A local leader in the fight against an interstate natural gas pipeline through Nash County counts a recent state decision to delay approval as a victory, while utility companies contend it’s just a routine request for additional information.

“We've won a major battle, but the war goes…

The city of Rocky Mount has now implemented an automated calling system to remind customers of their utility payments.

Business manager Latasha Hall said customers will receive a call anytime their bill is past due.

“This is a courtesy reminder,” she said. “We will not…

N.C. Wesleyan College’s campus will spring to life Saturday with a special fundraising event sponsored by the Harrison Family YMCA.

The organizations have teamed up to hold a family-friendly road race dubbed the Chance For All Color Run 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run. Saturday marks the…

September is National Recovery Month and local organizations are hosting three events this week to educate the public and support people recovering from substance use disorders.

Nash Community College will host a Recovery Celebration Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the…

The Harrison Family YMCA in Rocky Mount is offering the community a 100 percent money-back guarantee for anyone who joins as a member during the month of September.

Because the YMCA is an organization known for its welcoming atmosphere with programs and services available to fit the whole…

Nash Community College recently announced the establishment of the Thomas Cliett Family Culinary Scholarship.

The endowed scholarship was established by Anne D. Cliett in memory of her husband, Thomas Cliett, to assist students in pursuit of an associate degree in culinary arts.

“We are so…

A shooting in Rocky Mount Tuesday morning sent a local teenager to the hospital.

Rocky Mount police responded to a report of shots fired just after 7 a.m. at a house on the 1300 block of Sycamore Street. They said when they arrived, they found a 17-year-old teen suffering from gunshot wounds.

The…

Three people are dead and a fourth could be on the run following a separate shooting and stabbing that happened Sunday night and Monday in Nash County.

Police responded Sunday to a report of shots fired on the 9000 block of Grover Road in Nashville and found a man identified as Brian Scott Keen Jr.,…

Two Rocky Mount teens were arrested Sunday following a traffic stop.

Members of the Rocky Mount Police Department’s Problem Oriented Response Team on routine patrol stopped an unidentified vehicle at 2:20 a.m. at the intersection of the 1600 block of Sunset Avenue and Beal Street for a…