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I mentioned a few weeks ago that I typically avoid discussing the NFL on these pages because… Read more
The N.C. Wesleyan College men’s basketball team held off their hard-charging rival Methodist… Read more
A pair of Nash-Edgecombe County high school basketball players made history on the same nigh… Read more
Rocky Mount Academy’s varsity girls pulled an upset on the road Monday night in Wilson. Read more
The N.C. Wesleyan College men’s basketball team kept their offense rolling as they posted 61… Read more
Rocky Mount Academy suffered a varsity basketball sweep at the hands of Wayne Christian Thur… Read more
North Carolina parents and students deserve options when it comes to education. Read more
Jan. 6 was the epitome of “the chickens coming home to roost.” Read more
Remote work “will hold women back,” says CNBC. Home-based employees may be deprived career advancement available to colleagues in the company office. And women, usually tasked with child care, are more likely to choose — or feel forced — to work from home. That’s why some are calling remote work “the Zoom glass ceiling.” Read more
Impeachment. Like the snowflakes that flew last week in many parts of North Carolina, that word has been in the air in the state capital of late — darting here and there in wild and erratic patterns and, ultimately, depositing a kind of icy blanket on state government. Read more
Let’s all get our minds on something to help the country and make Trump, Fox Fake News and t… Read more
When I was a fourth-grader in the segregated schools of Alabama, I was taught history from a textbook called “Know Alabama.” The book was written by a man named Frank Owsley, and it glorified slavery, deified Confederates and defended the Ku Klux Klan. Read more
The Nash Community College Foundation has wrapped up its 2021 Employee Campaign, raising ove… Read more
A Tarboro native in her sophomore year of college is the current artist on exhibit in The Pe… Read more
Cadets consisting of a combined team — the “River Rats” — from the Tar River and Pitt Greenv… Read more
The start of a new year is an ideal time to reflect on your goals and what direction you mig… Read more
As winter continues to creep in, teens in the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region… Read more
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of T… Read more
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to review a challenge to the consideration of race in college admission decisions, often known as affirmative action. With three new conservative justices on the court since its last review, the practice may be facing its greatest threat yet.
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda.
NEW YORK (AP) — André Leon Talley, a towering and highly visible figure of the fashion world who made history as a rare Black editor in an overwhelmingly white industry, has died. He was 73.
Biltmore United Methodist Church of Asheville, North Carolina, is for sale.
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Stocks gave up an early rally and turned lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street Thursday as a streak of market volatility continues.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Coast Guard said Thursday that it had found four additional bodies in its search for dozens of migrants lost at sea off Florida but that it would call off its active search for survivors at sunset if it doesn’t receive any new information.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A teenager charged with killing four students at a Michigan high school will pursue an insanity defense, his lawyers said in a notice filed Thursday as he, his parents and school officials faced a new lawsuit over the attack at Oxford High School.
Gas stoves are contributing more to global warming than previously thought because of constant tiny methane leaks while they’re off, a new study found.
