Kendall Edgar wanted to do something to help animals in local shelters.
Interviews can be intimidating, but your first day on the job can sometimes seem even more daunting.
Illegal dumping is defined as the disposal of waste in an unpermitted area, and it has become a major problem for concern in North Carolina.
Nash Community College is seeking stakeholder input during its regular strategic planning process.
Brandon P. Fleming will be N.C. Wesleyan College’s Spring 2021 Commencement speaker.
Edgecombe Community College recently announced its Student Ambassadors for 2020-21:
Landing a new job, whether it’s for a business here in Rocky Mount or working remotely for another company, doesn’t usually happen quickly.
COVID-19 has created challenges for many businesses and organizations, and United Way Tar River Region has not been immune to this.
Each time Aliesha Keys has faced tragedy, hardship and setbacks, she has turned those misfortunes into triumphs.
Rodney D. Pierce, a middle school social studies teacher in Nash County Public Schools, has been appointed to a two-year term on Gov. Roy Cooper’s Teacher Advisory Committee.
Infrastructure improvements are coming to N.C. Wesleyan College thanks to a $50,000 grant from The Cannon Foundation Inc.
At the time of writing this article, the deadline for individual tax returns is April 15. However, you may want to keep checking because if they do give another stimulus payment, then the federal government may not have time to handle that check process and all the tax return processes, refu…
The Elks Lodge #1038 at Birchwood donated $5,500 in COVID relief money to Nash County Public Schools for the purchase of Lenovo Chromebooks for fifth- and sixth-grade students for e-learning.
It’s easy to get swept up, drowning in pink and red flower petals, debating what gift to get your significant other or stressing about whether or not you and your significant other are at the point in your relationship where you celebrate Valentine’s Day and if so, do you get them a gift?
N.C. Wesleyan College biology major Eboni Mayle of Williamston recently was awarded a Blue Cross NC scholarship for this academic year.
Edgecombe Community College and Edgecombe County Memorial Library are partnering on a national initiative to learn more about the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans in the 1860s.
Around this time last year, I shared through this column that I never imagined our community would be preparing to enter into a global pandemic together.
The N.C. Community College System has announced Nash Community College Advertising and Graphic Design student Josh Ludlow is the winning designer of the cover art used to promote this year’s systemwide virtual conference. The conference is being held through March 12.
Edgecombe Community College will host a virtual celebration of Black History Month at noon on Thursday.
Dr. Dan Crocker, a recently retired local physician and chairman of the N.C. Wesleyan College Board of Trustees, has donated a $100,000 gift to support the college’s RN to BSN program.
As an investor, you constantly want to see your portfolio move just one way — up.
After months of dodging the coronavirus, I was relieved to hear that my age group — 65 and over — now qualifies for the vaccine.
Braswell Memorial Library partners with Nash County and municipal governments to operate community libraries in Bailey, Whitakers, Middlesex and Spring Hope.
Edgecombe County native JaDe-Antoinette Augustin recently was promoted to chief in the U.S. Navy.
Nash UNC Health Care recently welcomed Meredith Denton as its new Emergency Department director.
The Wesleyan Promise campaign, N.C. Wesleyan College’s annual fall fundraiser, came to an end in 2020.
The Gene Haas Foundation has awarded Nash Community College a $20,000 grant to support student scholarships and machining and engineering program needs.
The best time to initially enroll in Medicare is during the initial enrollment period.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have been forced to work from home.
Clinical experiences are an important component of education and training in nursing programs at Edgecombe Community College.
The Historic Preservation Trades program at Edgecombe Community College will offer a broad slate of weekend genealogy classes this spring.
The Golden LEAF Scholarship application for the 2021-22 academic year is now available at CFNC.org.
As Nash Community College’s minority male success initiative director and a success coach, Jamal Pitt feels it is important to meet students where they are and to consider each individual’s circumstances when working with students.
Nash Community College is among 95 finalists announced by the U.S. Department of Education for the Rethink Adult Ed Challenge, a $750,000 competition to advance pre-apprenticeships.
Rising 2021 high school graduates with plans to attend a four-year college or university are being encouraged to apply for a $1,000 LSV Scholarship.
The first week of 2021 has already had many ups and downs.
The family of Betty B. Ipock has endowed a scholarship in her memory at Edgecombe Community College.
It was the summer of 1969 or maybe 1970. I don’t remember the exact year, but I distinctly recall the experience.
The mission of Keep America Beautiful is “to inspire and educate people to take action everyday to improve and beautify their community.”
The National Association of Social Workers North Carolina Chapter recently awarded Marbeth Holmes with the 2021 Myrna Miller Wellons Advocate of the Year Award.
Many of us felt that 2020 lasted a long time. But now that 2021 is upon us, we can make a fresh start — and one way to do that is to make some New Year’s resolutions. Have you ever considered some financial resolutions?