Saturday, January 16, 2021
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is suggesting tips to prevent the spr… Read more
Nash and Edgecombe counties have been awarded $61,165 to supplement emergency food and shelt… Read more
A woman who saw the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. fatally struck by sniper fire on April 4, 19… Read more
Friday, January 15, 2021
Crews are doing logging work on land along River Drive adjacent to the Tar River and the Roc… Read more
The child care center at the Harrison Family YMCA will be closed for roughly 10 days after a… Read more
A second suspect has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the slaying of… Read more
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- Man charged with 2017 homicide after being arrested in recent shooting
- City vows to take action on Suddenlink complaints
- City Council to discuss transfer of Confederate monument
- Nash schools to continue remote learning
- Police find car linked to fatal hit-and-run
- Two men wounded in recent shootings
- Woman killed in hit-and-run on Hunter Hill Road
- Council scrutinizes vacancies on police force
- Ripple Effects makes waves in area
- Vaccinations increase as virus cases surge
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Saturday, January 16, 2021
Former N.C. Wesleyan men’s basketball player A.J. Frye found himself dominating the USA Sout… Read more
Thursday, January 14, 2021
The second tweak to the high school sports landscape has arrived. Read more
The Carolinas Classic All-State basketball games in 2021 have been canceled. Read more
The N.C. Wesleyan men’s basketball team isn’t shying away from talented teams this season. T… Read more
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
The basketball games between Rocky Mount Academy and Faith Christian that were scheduled for… Read more
Monday, January 11, 2021
In the first game in a month, the N.C. Wesleyan women’s basketball team suffered its first l… Read more
Friday, January 15, 2021
Twitter explained why it decided to permanently ban President Donald Trump: “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.” Read more
The “Trump Train” has derailed and crashed. The Capitol has been breached. The Democrats hav… Read more
The push to develop vaccines for COVID-19 was called Operation Warp Speed, but the delivery of two vaccines approved so far might be called Operation Hurry Up and Wait. The delay is especially pronounced in North Carolina, which late last week ranked 42nd in the nation in the percentage of its available vaccines that has been administered: 21.5 percent. Read more
COVID-19 is raging. More and more school districts are making decisions not to return students to in-class instruction until early spring; some will not return for the remainder of the school year, even though the numbers of students contracting the virus aren’t alarming. We understand the schools’ health concerns, often coupled with staffing shortages, but there are other important factors. Read more
Thursday, January 14, 2021
There is very little doubt that the left is going to use the Washington demonstration and en… Read more
It’s unfortunate that some of North Carolina’s Republican legislators were playing along with President Trump’s runaway claims of a stolen election by voting against accepting the Electoral College results on Jan. 6. It was a cynical ploy with no chance of success, but it sure did encourage the president’s base. And it fanned the flames for the deadly insurrection that occurred that day. Read more
The mission of Keep America Beautiful is “to inspire and educate people to take action every… Read more
The National Association of Social Workers North Carolina Chapter recently awarded Marbeth H… Read more
Many of us felt that 2020 lasted a long time. But now that 2021 is upon us, we can make a fr… Read more
I like to clean. I know — it weirds me out, too. Read more
College reputation and positive educational experiences matter. Nash Community College Elect… Read more
Happy New Year to you. With such a difficult 2020 for so many, we seem to all be breathing a… Read more
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WILSON, N.C. (AP) — The family of a slain Wilson man who died in a robbery four decades ago wants his unsolved case reviewed.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
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BERLIN -- Germany has carried out more than a million vaccinations as new infections and deaths remain high and officials mull whether to increase lockdown measures.
NEW YORK (AP) — While monitoring online chatter about protests at state capitols in advance of next week's presidential inauguration, the Seattle Times came across a chilling description for journalists: soft targets.
MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) — Damaged roads and bridges, power blackouts and lack of heavy equipment on Saturday hampered rescuers after a strong earthquake left at least 49 people dead and hundreds injured on Indonesia's Sulawesi island.
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party on Saturday chose Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany’s most populous state, as its new leader — sending a signal of continuity months before an election in which voters will decide who becomes the new chancellor.
