Students vie in balloon competition

April 23, 2019

TARBORO — Several local students celebrated Earth Day by launching balloons with scientific payloads into near space.

Students from Edgecombe Community College, Nash Community College and Hobgood Academy launched three balloons on Monday from the Tarboro campus of Edgecombe Community College…

Superintendent tapped for fellowship

April 23, 2019

Nash-Rocky Mount Superintendent Shelton Jefferies is one of 19 educators to be selected to join the newest cohort of Broad Academy fellows.

The Broad Academy, which describes itself as the nation’s most prominent professional-development program for current and aspiring urban school-system…

Scholarship fundraising drive nears end

April 21, 2019

Kevin Jones is feeling hopeful.

The Bulldog Alumni Club Scholarship fund drive is in full swing, with a little over a week to finish gathering donations for local scholarships.

“Last year we gave out 14 $1,000 scholarships, so this year our goal is to do at least one better and give out 15 or…

Teacher rally prompts cancellation of classes

April 19, 2019

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools will be closed May 1 because of a teacher protest march slated to take place that day in Raleigh.

“Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools leadership has been closely monitoring the volume of potential and current call-outs for the Day of Advocacy on May 1. In…

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Alternative school hosts career fair

April 18, 2019

Students at Tar River Academy looked to the future on Wednesday as they spoke with potential employers, military recruiters and college representatives during Career Day at the school.

Helping these students…

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Committee OKs budget for schools

April 24, 2019

NASHVILLE — The finance committee of the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education met Tuesday to approve a draft of a 2019-20 budget proposal to present to Nash County commissioners at 6 p.m. on April 30 in the Brown Auditorium at Nash Community College.

The 2019-20 $147 million proposed budget is…

Top teacher, principal honored

April 17, 2019

NASHVILLE -— Elementary school educators swept the fields Tuesday night at the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools 2019-20 Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year Awards Banquet at Rose Hill in Nashville.

The theme of this year’s banquet was “transforming lives.”…

Students learn to operate drones

April 16, 2019

TARBORO -— High school students at North East Carolina Preparatory School have the unique opportunity to study drones — also known as Unmanned Aircraft Systems — as an elective this year.

“As far as we know, North East Carolina Prep School is the only school in the state to…