TARBORO — Edgecombe County was called on the carpet Monday night by the State Treasurer’s Office. Read more
A 1950s-style restaurant open since 1999 just off the busy U.S. 64 interchange for Winstead … Read more
A detention officer was assaulted with a weapon wielded by inmate Phillip L. Leak at approxi… Read more
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Candidate filing for the 2022 elections began in earnest at noon on Monday. Read more
NASHVILLE — The first SantaFest celebration at the Nash County Cooperative Extension office … Read more
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- Three men charged with assaulting man, trying to steal his trailer
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- Buck Leonard Golf Classic draws familiar faces
- Feds charge local man with selling firearms to convicted felons
- Fraternity chapter celebrates 75th anniversary
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It’s bowl time! Read more
Rocky Mount’s boys and Northern Nash’s girls took the team honors during an indoor track mee… Read more
Rocky Mount Academy’s varsity boys basketball team outscored Parrott Academy 20-11 in the fo… Read more
The Northern Nash varsity boys basketball tem fared considerably better on offense despite l… Read more
The N.C. Wesleyan College men’s basketball team muscled their way past an undersized squad i… Read more
The N.C. Wesleyan College women’s basketball team fell short at home against new conference … Read more
It’s the kind of spectacle that people will talk about for decades: They saw the mountain on fire. Read more
The global geopolitical axis is shifting gradually to finally come to terms with the princip… Read more
Despite having three vaccines ready and available, President Joe Biden has had more COVID-related deaths than his predecessor whose performance on COVID was deemed poor by the media. Today we see reality clearly. The only difference is in the media coverage. The proof is in the numbers. Read more
Nestled in a humid forest at the midpoint between the Appalachian Mountains and the mighty Atlantic, the Research Triangle of North Carolina has attracted migrants for decades. Read more
Can I let you in on a not-so-little secret? The Democrats in Washington don’t really mean it. The Republicans don’t, either. Read more
“I’m going to be saving lives, and they’re going to be lying.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci Read more
Tarboro’s holiday season activities get underway Thursday. Read more
Ethan Harrell, 14, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout through a leadership of service p… Read more
Back in 2019, no one could have guessed what was in store. Read more
The Alpha Omicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. recently celebrated 75 years of s… Read more
Every hometown has its heroes and over the years, Rocky Mount has produced dozens — especial… Read more
Edgecombe Community College was recently named a semifinalist for the prestigious 2023 Aspen… Read more
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department said Monday it is ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The start of North Carolina candidate filing for U.S. House and legislative seats was blocked on Monday by an appeals court panel — only to be restored hours later when most Court of Appeals judges agreed they wanted to decide whether a longer filing delay was warranted.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina government officials have scheduled a Monday afternoon news conference to announce a major economic development project that likely will be construction of a Toyota electric vehicle battery factory that will employ 1,750 people.
HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — If Dick Hewitt isn’t at the end seat at the bar of his cafe, his regulars notice.
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MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese billionaire and his producer rocketed to space Wednesday as the first self-paying space tourists in more than a decade.
BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks advanced Wednesday in Asia after another broad rally on Wall Street as investors wagered that the new variant of the COVID-19 virus won’t pose a big threat to the economy.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The players race across the pitch on crutches, jostling for the soccer ball and passing it back and forth, their prosthetic legs lined up along the sidelines at a stadium in the Gaza Strip.
MOSCOW (AP) — When the leaders of the Soviet Union's three Slavic republics met at a secluded hunting lodge on Dec. 8, 1991, the fate of vast country hung in the balance. With a stroke of their pens, they delivered a death blow to the USSR, triggering shockwaves that are still reverberating …
