Nash County Manager Zee Lamb recently was honored by the Rocky Mount Elks Lodge.

In an annual observance of Flag Day, the local lodge presented Lamb with a U.S. flag at a ceremony held June 15. Officially, Flag Day is celebrated nationally on June 14 annually.

By order of the national…

Members of the Tar River Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise today and Sunday at the American Red Cross office at 326 S. Franklin St.

Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary ham radio stations in public…

Eighty-one high school seniors declared their intention to attend Edgecombe Community College this fall at ECC Signing Day held in May at Edgecombe County high schools.

Signing Day is a national initiative to celebrate students for making a commitment to higher education.

Students, parents, and…

NEW YORK — John McEnroe wants more anger in tennis.

Not the kind of racket-smashing, profanity-flying tantrums he threw as a player, when he could go from the sport’s best player to its baddest boy in the same service game.

He wants to see players get fed up that they can’t break…

OMAHA, Neb. — The matchup for the College World Series finals certainly bolsters the case for those who say the best baseball in the land is played in the Southeastern Conference.

To get to the best-of-three finals starting Monday night, LSU (52-18) beat an Oregon State team , which had the…

CROMWELL, Conn. — Jordan Spieth needed an extra hole, a little bit of luck and an amazing final shot to finish off a wire-to-wire victory in the Travelers Championship.

The two-time major champion holed out from 60 feet for birdie from a greenside bunker on the first hole of a playoff with…