Monday, July 21, 2014
Taiwanese undergrad student Lian Kao was left without her sight after microscopic amoeba ate into her eyes when she left her contacts in for six months straight.
- Amid bloodshed, frenetic Gaza hospital improvises
Sunday, July 20, 2014
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – In the heart of Gaza City, as its citizens again find themselves under fire from Israeli airstrikes and artillery, the wounded and their wailing families stream into Shifa Hospital without end.
- ‘Ghost murals’ being restored across Appalachia
Saturday, July 19, 2014
HINTON, W.Va. — Coca-Cola Consolidated is working across Appalachia to restore “ghost murals.”The murals were painted on buildings more than a century ago, before radio commercials, electronic billboards or television.
- Summer camp helps kids with Tourette’s syndrome
Friday, July 18, 2014
WINDER, Ga. — Eleven-year-old Blake Desadier thought his mom was lying when she told him there were other kids like him with Tourette’s syndrome.
- Man starts fire using ‘blowtorch’ to kill spider
Thursday, July 17, 2014
SEATTLE — A man who used a can of spray paint and a lighter as a makeshift blowtorch to kill a spider in his laundry room started a blaze that caused $60,000 worth of damage, Seattle fire officials said Wednesday.
- Mother of two makes NFL cheerleading squad at age 40
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
NEW ORLEANS — She hadn’t done splits and high kicks since her cheerleading days in high school, but 40-year-old dance instructor Kriste Lewis set a lofty goal: to try out for the New Orleans Saints cheerleading squad, known as the Saintsations.
Monday, July 21, 2014
Faith Christian School has established a scholarship in memory of Nikki Clark.
- Faith Christian teacher selected for prestigious Broadway theater experience
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Danelle Cauley of Faith Christian School was one of eight outstanding educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country selected to work one-on-one with Broadway greats at the fifth annual Freddie G Broadway Experience in New York City.
- Telegram launches new app for Android users
Friday, July 18, 2014
The Rocky Mount Telegram recently launched a new app for Android phone users.
The new app is now available through the Google Play store.
- NCC prepares for fall semester
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Fall registration for returning students was held July 16-17 at Nash Community College.
- Vidant grant helps support YMCA’s Silver Sneakers program
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Harrison Family YMCA CEO Jacquelyn Price recently accepted a one-year grant in the amount of $9,000 through the Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Development Council’s Community Benefits Program.
- Herb garden supplies NCC culinary classes
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Nash Community College’s herb garden is a haven of greenery, blooms and aromas, conveniently located next to the culinary school at the front of the college campus.
Monday, July 21, 2014
A Rocky Mount man was apprehended shortly after allegedly committing a robbery on the 600 block of Arrington Avenue.
- Tarboro teens charged in Princeville shooting
Monday, July 21, 2014
Two Tarboro teenagers were arrested recently in connection with a shooting in Princeville earlier this month.
- Teenager wounded in shooting
Monday, July 21, 2014
Authorities said a Rocky Mount teenager was hospitalized following a Sunday night shooting.
- Man charged with defrauding Wal-Mart
Monday, July 21, 2014
An Enfield man was arrested Saturday night after reportedly defrauding Wal-Mart.Donny Anderson Greene, 41, was charged with felony obtaining property by false pretenses.
- Woman killed, children injured in wreck near I-95
Monday, July 21, 2014
Authorities said a woman was killed and her young children were injured in a Monday morning wreck.
- Strip club patrons arrested after parking lot fight
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Two visitors to Rocky Mount were arrested Wednesday after reportedly fighting in the parking lot of a local strip club.
Monday, July 21, 2014
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A new analysis of sea level rise concludes that billions of dollars in property and infrastructure is at risk in extreme floods expected along the coast of the Carolinas in coming years.
- N.C. pension changes near final legislative approval
Monday, July 21, 2014
RALEIGH — The General Assembly is one vote away from finalizing changes to North Carolina’s government retirement system in part to prevent the system from having to pay for some large pension spikes for high-income workers.
- McCrory judicial choice once reprimanded by N.C. Bar
Monday, July 21, 2014
RALEIGH — A new District Court judge appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday was reprimanded for professional misconduct more than a decade ago by the North Carolina State Bar.
- N.C. sales tax limit for counties reviewed by Senate
Monday, July 21, 2014
RALEIGH — Senate Republicans have retooled a proposal limiting local sales taxes in North Carolina but could still stop two large counties from putting referenda on the ballot this fall.
- Coast Guard brings in sick woman off N.C. coast
Monday, July 21, 2014
ATLANTIC BEACH — The Coast Guard has flown a woman ashore who became ill on a boat about 14 miles southwest of Atlantic Beach.
- Ocean Rescue lifeguards get a new leader
Sunday, July 20, 2014
COROLLA – Lifeguards on Currituck’s Outer Banks will have a new leader starting next month.
Monday, July 21, 2014
GREENSBORO – Florida State was an obvious choice as a favorite in one of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s divisions.In the other one, the pecking order was nowhere near that clear.
- Three down, one to go: McIlroy takes third career major
Sunday, July 20, 2014
HOYLAKE, England – Walking off the 18th green as the British Open champion, Rory McIlroy kept gazing at all the greats on golf’s oldest trophy.
- PIOTROWICZ: A farewell to the Telegram
Monday, July 21, 2014
I couldn’t wait until I could say the experience was worth it.
- ACC enjoys added exposure from FSU, Winston
Sunday, July 20, 2014
GREENSBORO – It’s been a while since the Atlantic Coast Conference entered a season with this much buzz.
- Woods says he should be on Ryder Cup team
Sunday, July 20, 2014
HOYLAKE, England – Even after his worst 72-hole finish in a major, Tiger Woods says he would pick himself for the Ryder Cup team.
- Nash Central graduate Macklin enjoying return to baseball after Tommy John surgery
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Professional baseball can be a meat-grinder for starry-eyed young men with dreams of being the next Harper or Trout.
Monday, July 21, 2014
Despite a recent Internet rumor, Golden East Crossing mall has no plans to close, officials said.
- Netflix tops 50 million subscribers as earnings soar
Monday, July 21, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix’s second-quarter earnings more than doubled as new episodes from a hit series helped the Internet video service surpass 50 million worldwide subscribers for the first time.
- CEO pushes women to seek big deals
Monday, July 21, 2014
NEW YORK – Pamela Prince-Eason isn’t letting women business owners off the hook.
- State’s jobless rate remains at 6.4 percent
Saturday, July 19, 2014
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s unemployment rate remained flat for June, as the number of people with full-time jobs slipped slightly from the prior month.
- New cafe to open downtown
Friday, July 18, 2014
Lynn Jones wants to continue to help grow downtown Rocky Mount. The transplant from Washington, D.C., is opening her new Main Street Cafe II on Monday at 116 Tarboro St.
- Microsoft's job cuts reflect change in strategy
Thursday, July 17, 2014
LOS ANGELES — Microsoft announced the biggest layoffs in its 39-year history Thursday, outlining plans to cut 18,000 jobs in a move that marked the CEO’s sharpest pivot yet away from his predecessor’s drive for the company to make its own devices.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – If you think fried chicken is a purely Southern thing, think again.The crispy goodness of this great, messy, finger food extends well beyond any American region.
- Boot camp sharpens doctors’ skills
Monday, July 21, 2014
CHICAGO – First-day jitters come with any new job but when the work involves pushing needles into strangers’ bellies, stitching up gaping wounds or even delivering babies, that debut can be especially nerve-wracking – for everyone involved.
- Skating rolls back time for couple
Sunday, July 20, 2014
It was 1972 when Glen and Sharon Griffin began seeing each other covertly at the Sky-Vue Skateland.
- Nordstrom opens door to disabled models
Friday, July 18, 2014
NEW YORK – It’s not easy to find models with disabilities in ads for the fashion and beauty industry – unless you look in the Nordstrom catalog.
- Democrats campaign on church ties
Thursday, July 17, 2014
ATLANTA – Jason Carter, former President Jimmy Carter’s grandson, stepped into the pulpit of South Columbus United Methodist Church for a Palm Sunday sermon and offered a message of Christian responsibility to the poor, with his phone in hand.
- Sapony Creek earns place in State Fair lineup
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Most of the members of Nash County-based bluegrass band Sapony Creek have been active since the 1970s but only started playing together about 14 years ago.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Telegram editorial writers weigh in on local, state and national issues.
- Tweak details, but keep film incentives
Monday, July 21, 2014
North Carolina’s incentives arrangement with major motion picture studios and television networks certainly needs some tweaking.
- High ranking on scary states list is harsh
Sunday, July 20, 2014
As much as community leaders in the Twin Counties have focused their energy on making the area more attractive to new businesses and industries, we can’t help but wonder now if we haven’t all concentrated on the wrong qualities.
- A short-term fix for a long-term problem
Saturday, July 19, 2014
The U.S. House last week passed a $10.8 billion stop-gap measure to extend transportation funding through May 2015.
- Pope closing underlines bigger issue
Friday, July 18, 2014
In a contentious decision that pitted public safety against tradition, Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education members voted this week to close O.R. Pope Elementary School.
- Common Core repeal raises questions
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
It’s hard to say exactly what the N.C. General Assembly and Gov. Pat McCrory did this week to Common Core standards in North Carolina.
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