A man is in critical condition at the local hospital after having been found shot Thursday m… Read more
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
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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
Consider this: President Trump is the one that initiated the process to having a vaccine tod… 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
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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PILOT MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — A wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park has burned 1,100 acres (445 hectares) and was about 80% contained Thursday, according to the North Carolina Forest Service.
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that a North Carolina woman deserves a prison sentence for bringing her 14-year-old child into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed on Thursday legislation that would bar officials from counting mail-in absentee ballots received after Election Day, even if their envelopes were postmarked on or before that date.
The Marine Corps demolition specialist was worried — about America, and about the civil war he feared would follow the presidential election.
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OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The superintendent of a Michigan school district says no discipline was necessary for a teen who was summoned to the office a few hours before four students were fatally shot.
Stocks were mixed in Asia on Friday after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors kept an eye on the spread of the new coronavirus variant and measures governments are taking to restrain it.
NEW YORK (AP) — The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the U.S. before the middle of this week, had been discovered in at least five states by the end of Thursday, showing yet again how mutations of the virus can circumnavigate the globe with speed and ease.
CHICAGO (AP) — The state rested its case at Jussie Smollett's trial Thursday after key testimony from two brothers who said the former “Empire" actor plotted a racist and anti-gay attack on himself in downtown Chicago and paid them to carry it out.
