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…

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…

The more than 200 men and women in the Public Works and Water Resources Departments who build and maintain the infrastructure of the city of Rocky Mount work hard each day to keep the city moving forward.

In recognition of their efforts, the city of Rocky Mount, in conjunction with the American…

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…

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…

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…