Sunday, January 24, 2021
The Nash County Board of Education voted at a special called meeting last week to approve a … Read more
A local man is behind bars after police arrested him in connection with a recent report of s… Read more
When they were children, Samuel Battle and Tarrick Pittman played hide-and-go-seek at Unity … Read more
Saturday, January 23, 2021
A man with a prior record is behind bars in Edgecombe County after having been found in Rock… Read more
The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the Twin Counties has exceeded the 11,000 mark as… Read more
After using the same software for the past 20 years, the Tarboro Police Department will be u… Read more
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Sunday, January 24, 2021
Jada Battle needed 76 more. Read more
Friday, January 22, 2021
The N.C. Wesleyan football team played its first game on campus in October of 2019. Read more
Thursday, January 21, 2021
The NHL has postponed games for the Carolina Hurricanes through “at least” Saturday after fi… Read more
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
The Rocky Mount High girls’ basketball team didn’t waste any time in showing that it is stil… Read more
Monday, January 18, 2021
The Rocky Mount High boys’ basketball team used a lopsided third quarter to erase a halftime… Read more
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Former N.C. Wesleyan men’s basketball player A.J. Frye found himself dominating the USA Sout… Read more
Sunday, January 24, 2021
One of the worst feelings in the world is seeing someone in need and not being able to help them. Read more
As Joe Biden takes office as the nation’s 46th president, one number should be deeply disturbing to anyone who cares about the health of democracy. That number is 32: the percentage of Americans who told an ABC/Washington Post poll that Biden “did not legitimately win” the November election. The doubters include 7 of 10 Republicans and 6 of 10 self-identified conservatives. Read more
President Donald Trump is finally gone — finished and washed up in politics in a single term. Read more
President Trump is now former President Trump. With Joe Biden now President Biden, Democrats control the White House, the House and the Senate. An ambitious agenda lies ahead for the new Democratic administration. And yet there are signs that some Democrats’ obsession with Donald Trump — the condition known as Trump Derangement Syndrome, or TDS — will remain as strong, or perhaps become stronger, now that Trump has left the White House. Read more
Four years ago, Americans heard from a new president about what he was against; what the nation needed to fear and reject. Read more
Saturday, January 23, 2021
A few weeks ago, Donald Trump almost got his coup with the riots he ignited on Jan. 6 of this year. Read more
The Historic Preservation Trades program at Edgecombe Community College will offer a broad s… Read more
The Golden LEAF Scholarship application for the 2021-22 academic year is now available at CFNC.org. Read more
As Nash Community College’s minority male success initiative director and a success coach, J… Read more
Nash Community College is among 95 finalists announced by the U.S. Department of Education f… Read more
Rising 2021 high school graduates with plans to attend a four-year college or university are… Read more
The first week of 2021 has already had many ups and downs. Read more
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State AP Stories
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s governor has signed a revenue-sharing agreement with the Catawba Indian Nation that clears the way for Las Vegas-style gaming to be offered at a planned resort in Kings Mountain, officials said.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is lagging behind when it comes to tracking COVID-19 vaccinations by race and ethnicity compared to other states, according to public health data.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Sunday:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild.
SYDNEY — Australia’s medical regulator has approved use of its first coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for inoculations to begin next month. The Therapeutic Goods Administration on Monday gave provisional approval for people aged 16 and over to use the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNT…
WUHAN, China (AP) — One year after lockdown, Wuhan has long since sprung back to life — but Zhu Tao remains bunkered in his 14th-floor apartment, spending his days doomscrolling through news, playing virtual soccer on his PlayStation and feeling China is teetering on the brink of collapse.
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president was returned to office for a second term with a resounding victory Sunday in an election held amid a devastating COVID-19 surge that has made the European country the worst in the world for cases and deaths.