Thursday, June 20, 2019

Remains of fallen soldier to return home

June 20, 2019

The remains of a local soldier who lost his life 68½ years ago fighting in the Korean War are being returned to the American mainland today and for a time will be in the Tar Heel State.

Plans are for the casket of the late U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class William Hoover Jones to arrive by midmorning…

Opposition to pipeline continues

June 20, 2019

Rocky Mount residents are joining a chorus of statewide voices decrying the proposed interstate natural gas pipeline through Nash County.

Anna Lamb, speaking at the most recent City Council meeting, asked the council to reverse course on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a 42-inch natural gas pipeline…

Summer camp teaches acting skills

June 19, 2019

Kids role-playing, singing, dancing and interacting with other kids — this is the stuff of parents’ dreams when imagining how to fill the long days of summer vacation.

About 40 kids were making their parents proud at the Dunn Center this week and last week, as they participated in…

Mom sentenced for infant's murder

June 19, 2019

TARBORO — A 22-year-old Pinetops woman was sentenced on June 10 to between 14 and 17 years in prison in connection with the March 2016 death of her then-10-month-old daughter following a plea deal.

Chelsey Webb was charged with first-degree murder and felonious child abuse when she was…

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REACH Center hosts health fair

June 20, 2019

The REACH Center in partnership with Nash UNC Health Care, Word Tabernacle Church and Trillium recently hosted a community health and wellness fair, All Things Health.

The event, which took place at The Impact Center, aimed to promote healthy living by providing an awareness of services available…

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Eight students receive Kitty Powell scholarships

June 19, 2019

The Board of Directors of the Kitty Powell Scholarship Fund recently presented $5,250 in scholarships to members of the local bowling community.

The Kitty Powell Scholarship Fund was established in 1989 to provide educational assistance to members of the Rocky Mount bowling community. The…

Garden Club learns about the art of Bonsai trees

June 18, 2019

The Rocky Mount Garden Club held its last seasonal meeting learning about the art of Bonsai trees.

Dean Bulluck spoke to the ladies in depth about the origin, growth and design of these forms of horticultural art. Bulluck, a Triangle Bonsai Society member, developed an interest in the trees as a…

Youth ministry performs community service

June 16, 2019

The Word Tabernacle Church Youth Ministry along with neighboring churches have kicked off summer break by participating in a local program called Team252, which requires a commitment of selflessness.

Team252 is a mission experience organized by the Youth Pastors Coalition that serves the greater…

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Keefe named as new Northern Nash baseball coach

June 17, 2019

Northern Nash has a new varsity baseball coach.

Knights athletic director Joey Keefe will take over the vacant coaching position, the school announced on Monday. Keefe was named the school's athletic director in February of 2018.

Keefe will take over for Bard Collins, who led the program for the…

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Wright, Stallions return for 17th season

June 14, 2019

Sports fans in Rocky Mount won’t have to wait much longer to get that gridiron fix.

Football is coming soon.

The Carolina Stallions, the semi-professional football team in town, will open their first game of the 2019 season on July 13 on the road against the Carolina Punishers in Lumberton.…

SEC teams, hosts use their advantages

June 13, 2019

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…

All-Area: Air Darius: Southern Nash's Edmundson was team's secret weapon

June 09, 2019

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…

Letter to the Editor: Abortion laws oppress women

June 20, 2019

Historically, a patriarchal society used different forms of social control on women and their reproductive ability.

Cultural and legal means were adopted to perpetuate its continued rule. Any liberties allowed to women could…

Letter to the Editor: Event Center has unseen pitfalls

June 19, 2019

In most of the criticism of the Event Center and now the downtown hotel project, an important argument has been underappreciated: The economic impact estimates are visually impressive but ultimately meaningless.

The Event…

Letter to the Editor: Dems irrational in their hatred of Trump

June 18, 2019

Some of the more demented Democrats have announced that they are going to have a conference to highlight the fact that President Trump is mentally ill and that a woman named Dr. Bandy Lee, a psychiatrist from the Yale School…