After experiencing a slight uptick in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nash and Edg… Read more
A man with an extensive prior record recently was arrested for having multiple firearms at h… Read more
Holidays can be bright with lights and cheer, but they can also be painful after a loss. Read more
The local man involved in the Nov. 19 wreck at the Interstate 95 interchange at Gold Rock af… Read more
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Over the past year, people from across the country have almost completed a dollar-for-dollar… Read more
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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 Rocky Mount Academy varsity basketball teams emerged with a sweep in nonconference play … Read more
Major Leaguer Brian Goodwin is giving back to the community that raised him. Read more
Northern Nash’s boys and Rocky Mount’s girls emerged the winners in an indoor track meet, th… Read more
The season is only three games old, but the Rocky Mount High School girls basketball team ha… Read more
The conviction of Ahmad Arbery’s killers gave us new hope, but we still have a long road to … Read more
These are, by any fair estimation, divided times in our country. Especially since the onset of the pandemic, the level of venom and bitterness that’s gripped millions of Americans is a sometimes-frightening phenomenon to behold. Read more
For nearly 50 years, the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling has protected a woman’s right to an abortion. It also protected many politicians’ careers. Lawmakers who opposed abortion knew that as long as abortion remained available, pro-choice voters wouldn’t care much about their positions on the matter. Read more
There’s yet another coronavirus variant out there that could pose a new threat. Read more
According to a Department of Justice report, 74 percent of MS-13 defendants in custody are h… Read more
To the delight of high school biology teachers everywhere, messenger RNA is having a moment. Read more
Nolan Bailey, 16, said he chose to enroll in the Career and College Promise program at Nash … Read more
The Turning Point Workforce Development Board has approved local implementation of a health … Read more
N.C. Wesleyan College recently welcomed Joselyn Blount to its Office of Adult Studies team. Read more
The Downtown Enfield Restoration and Preservation Association is sponsoring the eighth Chris… Read more
The pandemic changed the holiday retail environment last year with many Rocky Mount business… Read more
Edgecombe Community College recently announced its Student Ambassadors for 2021-22 Read more
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The Marine Corps demolition specialist was worried — about America, and about the civil war he feared would follow the presidential election.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Robin Hudson announced on Wednesday that she won't seek reelection next year, citing mandatory age limits that would significantly curtail her service if she won.
PILOT MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — A wildfire at North Carolina's Pilot Mountain State Park had grown to more than 1,000 acres (400 hectares) by Tuesday afternoon, twice its size of a day earlier, authoritiess said.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Dr. Mandy Cohen, the head of North Carolina's health department and face of regular updates on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the state for two years, is stepping down from her post, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday.
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Stocks rose broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday as investors continue to monitor the spread of the new coronavirus variant as well as measures that the U.S. and other governments are taking to restrain it.
CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett’s legal team Thursday will seek to dent the credibility of a star state witness who the day before testified that the former “Empire” actor recruited him and his brother to stage a racist, homophobic attack on Smollett.
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teenager accused of killing four students at a Michigan school were summoned to discuss his behavior just a few hours before the violence, a sheriff said.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back five times was charged Thursday with murder in an encounter that led to racial justice protests, yet is still largely unexplained and involved no body camera or dash cam footage.
