Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Some schools remain closed, others delay opening

December 11, 2018

The threat of black ice this morning caused several schools and organizations to close or delay opening today and others to reschedule meetings.

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools also has announced that schools will be closed today for students and staff. All athletic and evening events are also…

Winter storm pummels area

December 10, 2018

Winter Storm Diego packed a punch to the Twin Counties with portions of Nash County getting up to 8 inches of snow.

Most schools in the area have announced closings and some events scheduled for today have been canceled.

City Hall and all other municipal facilities will open late at 10 a.m. Monday.…

Museum celebrates 50th anniversary

December 09, 2018

Retired physicians, local dignitaries, history buffs and representatives of East Carolina University’s Medical & Health Sciences Foundation gathered Saturday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Country Doctor Museum in Bailey.

The museum, which is billed as the oldest museum in…

Consultant issues warning about Event Center

December 08, 2018

The Rocky Mount Event Center isn't elderly-friendly, according to a community development consultant who spoke to the City Council at the venue Friday afternoon.

“You're only one slip and fall away from a $1 million lawsuit,” said James Johnson, a professor of entrepreneurship at Frank…

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Sheriff addresses Black High School Alumni Reunion

December 11, 2018

The Booker T. Washington Resource Center was the host of the 11th anniversary of the N.C. Association of Black High School Alumni Reunion.

Edgecombe County Sheriff Clee Atkinson was the keynote speaker.

“Testing, testing: 1-2-3” was how Atkinson started his presentation. He told the…

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Rocky Mount native, media personality, dies at 89

December 10, 2018

Samuel William Bland Jr., born April 14, 1929, in Rocky Mount, died Nov. 9 in Harrisonburg, Va.

He was born the son of Samuel W. Bland Sr. and Pearl Whitfield Bland and was a graduate of Rocky Mount Senior High School.

He assisted his family with the grocery store they owned, worked with the…

Novel honors life of Buck Leonard

December 09, 2018

Renowned author Douglas Quinn of the recently penned "Cornfield Boys" and illustrator Donna Higgins-Colson made a recent visit to the home place of Baseball Hall of Famer Walter "Buck" Leonard.

Inspired by the love of baseball, Quinn discovered a set of Negro League players baseball cards…

Elks celebrate 120-year anniversary

December 09, 2018

The Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World recently celebrated 120 years of charity and service to the community.

The IBPOEW organization is headquartered in Winton, N.C., and boasts a membership of over 500,000 worldwide. Leonard J. Polk currently serves as the grand exalted…

Winners of 5 of last 6, FCS hoops finding its groove

December 11, 2018 - 50 minutes ago

Still groggy from the after effects of a state title run in football, the Faith Christian boys’ basketball team to start this 2018-19 season stumbled early.

The Patriots practiced only three times before jumping into their schedule, losing their first three games.

Since, though, they’ve…

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Title game press conferences to be held Wednesday

December 11, 2018

The annual NCHSAA high school football Championship Press Conference will take place on Wednesday morning in Raleigh at N.C. State’s Carter-Finley Stadium. It has a 9:30 a.m. start time. The event, pushed back two days from its usual Monday slot, is held each week before the eight high school…

Panthers' Rivera clinging to slim playoff hopes, Saints next

December 11, 2018

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ron Rivera is clinging to the slim hope the Panthers can rebound from a five-game losing streak, beat the Saints twice in three weeks and earn a wild card spot in the NFC playoffs.

The coach understands the chances of all of that happening are remote at best.…

Commentary: Good deed for Gurley resonates more than a game ever could

December 10, 2018

No matter the outcome on Sunday night for the Los Angeles Rams — a 15-6 loss to the Chicago Bears where the Rams’ offense looked its worst all season — the week was already won for running back Todd Gurley, at least locally.

On NBC’s marquee Sunday night game, he ran the…

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Tom Campbell: Legislators try something new — cooperation

December 11, 2018

Have the Republicans running the legislature gone soft?

Their lame-duck session has been lacking the fireworks I'd expected in the last hurrah of veto-proof GOP rule. The main agenda item was voter ID. And with a newly inked…

John Trump: Two-year spat yields nothing

December 11, 2018

Here we are, two years later.

We've taken many, arduous, often tedious steps, only to return to where we began, having gone nowhere.

In late 2016, as Gov. Roy Cooper was preparing to take office, the General Assembly decided…

John Hood: It's not about urban vs. rural

December 10, 2018

How should we respond to the urban-rural divide? The question has legions of politicians, scholars, journalists and businesses scrambling for answers.

I respect their efforts. But I feel compelled to point out, respectfully,…