The Rocky Mount City Council on Monday will discuss the next phase of the Downtown Community Facility project during its 4 p.m. meeting.

The council will take the next step in developing the Downtown Community Facility project when it takes up the topic of a Limited Notice to Proceed with…

The recently struck down state voter ID law is either racially motivated or common sense depending on who you ask.

Of course, the chairmen of the local major political parties don’t agree on the matter.

Experiences in Nash County indicate there is a problem with voter fraud at the polls, said…

Police are asking for the public’s help in investigating a shooting that happened Tuesday night in Rocky Mount.

Brian Anthony Strickland, 17, of Raleigh was shot by an unknown assailant Tuesday night on the 100 block of Boyd Court. Police said Strickland did not see who shot him and that his…

In 1985, gasoline was about a dollar a gallon, Blockbuster Video opened its first store, New Coke hit the market, and the Edgecombe Community College Foundation held its first golf tournament fundraiser.

Today, gas prices have doubled or more, video stores are kaput, and New Coke is ancient history.…

Paisley A. Cloyd of Rocky Mount High School recently attended a program held at the N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching, which provides professional development programming for the state’s teachers.

Increasing teacher effectiveness is fundamental to improving public education.…

A group of Martin Millennium Academy students attended the 20th annual National Junior Beta Club Convention held earlier this summer in New Orleans, La.

At the convention, more than 14,000 third- through eighth-grade students from across the country were able to showcase their talents and…

Rocky Mount police are asking for the public's help in investigating a case of arson that happened early Wednesday morning.

Police said a 1997 Dodge Ram and a 2014 Kia Optima LX were set on fire just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. Police said the Kia sustained $18,000 in damage and the Ram sustained $9,…

Rocky Mount police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Friday morning.

Police responded to a call just before 3 a.m. at a home on Crabapple Lane involving a reported accidental shooting. When they arrived, they found Melvin Augusta Harper, 59, of Rocky Mount, with a gunshot…

Three Edgecombe County men have been arrested in connection with a pair of incidents that happened late last month and two others are still being sought.

Radarius Moody, 20, and Rodrikus Dozier, 17, both of Princeville, were arrested Sunday in Princeville in connection with a robbery that took…