When Home Depot closed its Rocky Mount store in 2011, it was not initially on the Rev. James Gailliard’s or the Board of Directors’ radar to become the current home of The Impact Center/Word Tabernacle Church.

In 2014, the church began considering the property and eventually pursued the…

Thirteen Girl Scouts who live in the area and some of their mothers hugged and laughed and cried as they reminisced over pictures of their past together during a recent reunion in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Watkins.

They made a story book history in the 1970s. Children were different in the…

Janey Richardson, 70, of Castalia, said there is nothing more scary than feeling like you can’t breathe.

Richardson said she experiences a sense of helplessness when she is trying to take a deep breath and her body will not cooperate.

“It’s a terrible feeling and I wouldn’t…

Zach Baker didn’t play a snap of football until his sophomore year at Southern Nash.

Baker, now a senior offensive tackle, said he has always been a big kid and people would urge him to play football. He liked the team component of the game so he agreed. Baker spent his first season on the JV…

The first game of the 2019 prep football season will arrive early this year.

Tarboro and Rocky Mount High announced Wednesday that they have moved up their Week 1 matchup to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Tarboro High School.

The decision was made after taking into account weather forecasts that predict a…

Jaquan Lynch was directing the offense near the end of a recent hot and humid practice. He was wearing a bright No. 16 practice jersey, and the Rocky Mount High quarterback zipped the ball all over the field. He threw a couple quick passes, and peppered in a few deep shots.

Lynch hit every throw to…