Friday, February 15, 2019

New K-9 officer begins training

February 14, 2019

TARBORO — There is a new member of the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office, and she is the first of her kind.

Penny, a 12-week-old liver and brown bloodhound, was donated to the agency on Jan. 26 by Tim Braddy of Tarboro-based East Coast Canine and James Lockhart of Northfork Bloodhounds in…

Police seek leads in homicide

February 14, 2019

Rocky Mount police are asking for information regarding the city’s fifth homicide of the year. This time, the victim is a woman.

The Rocky Mount Communications Center received a phone call about 10:57 a.m. Wednesday from Nash County Communications asking for help in assisting EMS with an…

Teacher shortage plagues schools

February 13, 2019

NASHVILLE — As some parents in the Nash-Rocky Mount school district struggle to understand why their students are being taught by a string of substitutes in some classrooms rather than by permanent teachers, district leaders led a discussion about the difficulty of obtaining teachers during a…

Nash sheriff refutes statements by Combs, Lamb

February 13, 2019

Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone on Tuesday poked holes in recent statements made by the county manager about the local jail and Rocky Mount's mayor about supposed shenanigans at City Hall.

Stone said he wanted to set the record straight about recent comments by Nash County Manager Zee Lamb about…

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Book reading to mark Black History Month

February 15, 2019

Lenette Britt, author of “Ma B’s Lesson on Black History,” will be the focus of two local events.

She will be at a book signing today at Word Tabernacle Church and is scheduled to read at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Braswell Memorial Library.

Britt said she grew up reading Dr.…

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Teens represent Nash County as Distinguished Young Women

February 14, 2019

Four local high school seniors recently represented Nash County at the Distinguished Young Women of North Carolina program in Greensboro.

During the week leading up to the program finals, they gained invaluable interview and public speaking skills. Distinguished Young Women is a…

Nashville native completes basic training

February 13, 2019

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jamison M. Wiggins recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and…

Vidant Edgecombe receives cancer grant

February 12, 2019

Vidant Edgecombe Hospital recently received grant funding from the American Cancer Society.

Robbie Tilley and Dorothea S. Brock, health systems managers for the American Cancer Society, presented acheck for $5,000 to Betsy Collins, manager of Vidant Cancer Care-Edgecombe, Susan Suiter, vice…

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Rising Star: Tarboro native, Clippers forward Harrell uses foundation to aid area kids

February 14, 2019

Los Angeles Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell will be in Charlotte on Friday for the start of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, though he won’t be in town to play basketball.

Harrell, the Tarboro native who played basketball at North Edgecombe for three years before moving on to star at…

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Heavyweight champ Holyfield coming to Roanoke Rapids

February 14, 2019

Retired heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, along with his son, Evan, will be in Roanoke Rapids on March 2 for an event sanctioned by USA Boxing, the governing body for the sport in America.

Holyfield, who last boxed professionally in 2011, will be speaking at Roanoke Rapids Theatre about his…

Big East tourney schedule, location set

February 14, 2019

The Big East tournament for boys’ and girls’ basketball begins this Monday, and will be split between Rocky Mount High and the Rocky Mount Event Center.

On Monday, the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds will both receive byes, while the No. 3 and No. 6 seeds will play at the REMC, with the…

Funeral for Capps set for Feb. 24

February 14, 2019

The funeral for Bernie Capps will be held Feb. 24 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home on 1130 N. Winstead Avenue in Rocky Mount.

Capps, who died this past Sunday at UNC Medical Center at the age of 73, was an athletic trainer at Rocky Mount High for 42 years,…

Letter to the Editor: An exciting time for local economy

February 15, 2019

A new call center in Spring Hope; Pfizer and Cummins are growing; ABB is adding new space and jobs; Triangle Tire and Corning are about to begin major construction on their buildings; The CSX/DOT project, The Carolina…

Marc Thiessen: Sequester offers leverage for wall funds

February 14, 2019

It's official. We just had the longest government shutdown in history over nothing.

Democrats have agreed to fund $1.375 billion for 55 miles of physical barrier along the border, which is only a little more than what Trump…

Letter to the Editor: State auditor should investigate city

February 14, 2019

Tax payers are outraged by the conduct of this city government and have been for years. Our mayor angrily announces the investigative reporting by the Telegram is bad for the city. No Mr. Mayor, the conduct of our City…