For the third week in a row, the number of new Nash County COVID-19 cases reported to the st… Read more
The Rocky Mount Lions Club’s 2021 firefighter and police officer of the year each received s… Read more
A more in-depth conversation about a possible loop road extending around the southeastern si… Read more
The City of Rocky Mount’s proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023 calls for an emphasis on … Read more
The City of Rocky Mount’s proposed operating budget for the fiscal year 2023 is slightly mor… Read more
Although he had some disagreement with Nash County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robbie Da… Read more
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“It was not meant to be.” Read more
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Rocky Mount High School honored its student-athletes at its annual athletic awards program e… Read more
SouthWest Edgecombe High School inducted four new members to its Hall of Fame last week. Read more
Tarboro High School and Rocky Mount Academy have each produced a state champion in high scho… Read more
The Rocky Mount Academy softball team was four innings away from forcing a third game for th… Read more
Once again you have citizens losing their lives needlessly because some right-wing nut job p… Read more
On May 24, Fox News blasted a headline, “New York City subway crime up 58% so far compared to 2021; Hunt for gunman in unprovoked shooting intensifies.” Read more
Democrats are fighting over the Biden Administration’s antidumping investigation of Chinese solar manufacturers, and it’s a revealing brawl. Progressives want cheap and abundant green energy that boosts U.S. manufacturing, but they’re discovering they can’t have it all. Read more
As most voters have shown they understand, Gov. Roy Cooper has been one of the best governors in modern North Carolina history. He’s a skilled lawyer, pragmatic politician and a caring and committed progressive who believes in human rights and building a fairer and more equitable and sustainable society. Read more
As the world shifts its focus towards mourning the victims of senseless violence directed at racial and religious minorities, we should recognize that the Supreme Court actually has an opportunity to show the world where America really stands on racial diversity and race relations. Read more
The foreign policies of the current administration have prompted a British commentator to ca… Read more
Edgecombe County Public Schools Superintendent Valerie Bridges told Edgecombe Community Coll… Read more
As Edgecombe Community College students continue to navigate online learning and resources, … Read more
N.C. Wesleyan University’s new Corporate Adoption Program (CAP) recently wrapped up its inau… 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
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A decade ago, Pat McCrory was king in North Carolina's Republican Party. The former Charlotte mayor became the first GOP governor in two decades when he won in 2012 by 11 percentage points.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein left a Raleigh hospital on Wednesday after being treated earlier this week for what he called a “minor stroke.”
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina government's most powerful Republican elected official threw his weight fully behind Medicaid expansion Wednesday, raising the stakes for an issue lingering in state politics for a decade that could result in hundreds of thousands of low-income adults gett…
The families of four people — including three teens — who died in a February plane crash off the North Carolina coast are suing the companies that owned the plane and employed the pilot, who also died. The suit claims the pilot failed to properly fly the single-engine plane in weather condit…
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National & World AP Stories
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A decade ago, Pat McCrory was king in North Carolina's Republican Party. The former Charlotte mayor became the first GOP governor in two decades when he won in 2012 by 11 percentage points.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority on Thursday said its investigation into the shooting death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh proves she was deliberately killed by Israeli forces.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York state’s civil investigation into his business practices, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors said Thursday they have charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men.