Friday, April 19, 2019

Teacher rally prompts cancellation of classes

April 19, 2019

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools will be closed May 1 because of a teacher protest march slated to take place that day in Raleigh.

“Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools leadership has been closely monitoring the volume of potential and current call-outs for the Day of Advocacy on May 1. In…

Alternative school hosts career fair

April 18, 2019

Students at Tar River Academy looked to the future on Wednesday as they spoke with potential employers, military recruiters and college representatives during Career Day at the school.

Helping these students…

Country club in Nashville purchased

April 18, 2019

The Birchwood Country Club property is now in the hands of a locally based father-and-son construction company.

The property, approximately 120 acres southeast of downtown Nashville, was acquired by Turn-Key Contractors Inc. Jason Davis, 43, is Turn-Key's president and his father, Robbie Davis,…

Top teacher, principal honored

April 17, 2019

NASHVILLE -— Elementary school educators swept the fields Tuesday night at the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools 2019-20 Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year Awards Banquet at Rose Hill in Nashville.

The theme of this year’s banquet was “transforming lives.”…

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Senior center reopens after repairs

April 19, 2019

The Rocky Mount Senior Center reopened this week after being closed for a month because of maintenance issues.

The center’s staff welcomed back its members Tuesday during an early morning breakfast at the facility at 427 S. Church St. in downtown Rocky Mount. All classes, including those…

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Tea party supports My Sister's House

April 18, 2019

Nearly a hundred people gathered on April 7 at Benvenue Country Club for a Community Tea Party in support of My Sister’s House.

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month; teal serves as the color for awareness about the issue. Elizabeth Marshal, associate professor of…

Beehives transplanted to NCC Apiary

April 17, 2019

The Nash Community College Bee Campus committee transplanted four honey bee hives to the Nash Community College Apiary.

Nash Community College is a pollinator-friendly campus and a Bee Campus USA affiliate.

As a certified affiliate, NCC has a Campus Pollinator Habitat Plan featuring locally native,…

Camps help students explore careers in electric utility industry

April 16, 2019

Edgecombe-Martin County EMC recently completed a series of four career exploration events for high school students across their service territory.

In partnership with area schools, the camps were hosted from April 8-11. Drawing nearly 100 participants from multiple high schools, students were given…

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Teravainen, Hurricanes even series with Capitals

April 18, 2019

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes lost another forward — and won another playoff game.

“‘Next guy up’ has been the memo lately,” rookie Warren Foegele said.

Enough of them have stepped up to even their series with the Washington Capitals.

Carolina beat the…

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Prep roundup: Firebirds softball completes undefeated conference mark

April 18, 2019

The Southern Nash softball team completed an undefeated conference season on Thursday with its 2-1 victory over Franklinton on the road in a Big East Conference game.

The Firebirds (15-2, 10-0) needed to come back from a 1-0 deficit, and Kierstin Cooper found a way to do just that. Cooper’s…

Nash Central’s Johnson is singles champion

April 18, 2019

Cameron Johnson still hasn’t been beaten on the tennis court.

The Nash Central senior won the Eastern Plains Conference singles championship on Wednesday, collecting three wins in straight-set fashion. Johnston entered the tournament with a 14-0 record, and the trio of wins at the North…

Roberson signs with Hampden-Sydney tennis, 7th RMA senior to sign commitment

April 18, 2019

Tennis was one of the few sports that connected with Chuck Roberson. And for the past four years he has been chasing a goal of playing the sport in college.

The Rocky Mount Academy senior signed on Thursday to play for Hampden-Sydney College next season. Currently battling a high ankle sprain and…

Letter to the Editor: Democrats pursue investigative hypocrisy

April 19, 2019

Talk about your rank hypocrisy, there is very little precedent for the current monumental sanctimoniousness of the liberals, especially folks like Swalwell and Schiff of California, as well as all their lefty loyalists, who…

Letter to the Editor: The lie that divided America

April 16, 2019

The Mueller investigation and all the congressional investigations took place because of the lie: Donald Trump colluded with Russia.

For two plus years, Democrats and the mainstream media have sold approximately one half of…

Letter to the Editor: Beware of misinformation

April 15, 2019

I am a frequent reader of the Telegram's Letters to the Editor. I find them always interesting and enlightening because they provide an unfiltered window into the thoughts and opinions of my fellow citizens.

Over time,…