northampton County, North Carolina (category Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina micropolitan area)
    County is part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC Combined Statistical...
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    Lake Gaston (category Roanoke River)
    to more than 150,000 residents. The nearest towns are Littleton and Roanoke Rapids in North Carolina, and Clarksville and South Hill in Virginia. The lake...
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    Halifax County, North Carolina (category Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina micropolitan area)
    County is part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC Combined Statistical...
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    The Roanoke Rapids, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in North...
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    serves the cities of Lumberton, Fayetteville, Wilson, Rocky Mount, and Roanoke Rapids. The route goes through a mostly rural area of the state, avoiding most...
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    Kinston, Elizabeth City, Greenville, Henderson, Kitty Hawk, New Bern, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Morehead City, Warrenton and Wilson. The area code was...
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  • The Roanoke Rapids Graded School District (RRGSD) is a school district headquartered in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. Recognizing the serious need for...
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  • Crystal Lee Sutton (category People from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina)
    related to her being fired from her job at the J.P. Stevens plant in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, on May 30, 1973, for "insubordination" after she copied...
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  • Carolina, in the Roanoke Rapids market. WTRG is owned by John Byrne, through licensee Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC in Roanoke Rapids. This station was...
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  • Picture: Rose Stradner Is Cast Opposite Star in Film". Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina: Roanoke Rapids Herald, November 11, 1937, p. 4. Eyman p.316 "Columbia...
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  • Crossroads is a 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) planned entertainment development near Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina located near the intersection of I-95 and US 158. The...
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  • published Tuesday through Friday afternoons and Sunday mornings. The weekly Roanoke Rapids Herald was founded in 1914 by editor and publisher J.T. Stainback. From...
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    belting technique and wide vocal range. Chris Daughtry was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina on December 26, 1979, and raised in Lasker, North Carolina...
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  • for 10 days over stalled contract negotiations. The firm acquired the Roanoke Rapids kraft paper mill from International Paper in January 2007. In July 2008...
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    Scotland Neck, North Carolina (category Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina micropolitan area)
    to the 2010 census, the town population was 2,059. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Hoffman-Bowers-Josey-Riddick...
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    George Grizzard (category People from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina)
    Award and a Tony Award, among other accolades. Grizzard was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina and raised in Washington, DC. He once told an interviewer...
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    Littleton, North Carolina (category Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina micropolitan area)
    States. The population was 674 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. Littleton was named after...
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    2023. Rocky Mount is also an anchor city of the Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of...
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  • United States. The community is 11 miles (18 km) west-northwest of Roanoke Rapids. Henrico has a post office with ZIP code 27842. U.S. Geological Survey...
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    Weldon, North Carolina (category Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina micropolitan area)
    part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 1752, Daniel Weldon purchased 1,273 acres of land on the Roanoke River. His...
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    Roanoke Canal is a historic canal located near Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina. It was built as part of the Roanoke Navigation System and...
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