NASHVILLE — Almost 50 Nash County Sheriff's Office employees were recognized during the agency's annual awards ceremony Wednesday at the Claude Mayo Jr. Administration Building in Nashville.

This year marks only the third time the agency has held the ceremony since the current leadership…

N.C. Wesleyan College is offering a new course on pet care to the community through an online partnership.

The course, entitled “First Aid For Dogs And Cats” is a 24-hour, instructor-led online course that covers medications, proper dosages and common pet illnesses and injuries,…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will close its Edgecombe County Disaster Recovery Center next week.

The agency announced Wednesday the center at the Edgecombe County Health Department at 3003 North Main St. in Tarboro will close at 6 p.m. Feb. 2. 

Agency officials…

The city’s First Friday series of events will continue next week at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences.

The centre will host the monthly event from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 3, featuring live music, a planetarium and laser show and the No Shame open mic night.

The First Friday…

Edgecombe Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa honor society chapter focused on helping children in one of their primary service projects last semester.

The Alpha Omega Nu chapter, which has about 50 student members, collaborated with Mattress Firm in Rocky Mount on projects for the Mattress…

Out of concern for the victims of Hurricane Matthew, members of Nashville Chapter #332 of the Order of the Eastern Star recently donated $500 to the local Salvation Army to help meet the needs of those in surrounding communities who loss so much.

“None of our members were affected…

Rocky Mount police are on the hunt for clues in a recent break-in at a local resident’s home that resulted in the theft of $500 worth of electronics.

Officers responded to a report of a residential break-in at 10:10 a.m. Monday at a house on the 100 block of Parrish Court. The…

Rocky Mount police are investigating a vehicle break-in after someone broke into a local resident’s car Thursday night.

Officers responded to a report of a larceny from a vehicle Friday at 9:08 a.m. at a house on the 3200 block of Greystone Drive. The victim told police the vehicle was secure…

A recently reported motor vehicle theft, a vehicle fire and other crimes potentially have been solved after two men were arrested early Friday evening by Tarboro police.

Tarboro police and the Tarboro Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle fire at 6 p.m. Friday in the area of…