Mayor Emery Doughtie was elected in November 2009 and is currently serving his first term as Mayor of Roanoke Rapids. Before beginning his term on the Roanoke Rapids City Council, he served 3 years on the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District Board and 15 years on the Board of Education of the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District. Mayor Doughtie is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones Investments and is also the owner of Doughtie, Inc.