N.C. Wesleyan College will celebrate its 64th year with its annual Founders’ Day on Thursday.
Investing used to be easier for retirees. Many sought to generate enough income from the yield created by bonds or short-term investments like money market funds to meet their living expenses.
Anthony and Joanne Cunningham moved from New York City to Rocky Mount in early 2020 with the dream of opening their own Haitian restaurant, Kafe Louverture.
Nash Community College has been awarded $50,000 from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina Firefighter Stipend and Scholarship Program.
Each year on Nov. 15, millions of people across the United States take part in America Recycles Day.
N.C. Wesleyan College Board of Trustees recently approved five new board members to join the Wesleyan family: Leslie Hall, Janice Byrant Howroyd, Kevin Jones, Melvin Mitchell and Constance Williams.
During the past several months, people have become believers in the potential the technology has for how they conduct business in today’s always connected world.
Staff at Rick Davenport Auto wanted to do something to honor the essential workers working through the pandemic.
There was a heap of junk stacked up like a mountain in Little Easonburg, where Halifax Road crosses Sunset Avenue.
United Way Tar River Region has been working in our community almost 70 years, improving the quality of life for local citizens, children and families.
N.C. Wesleyan College congratulates Carl and Jackie Lewis, as well as Brittany Bass for being the first recipients of its Wesleyan Service Award.
Nash Community College has been awarded $211,400 from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund to provide scholarships over the next two years for students pursuing high-demand workforce training within ten workforce pathways leading to a State or industry-recognized credential.
N.C. Wesleyan College recently reauthorized an agreement that will help qualified graduates of Edgecombe Community College transfer to N.C. Wesleyan.
Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson recently visited the Harrison Family YMCA.
In the initial chaos of COVID-19, everyone had to adjust quickly to new ways of interacting with technology.
“Working hard and having a great attitude have paved the way for me,” Nash Community College student Shanette Graham said. “I have been blessed with opportunities that provided valuable lifelong skills. I have learned to grow through my successes, as well as my struggles.”
Edgecombe County 4-H will observe National 4-H Week this week by showcasing the incredible experiences that 4-H offers young people and will highlight the remarkable 4-H youth in the community who work each day to make a positive impact on those around them.
N.C. Wesleyan College strives for its students to excel both inside and outside of the classroom.
Eden Curtiss is the 2020 recipient of the PFLAG $1,000 scholarship awarded annually by the Rocky Mount chapter in honor of a student who has worked to move equality forward in the schools and community.
Edgecombe Community College is offering a fall mini-term that begins Oct. 20 and ends Dec. 17.
The Rocky Mount Debu-ette Club was sadly unable to hold its annual presentation and gala this year due to the COVID-19 crisis and social-distancing rules.
In 2019, my newly-engaged youngest daughter selected Aug. 15, 2020, for her wedding date, the only late spring, summer or early fall Saturday still available for the mountain venue she had her heart set on.
A local leader in education has been tapped to lead the Division of College and Career Readiness at Edgecombe Community College.
The Civil Air Patrol’s Tar River Composite Squadron recently observed the squadron’s 40th anniversary of its founding during an online virtual meeting.
Looking for something to do this afternoon? The library isn’t open on Sunday, but why not check out what’s available online?
Edgecombe Community College’s Practical Nursing program was recently ranked No. 5 in the state after receiving a perfect score by a national nursing advocacy organization.
Nash Community College recently recognized a member of its nursing faculty, Melissa Jones, as a new inductee into the Master Instructors for Higher Education class.
It’s that time of year again, if you work for a medium-to-large employer, you’ve got some decisions to make because it’s open enrollment time.
The Ninety-Nines Inc. International Organization of Women Pilots recently installed North Carolina native Corbi Bulluck as international president for 2020-22.
Rodney D. Pierce, a middle school social studies teacher in Nash County Public Schools, has been named a 2020 Javits-Frasier Scholar.
With only 44 days until our next election, it is so important to keep our focus on education and how we can put children first.
It was 10 p.m. in the middle of January, and my very dear, wonderful, lovely friend had just told me she’d spilled the beans about a crush I had to said crush.
Like schools and other churches in the community, Word Tabernacle Church could not open its doors for the traditional celebration of graduates. Instead, the church opened its Center for Media and Broadcasting to the community.
Tarboro resident William “Kenny” Parker has been appointed to a four-year term on the Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees.
Love your neighbor — three simple words with unlimited potential.
Few things set my teeth on edge like some version of the following: “Would you post the whole article? When I click on the link, I get a message that I need to subscribe to the Telegram.”
I remember my dad telling me to figure out how to make lemons into lemonade, how to make a great outcome out of a sour situation.
On Aug. 29, a staple of OIC of Rocky Mount departed this life, leaving a gap in the hearts of all who knew and loved him and taking over 23 years of OIC history with him.
Upon his arrival at PM Soldier Lethality in May 2018, Master Sgt. Willie D. Richardson told his new boss he knew very little about the Army acquisition business.
The Board of Directors of the Kitty Powell Scholarship Fund recently presented $3,600 in scholarships to members of the local bowling community.
The Board of Directors of the Kitty Powell Scholarship Fund recently presented $3,600 in scholarships to members of the local bowling community.