Rocky Mount is in a state of emergency until 10 a.m. Monday. Read more
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ROCKY MOUNT — William Peace University’s men’s basketball team had no answer for Isaiah Lewi… Read more
North Edgecombe varsity boys basketball team outscored Tarboro in every quarter to defeat th… Read more
Members of the Rocky Mount High School indoor track team earned top-four finishes during Wed… Read more
Full disclosure, I am writing this Tuesday morning. That’s important because North Carolina … Read more
ROCKY MOUNT — The Northern Nash varsity girls basketball team recorded its second-highest po… Read more
The Rocky Mount junior varsity basketball teams came up with a sweep over Northern Nash in B… Read more
I don't know about you, but both as a participant and a spectator, I have always looked to sports as a refuge. A refuge from what? Well, what have you got? Work, politics, public controversy, pretty much everything this column is normally about. Read more
There have been several letters over the past few months that opine on the events that took … Read more
It’s hard to know which is more messed up these days — air transportation, or the Biden Administration. As another case in point, consider the clash between airlines and wireless carriers over 5G. Read more
After a COVID-19 driven timeout last year, March for Life returns this year to Washington, D.C., for the 49th year, noting the anniversary of and support to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision of Jan. 22, 1973. This began the era of legal abortion in the USA. Read more
I haven’t felt the need of late to respond to leftist letters printed in the Telegram as one… Read more
It’s disappointing that the three-judge panel examining the redistricting maps drawn by the Republican-led legislature to guide North Carolina elections has decided to let them stand. This was the verdict last week following a lawsuit filed by three good-government groups, the N.C. League of Conservation Voters, the National Redistricting Foundation and the North Carolina chapter of Common Cause. Read more
The start of a new year is an ideal time to reflect on your goals and what direction you mig… Read more
As winter continues to creep in, teens in the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region… Read more
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of T… Read more
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NEW YORK (AP) — André Leon Talley, a towering and highly visible figure of the fashion world who made history as a rare Black editor in an overwhelmingly white industry, has died. He was 73.
Biltmore United Methodist Church of Asheville, North Carolina, is for sale.
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Gaston County pets in need of shelter against harsh wintertime weather can now get some help.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Two witnesses told police that a man shot by an off-duty North Carolina deputy jumped onto the hood of the deputy's truck, videos released Friday show.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected a British claim that Russia was seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration, and that former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev was being considered as a potential candidate.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy announced Sunday it seized a boat in the Gulf of Oman carrying fertilizer used to make explosives that was caught last year smuggling weapons to Yemen. The British royal navy said it confiscated 1,041 kilograms (2,295 pounds) of illegal drugs …
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Heavy gunfire rang out at a military base in Burkina Faso's capital early Sunday, prompting fears that a coup attempt was underway after weeks of growing frustration with the government's handling of the Islamic insurgency wracking the country.
BEIJING (AP) — People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents were ordered Sunday to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics.
