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City manager outlines community events, introduces collegiate summer baseball team
Summary
The Roanoke Rapids city manager presented updates on a pavement study, police community engagement, parks programs and introduced a collegiate summer wood‑bat baseball team and its general manager, Jacob Dixon, for the 2026 season.
The Roanoke Rapids City Manager at the Feb. 17 council meeting summarized several community updates and introduced the new collegiate summer wood‑bat baseball team that will play in the city during the 2026 season.
The manager thanked Angel's Closet and Gilbert Portela for the $15,000 contribution to youth sports and noted the council will use the donation as intended. He said Withers and Ravenel have completed field data collection for a pavement condition index (PCI) study; after processing the contractor will prepare a methods-and-results report, hold an online deliverables meeting with staff, then present findings to council likely in late February or early March.
The manager described upcoming Police Department engagement: a scribe stats meeting on Monday, Feb. 23 (6:30–8:00 p.m.) at the former Boys and Girls Club inside the Newtown Resource Center (116 West 3rd Street) and police participation at a CTE career fair at Northwest High School on Feb. 26. Parks updates included recreation leagues and spring program registration deadlines; Emery Park's skate park is nearly finished with a Brightspeed‑sponsored ribbon cutting planned for Wednesday the 11th.
On a major item, the manager said the city "is excited to officially welcome, the Roanoke Rapids static, the collegiate summer wood bat baseball team to our community for the 2026 season." He named Jacob Dixon as the team's general manager, said games will start at the end of May and finish before August, and directed residents to roanokerapidsbaseball.com for schedule details. The manager described color choices and a name origin tied to local hydroelectric history.
Why it matters: the team adds summer family entertainment and potential economic activity; the PCI study will inform pavement maintenance priorities across the city's street network.
Clarifying details: the PCI report will be produced after field data processing; an online deliverables meeting with city staff is expected before the council presentation. The skate park ribbon cutting will involve Brightspeed as sponsor.
