One year ago, Nash UNC Health Care started its “Caring Canines of Nash” pet therapy program with two dogs, Elsie and Lily.

Due to its popularity and success, the program has expanded to seven registered therapy dogs and five handlers.

“Our pet therapy teams have now visited 387…

Two local airmen recently completed basic training.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Briauna J. McKnight-Sykes and U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Alexis Arrington recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

The eight-week program included…

Twelve students and staff from Edgecombe Community College and Edgecombe Early College High School recently attended the fourth annual Uplifting Black Men conference at Virginia Tech.

Hosted by Virginia Tech’s Black Male Excellence Network, the conference was held Feb. 23 and drew nearly 500…

On another rainy day in the Twin Counties where most local games were postponed due to weather, Southern Nash baseball traveled to South Garner for a 4 p.m. start and left with an 8-6 victory over the Titans. 

The victory for the Firebirds (3-6, 1-1 Big East) marked their first win streak of…

N.C. State will play its second game in a row in Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday against Harvard in the second round of the NIT.

The two-seeded Wolfpack (23-11) beat Hofstra in the tournament’s first round on Tuesday in Reynolds, while Harvard (19-11), the sixth seed, defeated Georgetown on…

DURHAM, N.C. — Tre Jones considers himself the classic tagalong little brother, always wanting a piece of whatever his big brother had.

So when Tyus Jones won a national championship for Duke — well, Tre wanted one, too.

Four years after Tyus Jones ran the point as a freshman for a…