Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Moore family awards annual student honors

May 22, 2019

Reminiscent of Santa Claus, James Moore returns to Rocky Mount about this time every year with a sack full of trophies to distribute to good boys and girls at two local schools.

The Moore family has been giving out the awards at Baskerville Elementary for the past 15 years and recently began…

Produce stand begins new season

May 21, 2019

A longtime street-side fruits and vegetables vendor is back again for 2019, with his location being just off the intersection of North Wesleyan and Sutters Creek boulevards.

Elma Farmer, 81, owns and operates Farmer’s Produce.

Farmer has been setting up in the Rocky Mount area every warm-…

Annual Happening offers fun for all

May 20, 2019

TARBORO — Ask anyone attending the Happening on the Common why they come to the annual arts, crafts, food and music event and the sense of community pride comes up.

"It's always fun to come see your neighbors and friends — and see new people who are here and everything that's going on…

Health officials stress importance of measles vaccinations

May 20, 2019

The state Department of Health and Human Resources is encouraging people to take preventative measures against the spread of measles and reminding everyone that vaccination is the best way to protect themselves and their loved ones from the disease,

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

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NCC ceremony bids farewell to graduates

May 22, 2019

Nash Community College celebrated curriculum commencement Friday, recognizing 555 students for completion of 680 degrees, diplomas and certificates at the college’s 51st annual graduation ceremony.

State Sen. Rick Horner, R-Nash, delivered the keynote address at the ceremony in Brown…

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Local Garden Club members attend regional meeting

May 21, 2019

The South Atlantic Region of North Carolina Garden Club Inc. recently hosted its Annual Meeting in Greenville.

The Rocky Mount Garden Club and Englewood Garden Club participated in hosting this year’s “Welcome to Our Tea Party”, with the other club members in District 12. After…

Hospice nursing assistant brightens days for patients, families

May 20, 2019

Tacitha Grant, also known as “KiKi,” says she knows she was meant to spend time being a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with hospice patients.

Grant, a CNAII with Nash Health Care Hospice and Palliative Care, watched her grandmother die in 2011 and saw first-hand the care and help her…

Enfield to sponsor annual Fishing Creek Paddle

May 19, 2019

Get in a summer frame of mind by participating in a meandering journey down Fishing Creek through soulful countryside.

The ninth annual Enfield Fishing Creek Paddle will take place on June 1. Registration for the paddle begins at 8 a.m. at Bellamy Mill in Enfield, a landmark on the National…

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Rocky Mount Prep's Booth secures program's first state track title

May 21, 2019

Terence Booth Jr. wanted a shirt from the state track meet.

Not just any shirt, but the pink one. The one that wasn’t for sale.

“I wanted the shirt that money can’t buy,” the Rocky Mount Prep junior said. “You can’t buy it, you have to win it. They only give it…

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Tarboro's McDaniels wins two state track titles

May 20, 2019

Tarboro junior Kimani McDaniels was named the Most Outstanding Athlete at this past weekend’s NCHSAA Class 1-A state track and field meet.

McDaniels won a pair of individual events, finishing first in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. McDaniels finished the 100 in 10.88 seconds, and completed…

SWE honors Hudson twins at banquet

May 20, 2019

SouthWest Edgecombe honored a pair of former basketball standouts at its athletic banquet on Monday.

Former Cougars players Dominique Hudson and Monique Hudson were inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame at a ceremony in the SWE cafeteria. The two were on SWE’s girls’ basketball…

RMA softball season ends one step away from title game

May 18, 2019

The Rocky Mount Academy softball team suffered its second loss in as many days as its season came to an end on Saturday in the semifinals of the NCISAA 2-A playoffs.

The Eagles lost, 3-0, to Halifax Academy.

The teams were playing for a berth in the state championship game against Freedom Christian…

Letter to the Editor: Our character is our destiny

May 21, 2019

This paper, like most others, receives many letters expressing opinions on our president. That is not surprising; all presidents garner great attention. However, this one, more than any in my memory, seems to crave constant…

Letter to the Editor: Reparations a creation of academia

May 20, 2019

Do you feel guilty because descendants of Southern slavery have not received reparation payments?

If so, it's probably because Ivy League New Yorkers with a Bronx perspective of the universe are busy rewriting history novels…

Letter to the Editor: Freedom depends on personal restraint

May 19, 2019

Maybe people are studying our Constitution again.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the…