Earlier this year, Crystal Gray was halfway through the surgical technology program at Edgec… Read moreECC student to serve internship at Mayo Clinic
Police have warrants for the arrest of a man in connection with a shooting late Friday after… Read morePolice seek man who fired shots at vehicle
A second man with a prior record is behind bars without bond in the Edgecombe County Detenti… Read moreAnother suspect charged in fatal shooting along Park Avenue
A man with a prior record is behind bars in the Nash County Detention Center after having be… Read morePolice charge suspect with attacking woman
A man and a woman were arrested for illegal drug-related offenses after Nash County sheriff’… Read moreNash deputies snare two in drug bust
A man with a prior record is behind bars without bond in the Edgecombe County Detention Cent… Read moreMan charged in fatal shooting along Park Avenue
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From the time he stepped on the track at North Edgecombe High School, Ahkee Lyons had just o… Read moreNorth Edgecombe's Lyons realizes his state championship dream in triple jump
Nash Central senior Nora Stroud is an example of the adage, “You get out of something what y… Read moreHard work results in state pole vault crown for NC's Stroud
NFL Hall of Fame running back and activist Jim Brown passed away last week at the age of 87.… Read moreLots to learn from the life of Jim Brown
The top two softball teams in the Big East 2A/3A Conference came away with the top all-confe… Read moreAWARDS SWEEP: Ladybirds, Bulldogs collect Big East softball honors
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles spotlighting high school athletes w… Read moreRUN WITH THE PACK: SWE’s Pridgen to compete in track for NC State
Olivia Pannell, Emma Cate Griffin and Nick Parker earned Female and Male Athlete of the Year… Read morePannell, Griffin, Parker earn top FCS athletic awards
Here we go again. What we have here is a classic moral panic, a repeating theme in American public life. Remember the McMartin preschool trial in Los Angeles back in the 1980s? Bizarre allegations of satanic sexual abuse were made against a family-run day care center in Manhattan Beach. Read moreGene Lyons: Moms for Liberty taking us back to Peyton Place
For a generation, lawmakers have periodically engaged in a ridiculous — and very risky — charade of threatening to default on the nation’s debts. And here we are again, with a cadre of hard-right House Republicans holding our economic health and international reputation hostage. Read moreSteven Roberts: End the debt limit lunacy
America in 1944 was vastly different from the nation we are today. As a student of history, I’ve read much about the leaders of that era — Churchill, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Montgomery, Patton and others. I marvel at how they faced the challenges of the day and were willing to make great sacrifices to preserve peace. Read moreTom Campbell: Normandy experience honors lost soldiers
North Carolina’s history is deeply intertwined with that of the Tuscarora people. Since the early 1700s the Tuscarora has been recognized by the state of North Carolina via treaty, state law and other official documentation. Read moreDonnie Rahnàwakęw McDowell: Tuscarora Nation deserves reaffirmation from North Carolina
As we enter yet another iteration of the game “Debt Ceiling Chicken,” many of us are left wo… Read moreLetter: Solution must be found to endless debt ceiling crises
It was, simply put, shameful. Read moreEditorial: Appalling remarks? Do better, Republicans
No Rocky Mount business wants to lose sales because of an internet outage. Read moreJeremy Taylor: Failover internet should be key component of business strategy
Earlier this year, Crystal Gray was halfway through the surgical technology program at Edgec… Read moreECC student to serve internship at Mayo Clinic
Cynthia “Cindy” Howell Worthy recently was presented with the Medallion Award for her outsta… Read moreLocal woman receives top volunteer award
Did you know that right here in Rocky Mount at N.C. Wesleyan University, we have over 160 in… Read moreStephen Mann: Volunteers sought for new hospitality initiative
When Darlene Moore walked through the front door last week at Spring Arbor of Rocky Mount, s… Read moreSpring Arbor recognizes longtime employees
The member-funded SECU Foundation is providing a $10,000 four-year college scholarship for N… Read moreSECU Foundation awards scholarship to area student
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Two North Carolina state House Republicans have lost their caucus leadership positions following recent comments directed at Democratic colleagues questioning their religion and educational attainment. A top House GOP leader announced on Thursday that Reps. Keith Kidwell and Jeff McNeely, who are both white, are no longer deputy majority whips after their resignations were sought by other GOP leaders. The Democrats who were the subject of the comments are both Black. McNeely took criticism during debate last week on legislation to expand the state’s private-school voucher system when he asked a question about a colleague's time at Harvard University. A television station reported that Kidwell disparaged a colleague's religion as she debated a bill restricting abortion.
Thousands of United Methodist congregations have been voting on whether to stay or quit one of the nation’s largest denominations amid intractable debates over theology and the role of LGBTQ people. The dividing line isn’t just running between congregations. It’s running right through the pews of individual churches, separating people who had long worshipped together. Those who come up on the short end of a disaffiliation vote face the dilemma of whether to stay or go. Some United Methodist regional conferences have begun designating what they call “Lighthouse” congregations – ones that actively welcome people who wanted to stay United Methodist but whose former churches voted to leave.
A wave of newly approved abortion restrictions in the Southeastern United States has sent providers scrambling to reconfigure their services for a region with already severely limited access. South Carolina’s governor signed a bill Thursday banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy, setting up an anticipated legal challenge from providers. The law Thursday goes into effect immediately. Pending bans at varying stages of pregnancy in North Carolina and Florida are threatening to further delay abortions for patients as appointments pile up and doctors work to understand the new limitations. The states had been holdouts providing wider access to the procedure in the region.
Guam residents facing down the strongest typhoon to hit their remote U.S. Pacific island territory in decades had identical twin meteorologists helping them get ready and stay safe this week. The National Weather Service’s Guam office employs Landon Aydlett as its warning coordination meteorologist. His brother Brandon Aydlett is the science and operations officer. The 41-year-olds tag-teamed Facebook live broadcasts watched by thousands as Typhoon Mawar approached. Landon Aydlett said Thursday morning that working with his brother is like working with his best friend. He says they never planned to work together but the jobs fell in their laps and they followed their heart and passion for the work.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — After securing a strong new mandate in a runoff presidential election, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan could temper some positions that have irritated his NATO allies. But observers predicted that the country's longtime strongman leader is unlikely to depart from his poli…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection in a runoff Sunday, following a nail-biter first round two weeks earlier. Having secured another five years, Erdogan now faces a host of domestic challenges in a deeply divided country. He must figure out how to boost a battered economy. He is under pressure to repatriate Syrian refugees. And he has promised to rebuild after a devastating earthquake.
Explosions have rattled Kyiv during daylight as Russian ballistic missiles fell on the Ukrainian capital. The barrage came hours after a more common nighttime attack of the city by drones and cruise missiles. Debris from missiles intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses Monday fell in Kyiv’s central and northern districts during the morning. officials said the missile fragments landed in the middle of traffic on a city road and also started a fire on a building’s roof. At least one civilian was reported hurt. Air defenses brought down more than 40 targets during the previous night as Russian forces bombarded Kyiv with a combination of drones and cruise missiles. It was their 15th nighttime attack on the capital so far this month.
Firefighters and other first responders are being credited with saving lives - at great risk to their own safety - after a six-story apartment building in Iowa partially collapsed. Authorities say there are no known fatalities after a section of the building crashed to the ground in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport. Fire Chief Michael Carlsten said workers searched for survivors throughout the night and rescued one person from the building. But he says “no known individuals” were believed to still be trapped as of Monday morning. Fire crews initially rescued seven people and escorted more than a dozen others from the building when they first responded on Sunday. The cause of the collapse was still unclear.
