Edgecombe honors principal of year

October 16, 2019

Edgecombe County Public Schools recently named Lauren Lampron, principal of W.A. Patillo Middle School, as the district’s 2019-20 Principal of the Year.

Valerie Bridges, superintendent of Edgecombe County Public Schools, said Lampron exemplifies the qualities needed in a good principal.…

School districts celebrate principals

October 14, 2019

Local school districts are celebrating the important contributions principals bring to the school district and the community.

Hugh Scott, principal of Southern Nash High School, also serves as the president of the Nash-Rocky Mount Principal and Assistant Principal Association, which is an affiliate…

School closing studies set to proceed

October 12, 2019

NASHVILLE — The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education earlier this week unanimously approved the recommendation to conduct a School Closing Study for Cedar Grove Elementary School, Red Oak Elementary School and Swift Creek Elementary School as prescribed by North Carolina law.

The…

Tarboro school placed on soft lockdown

October 08, 2019

North East Carolina Prep School officials placed the school on a soft lockdown Monday morning after live rounds of ammunition were found on campus.

“They found .22-caliber rounds in the parking lot, so they went into soft lockdown,” said Tarboro Chief of Police Jesse Webb.

An email sent…

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School supports young shooting victim

October 04, 2019

Nashville Elementary School students wore hats to school Thursday to show their support for a wounded schoolmate who was shot last month during a drive-by shooting.

Students at the school were encouraged to wear a hat and pay $1 for the privilege, though a donation was not required as a part of the…

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School chief input presented

October 13, 2019

NASHVILLE — As the search for a new superintendent for Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools continues, the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education has been gathering input from community stakeholders about the qualities they desire in the next district leader.

At a workshop meeting Monday, attorney…

Principals oppose moving graduations

October 10, 2019

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education heard this week from high school principals about the question of whether graduation ceremonies should be moved to the Rocky Mount Event Center to allow more people to attend — and the answer was a resounding “no.”

Dr. Mark Cockrell, chief…

School district finds funds to repay county

October 08, 2019

NASHVILLE — In an apparently miraculous turn of events, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools suddenly has found enough money to pay off the $800,000 advanced to it by the Nash County Board of Commissioners at the end of the last fiscal year.

In May, the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education voted to…