Friday, February 22, 2019

Probe into officer-involved shooting continues

February 22, 2019

The investigation by state and local authorities of the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Jonathan Ramirez by Nash County law enforcement officers on Feb. 9 in Bailey continues.

“This was the first officer-involved shooting involving the Nash County Sheriff’s Office in a…

Tarboro boutique moves to new location

February 21, 2019

TARBORO — Ginger Crisp appears to have come full circle because her shop is now in a part of what was once a department store in downtown Tarboro.

Crisp in late January relocated her business, Ginger’s Boutique, into a ground-level section of the former W.S. Clark & Sons Inc. in the…

Officers involved in shooting identified

February 21, 2019

The officers involved in the Feb. 9 shooting of 28-year-old Jonathan Ramirez have been identified as Sgt John Winstead, Deputy Stan Ricks and Detective Taylor Neal of the Nash County Sheriff’s Office.

These officers followed Ramirez to the scene on the 1200 block of Maudis Road in…

APG hires new leader for newspaper group

February 21, 2019

Robin L. Quillon has been named president of Adams Publishing Group of Eastern North Carolina, effective April 1.

Quillon also will become publisher of The Daily Reflector of Greenville.

Most recently, Quillon has been CNHI senior vice president responsible for CNHI newspapers in Pennsylvania,…

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Girl Scout touts cookie program

February 22, 2019

Girl Scout Junior Cara Cotugno of Nashville Troop #611 has dedicated her time to raising awareness of Operation Cookie Drop, a community service project that brings Girl Scout Cookies to military men and women deployed away from home.

She spoke to the Rocky Mount Marine Corps League, whose members…

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Fraternity teams up with sorority to aid Bennett College

February 21, 2019

The Rocky Mount Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. teamed up with the Eastern North Carolina Chapter of Bennett College Alumnae Association during the chapter’s monthly “Kocktails and Konversations” networking event at Tap1918 at the Rocky Mount Mills, to support…

Local actors to star in rock opera

February 21, 2019

"Jesus Christ Superstar" is coming to Rocky Mount.

Local actors will bring the well-known play to the Imperial Centre this spring.

The time is right to perform the show in Rocky Mount as "Jesus Christ Superstar" continues to ride a wave of popularity following a live production of the show in…

YMCA to offer summer day camp

February 20, 2019

When school lets out, kids typically burst into summer with a zealous energy — but most parents can tell you it doesn’t take long for summer boredom to set in.

But boredom is banished at the Harrison Family YMCA, where children can have their best summer ever thanks to a variety of…

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Stage is set: Big East, Eastern Plains finals set for Friday

February 21, 2019

The Big East Conference and Eastern Plains Conference held their semifinals on Wednesday and, after an overtime game and a couple of upsets, the championship matchups are set and will begin Friday.

The Big East Conference will plays its boys’ and girls’ title games at the Rocky Mount…

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Duke has a lot to decipher before Saturday

February 21, 2019

DURHAM — The Duke Blue Devils are an unusually top-heavy basketball team, relying on four freshmen whose eyes are set on the NBA.

At the center of that system has been Zion Williamson, who, before a grade 1 right knee sprain suffered on Wednesday, was the Blue Devils’ most…

USA-South names All-Conference teams

February 21, 2019

The USA-South Conference released its All-Conference teams on Thursday, with three N.C. Wesleyan players from the men’s team being honored along with one from the women’s team.

A.J. Frye, who averaged 18 points and eight rebounds per game this season for the Bishops, was named to the…

Zion's freak injury ripples in basketball, business worlds

February 21, 2019

DURHAM, N.C. — Soon after Zion Williamson’s shoe ripped apart, Nike’s stock price took a hit.

The freak injury during one of the college basketball season’s marquee games immediately sparked debates about everything from the shoe manufacturer to insurance issues and whether…

Letter to the Editor: Who is benefitting?

February 22, 2019

Political malfeasance, bribery and corruption, misuse of public oﬃce and sexual misconduct are the expected behavior of those in power ranging from the very top position of the presidency to the lowest city oﬃcial.…

Ferrel Guillory: School day, calendar out of sync

February 21, 2019

Several local school districts have asked the General Assembly to free them from the rigid start-date and end-date of the academic year now embedded in law. They define the issue as "calendar flexibility."

What seems a…

Letter to the Editor: Letter claims patently false

February 21, 2019

The recent letter from Julia Manning saying that 30,000 scientists claim global warming is a hoax is patently false and gets a “pants on fire” rating from Politifact.org, a website that investigates claims made…