Meals on Wheels of Tarboro recently announced a gift from Patricia Daughtridge, wife of the late Glenn Daughtridge, to the charity in the establishment of the Glenn Daughtridge Endowment Fund for Meals on Wheels of Tarboro.

Glenn Daughtridge was a longtime resident of Tarboro. He was a graduate of…

Edgecombe County property owners who object to their tax bill have a final chance to appeal coming up in May.

The Board of Equalization and Review, composed of members of the Board of Commissioners, will listen to appeals, review tax records, examine documents and hear witnesses with a duty to…

People looking to make a positive environmental impact will have several opportunities to do so over the next couple of weeks, beginning Saturday with the Riverkeeper Cup Cleanup Challenge.

Keep America Beautiful of Nash and Edgceombe Counties is holding the Riverkeeper Cup Cleanup…

Edgecombe Community College’s student honor society won 13 awards at the recent Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Regional Convention.

Three students and Advisor Tamara Frank-Pourvady represented ECC’s chapter, Alpha Omega Nu, at the annual convention held March 9-11 in Myrtle Beach, SC. At…

WoodmenLife is sponsoring the “America Is…” Video Contest, which aims to get elementary school students excited about their country and show pride in their school and their community.

By sharing a 30- 60 second video on the topic “What America means to me,” students…

Roughly 200 Edgecombe County Public Schools students displayed their many and varied talents this week during the school district’s annual Artsplosion event. 

The school district hosted a Variety Fest on Monday, followed by a Choral Fest on Tuesday and Band Fest on Thursday. All of…

Just 18 seconds was all the Nash Central girls’ soccer team needed to grab a lead for good in a home Eastern Plains Conference game on Thursday against SouthWest Edgecombe.

The Bulldogs used a pair of early goals to jump ahead, then tacked on late score with less than three minutes remaining…

Tarboro baseball, hosting the Tarboro Easter Classic this week, beat its first opponent on Tuesday by a 12-2 score. The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but was moved up to a day earlier because of the threat of rain. The win came against North East Carolina Prep, and improved the…

Kalil Baker was on his way out of the building following an interview after he posed for several photos when his shoes began to squeak.

With every step, whenever his heel would touch the floor, a noise would sound from his shoe. The Rocky Mount Prep senior joked that whatever was causing the…

Vidant Women’s Care-Tarboro recently received the Mother-Baby Award for Outpatient Healthcare Clinics from the North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition.

“We’re committed to the health and well-being of Eastern North Carolina, and that extends to our smallest patients, their mothers…

Farm moms are the backbones of successful farms.

They buzz with positive energy and keep an eye on a bevy of moving parts including their families, their communities and of course, their businesses.The Farm Mom of the Year program honors the significant contributions these women make on their…

Spring has sprung. The grass has riz. I wonder where the rockfishes is? Apologies to my 12th grade English teacher, Sally Chappell, for the bad grammar and improper syntax, but I needed to get your attention to let you know it is John Cherry Rockfish Rodeo on the Tar time.

Some folks look forward…