A former supervisor with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office is scheduled to go on trial for ch… Read more
Nash County deputies with help from Rocky Mount police confiscated heroin, opioid pills, fir… Read more
One of four men recently indicted for a federal firearms-related offense had been arrested o… Read more
Sizzling Southern soul food, a sausage-cooking competition for bragging rights and free food… Read more
Registration is now open for archery, pottery, adult painting and a police and fire camp in … Read more
A Rocky Mount man is in critical condition at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville after … Read more
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WINTERVILLE – Two lingering questions remained after the second game of the Little League Di… Read more
After splitting a doubleheader with long-time rival, Wake Forest Fungo on Friday night at Mu… Read more
Rocky Mount Little League is the host of the North Carolina District 4 Little League Basebal… Read more
The name Bill Brodrick probably wasn’t terribly familiar to many NASCAR fans from 1969 throu… Read more
Lennie Rosenbluth passed away last week. If you don’t know who that is, you’re not alone, bu… Read more
The No. 8-ranked North Carolina Wesleyan University men’s tennis program received three of t… Read more
A dream so long enjoyed cannot cease without hardship. But the psychological pain of diminishing hope seems to weigh heavily on the minds of North Carolina’s political Right. For the myriad operatives of our state’s organized right wing movement, the rising likelihood of Medicaid expansion is causing something akin to panic. For those who have long taken pride in obstinate rejectionism, an existential crisis is setting in at the prospect of making healthcare more affordable to the needy. Read more
Donald Trump promised he would, and did, appoint U.S. Supreme Court justices who “will be pro-life.” During the 2016 campaign Trump said reversal of Roe v. Wade would happen “automatically in my opinion” because he’d be nominating several justices. Friday that pledge came to fruition. The three judges Trump appointed joined three others. Read more
Love him or hate him, one cannot deny 45’s policies clearly demonstrated brilliance in under… Read more
Have you been following the court case Biden v. Texas? It’s not in the headlines every day, but court filings in the case are giving us the best picture yet of what the Biden administration is doing on the U.S.-Mexico border. And the news is very, very bad. Read more
J. Michael Luttig is an orthodox conservative and loyal Republican, appointed to the federal bench by President Bush 41 and often mentioned as a possible Supreme Court nominee. So when he appeared before the Congressional committee investigating the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, his words of warning carried extra weight. Read more
Who presents the greatest threat to the U.S. today? Read more
Each year, the Nash Community College Nursing program honors an outstanding Associate Degree… Read more
The IRS has just issued new standard mileage rates as of July 1 for vehicle use for business… Read more
During the second week of June, nine students from Rocky Mount High School’s Air Force Junio… Read more
I am a fan of analog. Read more
Summer is in full swing at Braswell Memorial Library. Read more
N.C. Wesleyan University recently welcomed its new Provost, Joseph “Joe” Lane. Read more
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CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (AP) — The boat of a North Carolina man missing for seven months has washed ashore in the Azores Islands, officials announced Monday.
PHOENIX (AP) — The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year — some over wildfire concerns amid dry weather and others because of enduring pandemic-related staffing and …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sekou Cooke’s curated exhibit in uptown Charlotte on hip-hop architecture has a lot to offer.
Churches across the U.S. are tackling the big question of how to address homelessness in their communities with a small solution: tiny homes.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Forty-six people were found dead after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in San Antonio in the latest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S. Sixteen people were hospitalized, including four children.
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (AP) — The boat of a North Carolina man missing for seven months has washed ashore in the Azores Islands, officials announced Monday.
KREMENCHUK, Ukraine (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Russia “cannot and should not win” the war in Ukraine, a day after a Russian missile attack on a crowded shopping mall that killed 18 put the conflict's terrible toll on full view.
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street angled for a positive open Tuesday as investors await several economic indicators this week including one that tracks U.S. consumer confidence.