NASHVILLE — The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education met in a special called meeting on Monday night to approve a possible restart model for Williford Elementary School, to discuss the possible loss of 13 instructional personnel and to approve a budget request to be…

With only a couple of contested races on the ballot, early voting for the May primary has been slow, according to local elections officials.

“One-Stop started (Thursday) and it was very slow,” Edgecombe County Elections Director Jerry Spruell said. “We hope that it will pick up in…

Stephen Stansbury, an independent home improvement contractor by day, was more than aware of the food delivery options in Rocky Mount.

More aptly, he was well aware of the pizza options — Pizza Hut, Dominos, Papa John’s. He didn’t notice much else, so he and wife, Heather, saw a…

The LSV Scholarship Awards Banquet will be held at 4 p.m. June 9 at Pines Chapel Church Fellowship Hall at 502 East Hamlet St. in Pinetops,

The 2018 LSV scholarship recipients will be presented scholarships valued at $1,000 each, plus an evening of celebration for the third LSV Scholarship Award…

Malinda Pennington has received Edna McGuire Boyd Scholarship from The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.

The honor society for women educators promotes excellence in education and personal and professional growth of women educators, leading in the field of graduate scholarships given to…

The Harrison Family YMCA staff leadership, Board of Directors and campaign volunteer storytellers recently kicked off the community phase of the Y’s 2018 annual support campaign to ensure that  everyone in the area has access to vital community programs and resources that support…

A 20-year-old woman was wounded by a knife on Wednesday during an altercation over a cigarette. 

The incident occurred about 8:16 a.m. Wednesday on the 1400 block of Hargrove Street. 

Cpl. Brad Summerlin of the Rocky Mount Police Department said a man and woman were arguing over a…

 A 40-year-old woman was robbed at knife point when she opened her place of business Tuesday morning.

Rocky Mount police Cpl. Brad Summerlin said the incident occurred about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday as the victim was opening the office of Holden Temporaries on the 3200 block of Zebulon Road. A…

A Michigan man has been arrested and charged with kidnapping and rape in connection with an online catfishing scheme involving a 15-year-old girl.

Tarboro police Chief Jesse Webb said in a statement Tuesday that the investigation began on March 8 after officers responded to Vidant Edgecombe…