Sunday, July 21, 2019

Area actor, filmmaker to appear at festival

July 21, 2019

A 1998 Tarboro High School graduate will be performing this month in front of thousands of attendees at this year’s National Black Theater Festival in Winston-Salem.

“Performing at the festival is an extreme honor,” said Jamal Farrar, a modern-day Renaissance man who acts in…

Lunar landing still touches lives

July 20, 2019

Fifty years ago today man first touched the moon, and the effect of the lunar landing has echoed through the decades since.

Some folks in the Twin Counties reflected this week on the effect that man’s mission to the moon has had on their lives.

John Todd is one of the leaders of the Tar River…

Pilot wins cross-country airplane race

July 19, 2019

When one hears or sees the name Bulluck in the Rocky Mount area, the local Chevrolet dealership family immediately comes to mind.

One of the family members, Corbi Bulluck, is an aviator. Make that now a national award-winning aviator.

Bulluck, who once was a regional commercial airline pilot and a…

ECC offers summer farmers market

July 18, 2019

Edgecombe Community College officials are trying to make sure that students, staff members and the local community have better access to fresh fruits and vegetables by offering a farmers market on their college campuses during alternate weeks this summer.

Though the college is hoping to attract…

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OIC Golden Year Celebration

Bowling for Unity

Summer Reading Kickoff Party

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Charm Night Out

Father's Day Brunch

Classics on the Common

Special Populations Summer Formal

Alpha Phi Alpha Gala

Juneteenth Community Empowerment Festival

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ECC students win gold at Skills USA nationals

July 20, 2019

For the fourth year in a row, Edgecombe Community College students brought home gold from the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held last week in Louisville, Kentucky.

The conference is the world’s largest showcase of skilled trades. The highlight of the conference was the…

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O'Neal joins NCC Board of Trustees

July 19, 2019

Gov. Roy Cooper appointed Laura S. O’Neal to serve a four-year term on the Nash Community College Board of Trustees effective July 1.

O’Neal, of Rocky Mount, served the community for 42 years as an employee of the Nash County Department of Social Services. During her tenure, she…

Garden club awards scholarship

July 18, 2019

Ta’Jerick Jones, a student at Edgecombe Community College, recently joined the ladies of the Rocky Mount Garden Club for their annual luncheon at The Main Course.

The club awards a scholarship each year during their luncheon.

Jones was chosen as this year’s recipient of the scholarship.…

NCC Foundation wraps up campaign

July 17, 2019

The Nash Community College Foundation Board of Directors completed a successful community campaign which began in March and ran through June.

Led by the NCC Foundation’s volunteer board, the annual campaign raises funds to support deserving students seeking help with their educational…

Sports

N.C. State's Doeren excited about Southern Nash's Knight, other young RBs

July 18, 2019

The N.C. State offense will look decidedly different this season, and coach Dave Doeren isn’t tipping his hand as to what that means for this team’s play style.

Gone is Ryan Finley, who threw for the sixth-most passing yards in the country last season while guiding the Wolfpack to a 9-4…

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Southern Nash's Jones commits to Gardner Webb

July 11, 2019

As if taking a page out of Michael Jordan’s Basketball Hall of Fame speech, Southern Nash rising senior AJ Jones made a point to recognize the “haters” on Wednesday when he announced his college commitment on twitter.

After all, Jones had dealt with criticism and doubt throughout…

N.C. Wesleyan soccer coach talks World Cup experience

July 11, 2019

N.C. Wesleyan women’s soccer coach Beverly Biancur was 4,000 miles away from home when the group chat she’s in with some of her former players started to heat up.

For some context, Biancur and the Bishops took a training trip to Italy a couple years ago where they played against AS Roma…

Rocky Mount's Kearney hooks on with Winston-Salem State

July 02, 2019

There’s still more football to be played for Bikembe Kearney.

Kearney, a 2015 Rocky Mount High graduate and former UNC Pembroke defensive back, recently hooked on with Division II Winston-Salem State where he will play his final year of college eligibility.

Kearney redshirted his freshman…

Letter to the Editor: Trump making nothing 'great'

July 21, 2019

If what is going on in this country today is an example of making America great again then we are all up a creek without a paddle.

This country is going downhill faster than a roller coaster and there is nothing great about…

Letter to the Editor: Robbery won't deter local business owner

July 20, 2019

Business ownership is one of the hallmarks of American society. From my days as a budding entrepreneur to now, I have always established legal businesses — whether daycares, radio stations, a newspaper, television…