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A Rocky Mount man was arrested Thursday in connection with an indictment a federal grand jur… Read more
A Nash County man with a prior record is free on bond after the county sheriff's office char… Read more
Three men are behind bars on high bonds on felony charges in connection with brutalizing a m… Read more
Three candidates in the past two days announced their intentions to launch election campaigns. Read more
Candidate filing for the 2022 elections will begin next week. Read more
North Carolina’s No. 2 elected statewide official Thursday evening urged a large gathering a… Read more
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- Three men charged with assaulting man, trying to steal his trailer
- Gunshot victim arrives at hospital after police respond to shooting
- Local drug dealer sentenced to federal prison
- Man involved in I-95 chase, crash has extensive record, other cases still pending
- Man found shot in Southeast Rocky Mount
- Man shot in Berkshire residential area
- Lawmakers approve legislation inspired by city audit
- Plan to merge city department stirs doubts
- Three candidates launch campaigns for state, federal offices
- Buck Leonard Golf Classic draws familiar faces
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The Tarboro High School football team is returning to the state championship game for the fi… Read more
There will not be a shot clock for high school basketball in North Carolina for the foreseea… Read more
Tarboro High School’s football team has won three state championships in the past four seaso… Read more
The Rocky Mount boys used a big scoring edge in jumps to claim first place in the Franklinto… Read more
The N.C. Wesleyan College women’s basketball team showed their muscle in defeating East Divi… Read more
Cold shooting, turnovers and no answer for Deontay Joseph proved to be the downfall of the N… Read more
The 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign was essentially a bidding war in which each candidate pledged to spend trillions of dollars beyond what is needed to run the country, ostensibly to rebuild the nation after the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
In 1986, The New York Times announced it would begin using the honorific “Ms.” Read more
Well, the liberals have achieved another milestone, and a quite monumental one, I might add. Read more
Two tiresome realities about being president of the United States: First, everybody blames you for things over which you have little or no control, such as the worldwide price of oil and international shipping schedules. Should there be too few electronic geegaws on store shelves to pacify American teenagers this Christmas, it will be Joe Biden’s fault. Read more
Cruel as this may sound, I’m having a hard time cringing at the internet trolls now going after noisy right-wingers who propagandized against the coronavirus vaccine and then succumbed to the deadly disease. Read more
When then-Congressman Jim Martin ran for governor in 1984, he sought to combine Reagan-era thinking about free markets with the practical approach to government he’d learned two decades earlier as commission chairman of North Carolina’s most-populous county, Mecklenburg. Read more
Back in 2019, no one could have guessed what was in store. Read more
The Alpha Omicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. recently celebrated 75 years of s… Read more
Every hometown has its heroes and over the years, Rocky Mount has produced dozens — especial… Read more
Edgecombe Community College was recently named a semifinalist for the prestigious 2023 Aspen… Read more
The Nash County Public Schools social worker team recently organized and sponsored a distric… Read more
Nolan Bailey, 16, said he chose to enroll in the Career and College Promise program at Nash … Read more
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina government officials have scheduled a Monday afternoon news conference to announce a major economic development project that likely will be construction of a Toyota electric vehicle battery factory that will employ 1,750 people.
HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — If Dick Hewitt isn’t at the end seat at the bar of his cafe, his regulars notice.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country musician Stonewall Jackson, who sang on the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and had No. 1 hits with “Waterloo” and others, died Saturday after a long battle with vascular dementia. He was 89.
PILOT MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — A wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park has burned 1,100 acres (445 hectares) and was about 80% contained Thursday, according to the North Carolina Forest Service.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilian leader of Myanmar who was ousted in a de facto coup this year, was convicted of incitement and another charge Monday and sentenced to four years in prison — in a trial widely criticized as yet a further attempt by the country’s military rulers to…
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Pope Francis ended his visit to Greece on Monday by encouraging its young people to follow their dreams and not be tempted by the consumerist “sirens” of today that promise easy pleasures.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates met Monday with Iran's hard-line president in Tehran, a major visit for the Gulf Arab federation that has long viewed the Islamic Republic as its main regional threat.
MILAN (AP) — Italy is making life more uncomfortable for unvaccinated people this holiday season, excluding them from indoor restaurants, theaters and museums starting Monday to reduce the spread of coronavirus and encourage vaccine skeptics to get their shots.
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