Candidate filing for the 2022 elections began in earnest at noon on Monday. Read more
NASHVILLE — The first SantaFest celebration at the Nash County Cooperative Extension office … Read more
Three men are behind bars on high bonds on felony charges in connection with brutalizing a m… Read more
A Nash County man with a prior record is free on bond after the county sheriff’s office char… Read more
A Rocky Mount man was arrested Thursday in connection with an indictment a federal grand jur… Read more
Three candidates in the past two days announced their intentions to launch election campaigns. Read more
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- Three men charged with assaulting man, trying to steal his trailer
- Local drug dealer sentenced to federal prison
- Man involved in I-95 chase, crash has extensive record, other cases still pending
- Man found shot in Southeast Rocky Mount
- Lawmakers approve legislation inspired by city audit
- Three candidates launch campaigns for state, federal offices
- Buck Leonard Golf Classic draws familiar faces
- Feds charge local man with selling firearms to convicted felons
- Fraternity chapter celebrates 75th anniversary
- City to host series of holiday events
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The Northern Nash varsity boys basketball tem fared considerably better on offense despite l… Read more
The N.C. Wesleyan College men’s basketball team muscled their way past an undersized squad i… Read more
The N.C. Wesleyan College women’s basketball team fell short at home against new conference … Read more
The Tarboro High School football team is returning to the state championship game for the fi… Read more
There will not be a shot clock for high school basketball in North Carolina for the foreseea… Read more
There will not be a shot clock for high school basketball in North Carolina for the foreseea… Read more
Can I let you in on a not-so-little secret? The Democrats in Washington don’t really mean it. The Republicans don’t, either. Read more
“I’m going to be saving lives, and they’re going to be lying.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci Read more
Dr. Mandy Cohen’s five-year tenure in North Carolina public service as state Secretary of Health and Human Services comes to an end. Read more
The 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign was essentially a bidding war in which each candidate pledged to spend trillions of dollars beyond what is needed to run the country, ostensibly to rebuild the nation after the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
In 1986, The New York Times announced it would begin using the honorific “Ms.” Read more
Well, the liberals have achieved another milestone, and a quite monumental one, I might add. Read more
Ethan Harrell, 14, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout through a leadership of service p… Read more
Back in 2019, no one could have guessed what was in store. Read more
The Alpha Omicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. recently celebrated 75 years of s… Read more
Every hometown has its heroes and over the years, Rocky Mount has produced dozens — especial… Read more
Edgecombe Community College was recently named a semifinalist for the prestigious 2023 Aspen… Read more
The Nash County Public Schools social worker team recently organized and sponsored a distric… Read more
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department said Monday it is ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The start of North Carolina candidate filing for U.S. House and legislative seats was blocked on Monday by an appeals court panel — only to be restored hours later when most Court of Appeals judges agreed they wanted to decide whether a longer filing delay was warranted.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina government officials have scheduled a Monday afternoon news conference to announce a major economic development project that likely will be construction of a Toyota electric vehicle battery factory that will employ 1,750 people.
HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — If Dick Hewitt isn’t at the end seat at the bar of his cafe, his regulars notice.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks advanced Wednesday in Asia after another broad rally on Wall Street as investors wagered that the new variant of the COVID-19 virus won’t pose a big threat to the economy.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday that Australia will join the U.S. in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns.
BEIJING (AP) — China accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit on Tuesday after the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns.
St. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Normally giving food to wild animals is considered off limits, but the dire situation in Florida with more than 1,000 manatees dying from starvation due to manmade pollution is leading officials to consider an unprecedented feeding plan.
