N.C. Wesleyan College and Wake Technical Community College recently announced a new partnership allowing graduates of Wake Tech’s Associate of Applied Science degree in Health and Fitness to earn a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science degree from N.C. Wesleyan.

The comprehensive agreement…

The Epsilon Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosted its third annual "The Vision of Youth" Oratorical Contest on May 25 at St. A.M.E. Zion Church.

The contest was comprised of nine young men who either attend school in the Nash-Rocky Mount or the Edgecombe County public school…

A local lawmaker on Friday is hosting another town hall meeting in Rocky Mount.

State Rep. James Gailliard, D-Nash, is set to hear from local residents about issues that are most important to them, provide updates on actions taken by the legislature and rally support for progressive legislation.…

East Carolina was among four college baseball teams that won their NCAA regional as a host but lost when traveling in the super regional round.

Oklahoma State, ECU, Stanford and Ole Miss were the only four teams that hosted and then traveled in consecutive weekends. They all were defeated in super…

The red curtains that hung behind Darius Edmundson were symbolic. He was about to put on a show.

The Southern Nash basketball player hopped onto the stage in the school’s gymnasium, grabbed a basketball, then leapt off the platform. A camera caught it all, and he would climb up again and…

Trapped. Surrounded. No option of going back.

If this happens, prepare for symptoms which can include loss of personal space, heightened frustration levels and sometimes a racing mind.

Just ask SouthWest Edgecombe’s Jada Battle, who has dealt all of those feelings and more on the basketball…