The City of Rocky Mount’s proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023 calls for an emphasis on … Read more
The City of Rocky Mount’s proposed operating budget for the fiscal year 2023 is slightly mor… Read more
Although he had some disagreement with Nash County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robbie Da… Read more
A family cemetery containing a memorial to a Revolutionary War patriot along with seven unma… Read more
Supporters of the Edgecombe County Animal Shelter are hopeful the proposed new shelter will … Read more
A local man with a prior record is facing a list of new charges after recently having refuse… Read more
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Rocky Mount High School honored its student-athletes at its annual athletic awards program e… Read more
SouthWest Edgecombe High School inducted four new members to its Hall of Fame last week. Read more
Tarboro High School and Rocky Mount Academy have each produced a state champion in high scho… Read more
The Rocky Mount Academy softball team was four innings away from forcing a third game for th… Read more
It proved only fitting that the only two senior tennis players on the Rocky Mount Academy ro… Read more
The third-round state 3A playoff girls soccer match between Croatan and Southern Nash, sched… Read more
As the world shifts its focus towards mourning the victims of senseless violence directed at racial and religious minorities, we should recognize that the Supreme Court actually has an opportunity to show the world where America really stands on racial diversity and race relations. Read more
The foreign policies of the current administration have prompted a British commentator to ca… Read more
Decades ago, America’s wealthy backed a Republican establishment that believed in fiscal conservatism, anti-communism, and constitutional democracy. But today’s billionaire class is pushing a radically anti-democratic agenda for America — backing Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen, calling for restrictions on voting, and even questioning the value of democracy. Read more
In February 1952, a few years before I was born, my mother was wheeling my older sister in her pram along a street in suburban London. A window cleaner called to her from his ladder: “Have you heard? The King is dead!” Read more
Did you MAGA folks know that if you go to church, pay your taxes, possibly own a gun to prot… Read more
Imagine a successful small-business owner who wants to run for Congress. To jump-start his campaign, he might lend it some money. Once fundraising gets going, it can pay him back. But the law says donations arriving after Election Day may repay only $250,000 of candidate debt. If the businessman loans his campaign more than that amount, he’s taking a real financial risk. Read more
As Edgecombe Community College students continue to navigate online learning and resources, … Read more
N.C. Wesleyan University’s new Corporate Adoption Program (CAP) recently wrapped up its inau… Read more
The Conetoe High School Alumni Association Inc. is gearing up for its 50/51 Milestone Celebr… Read more
United Way Tar River Region hosted our 14th Annual Community Champions’ Luncheon on April 27… Read more
Nash Community College celebrated the Class of 2022 on May 13, recognizing students for comp… Read more
Nash UNC Health Care is hosting its fourth annual Healthy Heart Fair from 4-7 p.m. on June 2… Read more
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein left a Raleigh hospital on Wednesday after being treated earlier this week for what he called a “minor stroke.”
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina government's most powerful Republican elected official threw his weight fully behind Medicaid expansion Wednesday, raising the stakes for an issue lingering in state politics for a decade that could result in hundreds of thousands of low-income adults gett…
The families of four people — including three teens — who died in a February plane crash off the North Carolina coast are suing the companies that owned the plane and employed the pilot, who also died. The suit claims the pilot failed to properly fly the single-engine plane in weather condit…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said Tuesday he is recovering from a "minor stroke" that prompted doctors to remove a small blood clot.
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UVALDE, Texas (AP) — One student was an avid runner, so fast she swept the races at field day. Another was learning football plays from his grandfather. One girl sensed something was wrong and wanted to skip school.
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Surrounded by fellow Republicans on a high school stage, Gov. Greg Abbott was wrapping up his opening remarks about the killing of school children and teachers in Uvalde, Texas, when Beto O'Rourke strode forward from his seat in the audience.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the nation marked 1 million deaths from COVID-19 last week, the milestone was bookended by mass shootings that killed people simply living their lives: grocery shopping, going to church, or attending the fourth grade. The number, once unthinkable, is now an irrever…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to about 12 1/2 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving child pornography.
