Sunday, September 27, 2020
Members of the Nash County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Durham man after a high-speed chase W… Read more
While its doors were locked during the pandemic, the Edgecombe County Memorial Library conti… Read more
Back by popular demand, local Jamaican restaurant Taste of Paradise will provide food at no … Read more
Saturday, September 26, 2020
A steep rise in COVID-related deaths in Edgecombe County is related to a spate of recent out… Read more
The League of Women Voters NC has teamed up with the nonprofit group VoteEqualityUS to launc… Read more
Friday, September 25, 2020
A rabid raccoon has been found inside the town limits of Tarboro, according to a statement r… Read more
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- Nash chairman chides councilman's statement
- Edgecombe man arrested on drug-dealing charges
- Speaker blasts critics of city's black leaders
- MIgrant camp outbreak boosts COVID-19 case numbers
- Nash County never consulted about downtown hotel project
- Schools don't plan move to in-person instruction
- Edgecombe man faces child sex charges
- Six more area residents die from COVID-19
- James Edwards, Jr.
- Area residents plead for help to stop noise
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Sunday, September 27, 2020
Bikembe Kearney has held many jobs over the past four years. Read more
Friday, September 25, 2020
Concerns swirled this week about whether Saturday’s night game between N.C. State and Virgin… Read more
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
The Cincinnati Reds are pushing for a playoff spot and Brian Goodwin is in the middle of it all. Read more
The Rocky Mount Little League announced its winners of the rookie of the year awards. Read more
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
It’s safe to say that the Atlanta Falcons offense hasn’t forgotten about Todd Gurley. Read more
Friday, September 18, 2020
Southern Nash and Rocky Mount High will have some ACC football to pay attention to on Saturday. Read more
Sunday, September 27, 2020
On June 14, 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court. On Aug. 3, she was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate, with only three hardcore Republican conservatives opposing her. Read more
In a few days, we’ll know who President Trump wants to be the next Supreme Court justice. Republicans will praise her qualifications, her intellect, her judicial temperament. Democrats will oppose. There will be an opportunity for a real debate: Should the president’s nominee be confirmed to the nation’s highest court? Read more
President Trump insists on sugarcoating the public’s concern over the rise in coronavirus cases, despite the grim fact that its numbers continue going up, not down, in many states. Read more
Scientists and researchers have long failed at inclusiveness in clinical research trials. African Americans, Native Americans and Hispanic patients in particular are largely underrepresented in research into drugs and other disease treatments. Overall, African Americans make up about 13% of the population, but just 5% of clinical trials. And Hispanics fare even worse; they make up 18% of the population, but just 1% of clinical trial research, according to Clinical Research Pathways. Read more
America has lost a warrior for equality in the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Read more
Saturday, September 26, 2020
It is no secret that some whites do not want to see a hotel in downtown Rocky Mount. Read more
In 2019, my newly-engaged youngest daughter selected Aug. 15, 2020, for her wedding date, th… Read more
A local leader in education has been tapped to lead the Division of College and Career Readi… Read more
The Civil Air Patrol’s Tar River Composite Squadron recently observed the squadron’s 40th an… Read more
Looking for something to do this afternoon? The library isn’t open on Sunday, but why not ch… Read more
Edgecombe Community College’s Practical Nursing program was recently ranked No. 5 in the sta… Read more
Nash Community College recently recognized a member of its nursing faculty, Melissa Jones, a… Read more
