Tuesday, July 22, 2014
MOSCOW — Russian scientists say they believe a 66-yard wide crater discovered recently in far northern Siberia could be the result of changing temperatures in the region.
- Student keeps contacts in for six months, amoeba eats her eyeballs
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.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
The Board of Directors of the Kitty Powell Scholarship Fund recently presented $3,000 in scholarships to members of the bowling community.
- Faith Christian School establishes new memorial scholarship
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.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Rocky Mount police and members of the U.S. Marshal’s Eastern North Carolina Violent Fugitive Task Force recently apprehend an attempted murder suspect from Wilson.
- Police nab armed robbery suspect
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.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
WILMINGTON — Kinwan Long peeked around the living room wall in his mother’s Wilmington apartment and waited patiently until she paused during her conversation.“Excuse me, please, can I get something real quick,” the 7-year-old Wilmington boy said, his little finger extended toward the kitchen.
- Wilmington woman charged in hit and run death
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
WILMINGTON — A Wilmington woman has been arrested and charged in a weekend hit and run death.Wilmington Police Cpl.
- Governor, N.C. Senate Republicans talk about budget
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory and Senate Republicans met privately Tuesday as they sought to resolve their differences over budget adjustments supposed to be settled three weeks ago, but the gulf between elected leaders remained wide on key issues.
- N.C. counties see sales tax changes in Senate bill
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
RALEIGH — Four large North Carolina counties would see their authority to raise sales taxes scaled back under legislation passed Tuesday by a Senate panel.
- Health officials confirm chikungunya in Cabarrus
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
KANNAPOLIS — Cabarrus County health officials have confirmed the county’s first case of chikungunya, saying the patient was infected while traveling in a Caribbean country.
- Report: Higher seas mean extreme floods in S.C., N.C.
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.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Twin Counties athletes and coaches are well-represented at this week’s North Carolina East-West All-Star events in Greensboro.
- FSU, Miami picked to win ACC divisions
Monday, July 21, 2014
GREENSBORO – Florida State was an obvious choice as a favorite in one of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s divisions.
- 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.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
BEIJING — A suspect meat scandal in China engulfed Starbucks and Burger King on Tuesday and spread to Japan where McDonald’s said the Chinese supplier accused of selling expired beef and chicken had provided 20 percent of the meat for its chicken nuggets.
- Contrarian economist make case for new recession
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
NEW YORK — Just as the U.S. economy is strengthening, other countries are threatening to drag it down.
- Tax breaks OK’d for 250 IT jobs in Charlotte
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
RALEIGH — An information technology consulting company plans to create 250 jobs in Charlotte within five years as it hopes to serve the city’s big banks.
- Mall officials dispel rumors of closing
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.
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.
- End to pension ‘spiking’ worth support
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
State pensions are a perk for government workers that many of us in the private sector would long to have for ourselves.
- 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.
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