Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Redistricting plans panned at statewide hearings

August 23, 2017

WELDON — Speakers panned proposed legislative district maps during statewide public hearings Tuesday.

Rocky Mount resident Kim Koo, a retired doctor, said releasing the maps at the last minute the day before the hearing was done by Republican leaders to keep voters from having time to…

Eclipse provides spectacular show

August 22, 2017

Hundreds of people came out Monday to be a part of the three-hour Eclipse Viewing event at the outdoor courtyard of the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences.

A historic total solar eclipse plunged cities in the United States into complete darkness for a brief moment, while Rocky Mount and the…

Totality captivates crowds across country

August 22, 2017

GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Great American Eclipse was an awesome event in every sense of the word, especially in the path of totality.

I was able to get a front-row seat to the solar eclipse in Greenville, S.C. I viewed the eclipse with thousands of other earth inhabitants at a soccer…

Nash board approves grant for jobs project

August 22, 2017

NASHVILLE — The Nash County Board of Commissioners met Monday under cover of darkness to discuss a top secret jobs project code-named Project Dragon.

With a short break to view the Great American Eclipse, which cast the Twin Counties temporarily in twilight, commissioners voted to…

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NCC Foundation exceeds fundraising goal

August 23, 2017

When the Nash Community College Foundation Board of Directors set out to raise over $500,000 during the college’s 50th Anniversary community campaign, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Foundation Executive Director Pam Ballew thought the goal was a bit ambitious.

“Given…

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Nash Central teacher honored

August 22, 2017

Renny Taylor, the 2016-17 Nash Central High School Teacher of the Year and the 2016-2017 Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools district Teacher of the Year received yet another prestigious honor, as Taylor recently was named the 2017 North Carolina History Teacher of the Year.

The 2017 North…

Theology institute helps strengthen community ties

August 21, 2017

N.C. Wesleyan College continues to strengthen connections with the local community through its Youth Theology Institute.

After a successful inaugural year, the Youth Theology Institute returns with two weeks of residential camps. Nearly 40 teens, primarily from Eastern North Carolina, attended…

NCC sponsors mental health care training

August 20, 2017

Nash Community College recently hosted “Building and Sustaining Communities of Recovery” training on campus.

The purpose of the program was to equip mental health and addiction recovery professionals with the knowledge to build community recovery programs.

Tom Coderre, Senior Advisor…

Panthers WR Shepard says he's more than a special teams guy

August 23, 2017

CHARLOTTE — New Panthers wide receiver Russell Shepard would love to a steal a page from Steve Smith’s career playbook in Carolina.

Like Smith early on in his career, Shepard is out to shed the label of being “just a special teams guy” and emerge as a valuable receiving…

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Greenville team yet to allow a hit in Little League World Series

August 23, 2017

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — At the Little League World Series, the question now is not whether anyone can beat the team from Greenville, North Carolina.

It’s whether anyone can get a hit.

Neither Sioux Falls, South Dakota, nor Rancho Santa Margarita, California, was able to do so…

Cowboys entertain fans with first camp practice at home base

August 22, 2017

FRISCO, Texas — Jason Witten has practiced in front of thousands of Dallas Cowboys fans during training camp plenty of times in his 15 seasons.

Just never a few paces and a left turn from the locker in his home away from home — team headquarters, with the 12,000-seat stadium that serves…

Panthers could get Newton, Samuel back for next game

August 22, 2017

CHARLOTTE — Panthers coach Ron Rivera is chomping at the bit to get his full contingent of offensive players on the football field.

That might just happen this week.

Quarterback Cam Newton and wide receiver Curtis Samuel, the team’s rookie second-round draft pick, are on pace to play…

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Become obsessed with clafoutis, a custardy fruit pancake

August 23, 2017

This summer, I became obsessed with making clafoutis — big baked custardy fruit pancakes. If you look up the definition of clafoutis, it is referred to as a tart or fruit covered with flan. But, I think the taste and texture is more like a big thick crepe or custardy pancake.

Regardless, they…

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Stocks surge as banks, tech firms lead indexes higher

August 23, 2017

NEW YORK — Stocks around the world jumped on Tuesday, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 had one of its best days of the year, as markets put a shaky last couple of weeks further behind them.

Shares of technology companies and retailers helped lead the way in the United States. And with…

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Paul O'Connor: Rural areas still lack first-rate internet service

August 23, 2017

Shortly after online dating chat rooms appeared, a cartoon poked fun at the anonymity they afforded.

The caption, “On the Internet no one knows you’re a dog,” ran below a sketch of a dog at a keyboard.…

Our View: Redistricting plan doesn't smile on Nash

August 23, 2017

You can usually count on a GOP-led General Assembly to tick off the Democrats whenever it puts together new legislative districts, but who knew the Republicans would eat their own?

N.C. Rep. Jeff Collins, a three-term…

Letter to the Editor: Exercise freedom of speech, but protest peacefully

August 23, 2017

Takiyah Thompson, a member of the communist World Workers Party (according to ABC 11) was arrested for participating in the destruction and vandalism of a statue in Durham Monday night, August 15.

Far left and radical groups…