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The city of Roanoke Rapids is expected to make about $80,000 per year in gaming licenses and another $150,000 in rent revenue as a result of a new two-year leasing deal involving what used to be the Roanoke Rapids Theatre.
Roanoke Rapids' troubled theater will reopen Wednesday under a new name and with a new attraction - Internet sweepstakes.
Roanoke Rapids leaders could consider a new offer Thursday evening to sell the city's troubled music theater, which is costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year.
Roanoke Rapids is dropping its lawsuit against a Chicago businessman who has twice agreed to buy the troubled Roanoke Rapids Theatre.
The Chicago businessman who has agreed to buy the troubled Roanoke Rapids Theatre is holding off on closing the deal as he attempts to acquire surrounding property, city officials said Wednesday.
Roanoke Rapids' mayor says a decision to sell the troubled Roanoke Rapids Theatre is a good deal for the city, even though it's being sold for a third of what the city borrowed to pay for it.
The Roanoke Rapids City Council unanimously approved a deal Thursday to sell the financially floundering Roanoke Rapids Theatre for $7.1 million cash, Mayor Emery Doughtie said.
Roanoke Rapids city leaders plan to sell the troubled theater that bears the city's name to a Chicago businessman for an undisclosed cash offer.
Elizabeth Branham, president of Taymac Productions LLC said Thursday that she signed an agreement with the Roanoke Rapids City Council on Tuesday making her the operator.
Roanoke Rapids has approved an agreement for temporary management to take over the town's troubled theater.
Mayor Emery Doughtie of Roanoke Rapids said the city council on Tuesday authorized the city manager to prepare a contract for Neste Event Marketing to take over the Roanoke Rapids Theatre.
Roanoke Rapids will regain control of a troubled multimillion-dollar music theater on Wednesday morning, following an order issued Tuesday by a Superior Court judge.
Roanoke Rapids is taking legal action to get rid of the tenant of the city's troubled multimillion-dollar music theater.
Roanoke Rapids is taking legal action to get rid of the tenant of the city's troubled multimillion-dollar music theater.
City officials are backing an effort to remove a neighborhood from Roanoke Rapids jurisdiction because residents can't afford the property taxes associated with a nearby entertainment district.
The mayor of Roanoke Rapids says the troubled theater planned to help boost the local economy is once again the city's responsibility, but residents shouldn't expect to pay any more for it.
The Roanoke Rapids City Council voted Monday to end its contract with the owner of its troubled music theater because of late lease payments.
A Chicago businessman and the City of Roanoke Rapids agreed to reduced debt payments Friday for the performing arts center there.
The Chicago businessman who agreed last year to take over the troubled Roanoke Rapids Theatre has missed two lease payments, as the music theater continues to be a drag on the city's finances.
Three politicians involved in the decision to open a music theater in Roanoke Rapids lost in landslide elections Tuesday.
The minutes document the council’s split with one-time owner Randy Parton and the city’s deal with the theatre’s new owner Chicago businessman Lafayette Gatling.
The city on Monday signed over the $21.5 million theater to Chicago businessman Lafayette Gatling under a $12.5 million lease-buy agreement.
Roanoke Rapids will furlough all its employees to help close a $664,000 budget shortfall, according to a statement issued by Mayor Drewery Beale Friday.
In October, the city approved the sale of the troubled Roanoke Rapids Theatre for $12.5 million to Chicago businessman Lafayette Gatling.
More than 1,300 people packed the hall of the Roanoke Rapids Theatre for a Christmas performance Thursday night, filling the troubled entertainment venue to near capacity.
The man who has bought the Roanoke Rapids Theatre – once run by country star Dolly Parton's brother – says he can turn the struggling entertainment complex around. And he's willing to invest millions in the effort.
A Chicago businessman has gotten a green light to buy the troubled Roanoke Rapids Theater once run by country star Dolly Parton's brother.
The city of Roanoke Rapids may soon be out of the theater business, but the terms are far from ideal, Mayor Drewery Beale said Friday.
Roanoke Rapids officials plan to travel to Chicago next week to meet with a businessman interested in buying the former Randy Parton Theatre.
City officials confirm they have spoken with Chicago businessman Lafayette Gatling about purchasing its embattled music theater.
A Roanoke Rapids taxpayer has filed a lawsuit against the brother of country music star Dolly Parton and others involved in an embattled theater project.
Rick Watson, an industry recruiter instrumental in helping bring what once was the Randy Parton Theatre to Roanoke Rapids has been served with a federal subpoena.
For over a week, the curtain has been closed at the Roanoke Rapids Theatre.
Roanoke Rapids officials have approved a 5-cent increase to the local tax rate, in part because of financial difficulties at a music theater formerly operated by country music singer Randy Parton.
Rick Watson says the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law's lawsuit against him and country entertainer Randy Parton is politically motivated.
A conservative non-profit group said it would file papers against Parton, his company and regional economic development offices, but not Roanoke Rapids.
Roanoke Rapids officials have approved a five-cent increase to the local tax rate, in part because of financial difficulties at a music theater formerly operated by country music singer Randy Parton.
Roanoke Rapids is considering a 3-cent property tax rate increase to help make up for money lost on the former Randy Parton Theatre.
Gilmore Entertainment, out of Myrtle Beach, S.C., will assume responsibilities of management, show production, ticketing and operations of the $21.5 million, 1,500-seat entertainment complex.
The Roanoke Rapids Theatre lost more than $1 million in the first three months of this year, including the costs of buying singer Randy Parton out of his performance and management contract.
The music's still playing at the former Randy Parton Theatre, despite eight months of turmoil and two management changes.
The Roanoke Rapids City Council on Friday agreed to pay Randy Parton almost $547,000 to buy out his contract to perform at and manage a local music theater that once was named for him.
The former management firm of the Roanoke Rapids Theatre on Tuesday released more details of a letter of intent between the company and the city.
Boston-based UGL Unicco is terminating its contract immediately because, it says, the city did not pay it more than $100,000.
A decision to end negotiations with the firm that replaced Randy Parton has led to a city leader's resigning and questions about the troubled project's future.
Federal investigators who handled the political corruption investigation of former state House Speaker Jim Black are looking into the taxpayer-funded deal that brought Randy Parton to Roanoke Rapids.
After months of criticism surrounding the theater that once bore his name, Randy Parton defended himself and said he didn't blame anyone for the project's failures.
The Carolina Crossroads project, next to the Roanoke Rapids Theatre, broke ground Wednesday. City leaders hope retail development will help attract more visitors to the theater.
The venue once known as the Randy Parton Theatre is celebrating its first sellout performance. The theater has more than a dozen new acts booked through May, and there are plans to host local talent competitions.
There are new concerns about the land that surrounds the Roanoke Rapids Theatre. Randy Parton is gone and so is his name, so now the theater and the surrounding area must look for new ways to draw tourists.
The Randy Parton Theatre is just a memory – not the building, but the name. The Roanoke Rapids City Council voted Tuesday night to change the theater's name to the Roanoke Rapids Theatre.
A gubernatorial candidate has been drawn into the funding debate over the Randy Parton Theatre in Roanoke Rapids.
The Roanoke Rapids City Council held a closed-door meeting for over an hour Tuesday night to discuss Parton's contract and announced the hiring of an attorney to represent them in the dispute
Country music star Dolly Parton came to the defense of her brother Tuesday, saying he is being used as a scapegoat for problems at his namesake theater in Roanoke Rapids.
Roanoke Rapids officials said Friday they want the namesake of the Randy Parton Theatre gone and that he "won't be performing indefinitely."
The show went on Thursday night at the Randy Parton Theatre – but without its namesake headliner. WRAL's Beau Minnick got an exclusive interview with the singer -- after he was asked to leave.
Roanoke Rapids city officials released financial records Thursday showing how Randy Parton spent part of his $3 million reserve fund, which taxpayers supplied for the Randy Parton Theatre.
A new management group hired a Louisiana native with on-the-ground experience in North Carolina to be general manager of the troubled Randy Parton Theatre.
City council members shared their concerns Thursday night about the new contract between the city of Roanoke Rapids and Randy Parton.
The public is getting the first look at the new contract between the city of Roanoke Rapids and the Randy Parton Theatre. Some folks are already asking why the city is absorbing some of Parton's debt.
The Roanoke Rapids City Council voted Tuesday night to hire a new management company for the Randy Parton Theatre. The city borrowed $21.5 million to build the 1,500-seat complex, which Parton had managed.
The Roanoke Rapids city council could release its new contract with the Randy Parton Theatre at its meeting Tuesday night, if the contract is finished.
For the first time, a city official in Roanoke Rapids has spoken out against how the city has handled its contract negotiations with the Randy Parton Theatre.
The Roanoke Rapids City Council wants to negotiate a revised contract for the Randy Parton Theatre. The city borrowed about $21 million to help build the theater.
Roanoke Rapids officials say attendance figures at the newly opened Randy Parton Theatre are less than they expected on their $21 million investment.
Roanoke Rapids is counting on the brother of country music superstar Dolly Parton and the theater in his name to build an entertainment destination.
Randy Parton will open his theater July 26 with a music variety show, the theater announced Thursday.
Public money brought the Randy Parton Theater to Roanoke Rapids, but the promise of a picture-postcard entertainment destination is the source of great excitement and some skepticism.
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