The Rocky Mount City Council will open the second of its two September meetings with an important matter for the city’s fiscal year 2017.

The city council will will consider adoption of a project ordinance that would place funds into the city’s Economic Development Fund for the…

A local distribution solutions company offering a wide range of logistics services is showing its commitment to being a trailblazer by helping to enhance the environment.

Crown Carriers Corp. of Rocky Mount, a subsidiary of Crown LSP Group, recently joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership. The…

People in Nash and Edgecombe County will put on their gloves and head out next Saturday to clean up their communities.

Rocky Mount and Tarboro residents will take part in the Big Sweep Challenge from 8 a.m. to noon. This year is the second year for the challenge.

Cornelia McGee coordinator for Keep…

People interested in showcasing their canines can have them participate in a weekend competition.

The 2016 Dog Olympics will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Riverside Veterinary Hospital at 99 Success Court in Rocky Mount. The contest categories include musical sit, cookie toss, obedience,…

Members of the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education recently received a special honor at the N.C. School Boards Association District 3 meeting in Person County. 

During the meeting, the Nash-Rocky Mount  Board of Education was presented with a 2016 N.C. School Boards Association Gold…

The Down East Partnership for Children recently received a $25,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to support its Play to Learn Project, a program designed to use fun activities like puppet shows to help children learn.

The PNC Foundation provided the funding in support of Grow Up Great, its…

Pam Ballew of Littleton has been named vice president of advancement at Nash Community College and executive director of the Nash Community College Foundation.

“Pam brings considerable experience to the position. Her energy and leadership skills will be an asset as the Foundation…

Nineteen Nash County teens are vying for the chance to be named this year's Distinguished Young Woman of Rocky Mount.

The 35th annual running of the scholarship competition starts at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Dunn Center for The Performing Arts at N.C. Wesleyan College. Advance tickets, which are…

Spurred by mass shootings in communities across the United States, Edgecombe Community College has broadened its safety training for faculty and staff on both campuses.

“We’ve always tried to have core people trained,” said Robert Whistler, coordinator of Emergency Services and…