A local man with a prior record is facing a list of new charges after recently having refuse… Read more
The Nash County Board of Commissioners on Monday was presented with a proposed fiscal year 2… Read more
A multilane roundabout is going to be constructed on the south side of the U.S. 64 interchan… Read more
McLane Company Inc. is well-positioned to recruit those transitioning out of the military in… Read more
Indiana-based fiber optic provider MetroNet and the City of Rocky Mount are now partners in … Read more
Police Chief Robert Hassell made clear he believes the police department has had a great par… Read more
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The Rocky Mount Academy softball team was four innings away from forcing a third game for th… Read more
It proved only fitting that the only two senior tennis players on the Rocky Mount Academy ro… Read more
Tarboro High School and Rocky Mount Academy have each produced a state champion in high scho… Read more
The third-round state 3A playoff girls soccer match between Croatan and Southern Nash, sched… Read more
In this season of firsts, Southern Nash’s girls soccer team continues to make history. Read more
It may surprise you to learn that Rocky Mount holds a unique place in NASCAR history. Better… Read more
Did you MAGA folks know that if you go to church, pay your taxes, possibly own a gun to prot… Read more
Imagine a successful small-business owner who wants to run for Congress. To jump-start his campaign, he might lend it some money. Once fundraising gets going, it can pay him back. But the law says donations arriving after Election Day may repay only $250,000 of candidate debt. If the businessman loans his campaign more than that amount, he’s taking a real financial risk. Read more
According to the latest estimate from fiscal analysts at the North Carolina General Assembly, our state government will take in about $6.2 billion more in General Fund revenue over the 2021-23 budget biennium than was originally projected last year. Read more
Last week saw one of the livelier primaries North Carolina has held in recent years. But for all the uncertainty surrounding outcomes when the polls closed, most of the highest-profile races shook out without surprises. We’re heading toward November with a slate of nominees who won what they were supposed to win and are, presumably, ready for the maelstrom that is a North Carolina general election. Here are three questions that could help determine the final results of North Carolina’s first post-Trump scrum. Read more
As a flood of foreigners poured into the United States, a critic called them “generally the most stupid sort of their own nation,” and warned darkly, “They will soon outnumber us, (and we) will not, in my opinion, be able to preserve our language, and even our government will become precarious.” Read more
Barnhill, Boddie, Day and Tolson are all household names to us. Read more
N.C. Wesleyan University’s new Corporate Adoption Program (CAP) recently wrapped up its inau… Read more
The realm of marketing is always shifting and changing, adapting to new technology and oppor… Read more
The Conetoe High School Alumni Association Inc. is gearing up for its 50/51 Milestone Celebr… Read more
United Way Tar River Region hosted our 14th Annual Community Champions’ Luncheon on April 27… Read more
Nash Community College celebrated the Class of 2022 on May 13, recognizing students for comp… Read more
Nash UNC Health Care is hosting its fourth annual Healthy Heart Fair from 4-7 p.m. on June 2… Read more
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said Tuesday he is recovering from a "minor stroke" that prompted doctors to remove a small blood clot.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations that Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn had a conflict of interest in a cryptocurrency he promoted and engaged in an improper relationship with a member of his staff, the panel said Monday.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Senate Republicans are strongly considering legislation that would expand Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults. Such legislation would mark a key step in an extraordinary turnabout by GOP members in the chamber set aga…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several state legislators won't be returning to the North Carolina General Assembly next January after primary losses, while former lawmakers had mixed results in trying to get back to the House or Senate.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Workers digging through the rubble of an apartment building in Mariupol found 200 bodies in the basement, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday, as more horrors come to light in the ruined city that has seen some of the worst suffering of the 3-month-old war.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks on Wall Street gave up more ground Tuesday amid mounting worries that persistently high inflation will dim corporate profits.
Top administrative leaders for the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in America, said Tuesday that they will release a secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse.
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Two people were dead after a shooting at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, and more than two dozen children were injured, hospital officials said. Police have said the suspected shooter is in custody.
