An Edgecombe County man will make his next pre-trial appearance on multiple sex crimes charges.

Thomas David Furlough, 79, of Tarboro is scheduled to appear Wednesday in N.C. District Court in Tarboro in connection to allegations that he engaged in sexual acts with a juvenile between June 2013 and…

Dr. Deborah Lamm, president of Edgecombe Community College, has received the 2017 Southern Regional Chief Executive Officer Award from the Association of Community College Trustees.

The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) is a no-profit educational organization of governing boards…

MIDDLESEX — The Middlesex Public Library will soon become the latest extension of the Braswell Memorial Library.

The Middlesex Board of Commissioners approved a contract with Braswell Memorial Library during its 7:30 p.m. meeting Monday that will see the town’s library become a branch…

The HOPE Initiative, led by the Nashville Police Department, offers access to treatment and support from Coastal Plain Hospital for drug users who are willing to seek help from the police.

In only eight months, the initiative has led to a decrease in the rate of Coastal Plain Hospital patients who…

The Harrison Family YMCA is open for enrollment into its Before and After School Care programs.

At YMCA After School, kids expand their learning beyond the classroom. Trained child care staff use a balanced curriculum with opportunities for character development, STEM activities, arts and…

The Harrison Family YMCA has been working diligently the past few years to increase the education of its cause to strengthen community and remind people of its mission, “to put Christian principles into practice to improve the quality of life in our communities with…

A fire Saturday at a Rocky Mount Mills warehouse is being investigated as an arson.

Rocky Mount police and firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire at 4:01 p.m. on the 1100 block of Falls Road, according to a report from the Rocky Mount Police Department. The fire at the former cotton…

Seven alleged gang members have been indicted on federal drug charges.

Seven alleged members of the Sex, Money, Murder (SMM) Scotland Neck-area Bloods street gang were indicted June 27 by a federal grand jury on a variety of heroin charges including conspiracy to distribute and possession with the…

A local resident is recovering from gunshot wounds today after a drive-by shooting Thursday.

Rocky Mount police responded to a report of an aggravated assault at 11:20 a.m. at a house on the 400 block of Buena Vista Avenue. They said the victim told them an unidentified car drove by minutes earlier…