“Fantastic Little Paintings” by artist Bob Ross is set to adorn the walls of The Mims and Gr… Read moreDates announced for Bob Ross exhibit at Dunn Center
Rosa Pittman of Rocky Mount took a chance on a $10 Fast Play ticket on Thanksgiving Day and … Read moreArea woman wins lottery jackpot
Nash Community College and the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a meetin… Read moreArea officials discuss workforce development
The Walgreens pharmacy at Sunset Avenue and Buck Leonard Boulevard in the northwestern part … Read morePolice seek suspect in robbery of Walgreens at Sunset and Buck Leonard
A man with a prior record is jailed in connection with the fatal shootings of a woman and a … Read morePolice charge suspect in double homicide
A North Charleston, S.C., man is behind bars after having been caught on Nov. 28 outside a c… Read moreDeputies nab man with stolen rescue vehicle
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The song “You Need A Ride to Raleigh” by the 1970s rock band Nantucket blared out of the pre… Read moreYOU NEED A RIDE TO RALEIGH? Tarboro, Northern Nash advance to state title games
Jalil Everette and Chandler Mitchum made North East Carolina Prep School (NECP) baseball his… Read moreNECP baseball duo inks college pacts
If you know your NASCAR history you’ll find these trivia questions ridiculously easy. If you… Read morePonder this NASCAR trivia
Rocky Mount High School’s varsity basketball teams emerged with a nonconference sweep over H… Read morePrep Basketball: Gryphons sweep Hertford County; RMA splits
The Rocky Mount High School boys and the Southern Nash High School girls were the overall te… Read moreINTO THE POOL: RM Boys, Southern Nash girls win opening swim meet
One matchup features a pair of 14-0 teams who will battle it out in a heavyweight clash of t… Read morePrep Football: Knights, Vikings host Eastern Regionals
What is sure to be one of the weirder moments of the 2024 presidential campaign has just taken place before the campaign is even fully underway. Read moreByron York: Trump got played in Mar-a-Lago dinner
For the next few weeks, Washington faces a brief, and important, window of opportunity. Suspended in time between an election that’s just over and another that’s already starting, the lame duck session of Congress has a critical question to answer. Read moreSteven Roberts: Maybe a lame duck can quack
Good-bye, Dr. Fauci. You did your job while under attack from the worst sort of people. Read moreFroma Harrop: Fauci proved no good deed goes unpunished
Back when my wife and I moved to the country, many of our citified friends were alarmed. One well-meaning fellow even questioned if I’d be safe out in rural Perry County, Arkansas, given my political apostasy. (Trump won 75% of the 2020 vote there.) Read moreGene Lyons: This 'city mouse' misses the country
I want to believe that Ukrainians in time will push the Russians out of their country. We have a prime example of a nation that did just that back in the 1980s, Afghanistan. I see Ukraine being able to do the same. Read moreGary Franks: Is it time for U.S. to throw in towel for Ukraine?
I love being in the presence of smart, articulate and visionary folks, even on a rainy, unseasonably cool mid-November evening. A large crowd gathered at Wait Chapel on the campus of Wake Forest University for their acclaimed Face-to-Face lecture series. The featured speaker was noted author and NY Times foreign affairs columnist Tom Friedman. Read moreTom Campbell: Friedman's talking points make you think
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N.C. Wesleyan University’s Sigma Alpha Pi chapter of the National Society of Leadership &… Read moreN.C. Wesleyan students inducted into leadership society
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Students in Nash Community College’s Physical Therapist Assistant Club are giving back to th… Read moreNCC student club contributes to community
Edgecombe Community College and East Carolina University have joined forces to provide ECC n… Read moreECC, ECU launch new nursing program
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Two power substations in a North Carolina county were damaged by gunfire in what is being investigated as a criminal act. A spokesman for Duke Energy said at a news conference with local officials on Sunday that the damage caused the night before could take days to repair. Power was out for roughly 37,000 customers Sunday. In response, officials announced a state of emergency that included a curfew from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday. County schools will be closed Monday. Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields says authorities have not determined a motivation.
The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case that could dramatically alter voting in 2024 and beyond. A Republican-led challenge is asking the justices for a novel ruling that could significantly increase the power of state lawmakers over elections for Congress and the presidency. The court is hearing arguments Wednesday in a case from highly competitive North Carolina, where Republican efforts to draw congressional districts heavily in their favor were blocked by a Democratic majority on the state Supreme Court. The question for the justices is whether the U.S. Constitution’s provision giving state legislatures the power to make the rules about the “times, places and manner” of congressional elections cuts state courts out of the process.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — There are six days to go before Thanksgiving, so Josh Pettit’s Mooresville home isn’t yet adorned with a single Christmas decoration. But it sure looks like Santa’s been here recently.
The nation’s largest public utility is recommending replacing an aging coal burning power plant with natural gas, ignoring calls for the Tennessee Valley Authority to speed its transition to renewable energy. TVA on Friday announced the completion of its environmental impact statement for replacing the Cumberland Fossil Plant near Cumberland City, Tennessee. TVA says in a news release that solar and battery storage would be more costly and time-consuming than gas. The recommendation still needs the approval of TVA President and CEO Jeff Lyash. He has previously spoken in favor of gas. The announcement drew immediate backlash from groups that include the Center for Biological Diversity, which calls the plan “reckless.”
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California could become the first state to fine big oil companies for making too much money. The proposal is a reaction to the oil industry's supersized profits following a summer of record-high gas prices in the nation's most populous state. Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Democratic allies in the state Legislature introduced the bill on Monday. But the proposal is missing key details. It does not say how much profit is too much or how much the fine would be for oil companies exceeding it. Newsom said those details would be sorted out after negotiations with the state Legislature.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the unlikely proponent of weaponized police robots last week after supervisors approved limited use of the remote-controlled devices, addressing head-on an evolving technology that has become more widely available even…
This week the U.S. Navy and the National Park Service will host a remembrance ceremony at Pearl Harbor on the 81st anniversary of the 1941 Japanese bombing. Many call USS Arizona sailor Lou Conter and others in the nation’s dwindling pool of Pearl Harbor survivors heroes, but he rejects that characterization. The 101-year-old says the 2,403 men who died in the attack are the heroes and should be honored ahead of everybody else. Conter isn't attending the annual ceremony in Hawaii this year because his doctor says the trip from his California home would be too strenuous. He plans to watch a video stream from home, and he has recorded a message that will be played at the ceremony.
The man who shot and wounded Lady Gaga’s dog walker and stole her French bulldogs last year has taken a plea deal and was sentenced to 21 years in prison. The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office says James Howard Jackson pleaded no contest Monday to one count of attempted murder. He was one of three men and two accomplices who participated in the robbery. Authorities say the Lady Gaga connection was a coincidence. The motive was the value of the French bulldogs, a breed that can run into the thousands of dollars. Detectives do not believe the thieves knew the dogs belonged to the musician.
