Cadets consisting of a combined team — the “River Rats” — from the Tar River and Pitt Greenville Composite Squadrons from Wilson and Greenville have taken first place in the All Services Gold Tier of the State Round of CyberPatriot XIV.
The start of a new year is an ideal time to reflect on your goals and what direction you might want to take in the future.
As winter continues to creep in, teens in the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region want to ensure that the community stays warm.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees this month reaffirmed the accreditation of N.C. Wesleyan College through 2030.
For the past seven years, Bernie Taylor has been running Edgecombe Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training program out of one classroom on the Tarboro campus.
Inflation heated up in 2021, and we’re still seeing elevated prices. As an investor, how should you respond?
Seven local young women made their debut Dec. 31 at the 94th annual N.C. Debutante Ball held by the Terpsichorean Club.
The mission of Keep America Beautiful is “to inspire and educate people to take action every day to improve and beautify their community.”
Nash Central High School 11th-grade student Camryn Eley recently won the Halifax Resolves Chapter of the N.C. Sons of the American Revolution Knight Essay contest.
For the tenth year in a row, recent graduates of Edgecombe Community College’s Practical Nursing program achieved perfection on their national licensure exams.
Much has been written about inflation this year — and no doubt, you have also read an article or two about inflation’s silver lining, the potential for better returns on certain fixed-income investments given the chance of higher interest rates in the near future.
The Tarboro Community Development Corp.’s gifting program, “Snow Fall,” culminated with joy and happiness when children of over 30 families received gifts that were purchased by sponsors within the community on Dec. 23, 2021, at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church.
Now that the holidays are over, the question remains: When is the right time to take down Christmas decorations?
It is the start of a new year, and for many, the hope for a prosperous 2022.
The Nash Community College Foundation recently announced gifts from a longtime friend of the college, Steve Felton of Rocky Mount.
N.C. Wesleyan College sophomore Zachary Scott was one of 10 students who attend private colleges in North Carolina to recently be awarded a $2,000 Criminal Justice Scholarship from the N.C. Sheriffs’ Association and N.C. Independent Colleges and Universities
N.C. Wesleyan College’s Winter Open House is set for Jan. 29, 2022, and registration is now open.
In a world reeling from the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Nash Community College still has a lot to celebrate.
The Rev. Leonard Fairley, resident bishop of the N.C. Conference of the United Methodist Church, will be the guest preacher for an area wide worship service at 3 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2022, in the Dunn Center at N.C. Wesleyan College.
The history of the civil rights movement in the town of Enfield is being recognized by the State of North Carolina.
Edgecombe Community College’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa recently welcomed 20 new members into its membership.
As you know, 2021 was full of challenges.
Nash Community College’s Human Services Technology program worked with Nash County Department of Social Services again this year for a service project where students each adopted a teen in foster care for Christmas.
Nash Central High School’s Renny Taylor and his AP and Honors U.S. history classes and his AP seminar and research classes visited Petersburg, Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown and Monticello in Charlottesville, Va., thanks to a grant from the American Battlefield Trust’s Field Trip Fund.
It’s the holiday season and the absolute very best gift that you can give to the young children in your life is to read with them.
Larry D. Turner recently was sworn in as the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Labor, following his nomination by the president and confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
Aspiring law enforcement officers who are interested in jobs that require a four-year degree should first look to Edgecombe Community College.
Kennedy Miller, a senior studying vocal performance and English in the College of Arts & Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill, recently was named the college’s 22nd Marshall Scholar.
For small and mid-sized businesses, as well as many organizations and nonprofit organizations, now is the time to develop your strategic marketing plan for the upcoming year.
The Sisters With A Vision Women’s Ministry fulfilled Christmas wishes for two children in Edgecombe County Department of Social Services foster care and two students from the Edgecombe County unit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region.
There’s no doubt that child care is essential to families in our community.
Travis and Kristi Ellis, owners of Goat Island Bottle Shop, have established a new scholarship at Nash Community College.
The Edgecombe-Nash Retired School Personnel awarded its 2020-21 Education Scholarship to Grace Reams, a student in the second year of the college transfer program at Nash Community College.
The family and friends of Marie Harper Hines celebrated her 100th birthday on Dec. 11 at the historic Booker T. Theater in Rocky Mount.
If you’ve ever spent time working through your estate plan, you know how important it is to select and update your beneficiaries.
The ringing of the bells at the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Drive is a long-standing tradition in Tarboro — although no one can put an exact timeline on when it got started.
This year’s scholarship recipients had the opportunity to meet the donor providing their tuition support at the 45th annual Nash Community College Foundation Scholarship Awards Breakfast.
You’ve heard the saying “it’s better to give than to receive” or that “you can’t have your cake and eat it too.”
Bruce Panneton, who began his career in higher education as a community college instructor, has been named vice president of instruction at Edgecombe Community College.
Tarboro’s holiday season activities get underway Thursday.
