Taylor Redman of Edgecombe County recently received the Handy Mart Business Scholarship at the University of Mount Olive.
Eric Greene feels like he’s come full circle.
In honor of Earth Day recently, US Cellular wants to encourage area business professionals to keep their old electronic devices out of landfills and is providing incentives to do so.
GREENVILLE — An ECU art professor is off to a flying start as a muralist.
Many may not know that just beyond Rocky Mount’s city limits, situated on 200 acres, lives a small, private college that is home to students from over 35 different countries.
N.C. Wesleyan College’s annual day of giving, A Day for Wesleyan, was a successful day of fundraising to support Bishop students.
Aesya Jones decided to enroll in the Career and College Promise program at Nash Community College because she wanted to take advantage of taking college courses while in high school.
Ramla Siddique always wanted a career that would allow her to incorporate creativity and her personal interests into her work.
A class of Edgecombe Community College Career and College Readiness students who have been studying plant life decided to put lessons into action.
Thomas Parrish was 15 years old when he started working on the script for the film “75 Degrees West” with his brother, Zachary Parrish, who was 12 at the time.
While writing my last article, the deadline for individual tax returns was April 15. That deadline now is May 17 for filing and paying federal tax.
Qualified Twin Counties high school seniors have an opportunity to receive a two-year community college degree for free.
With the theme “Pearls on the Rise ... Destined to be Great,” the Rocky Mount Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. presented its 41st Jabberwock Scholarship Program virtually on April 11.
After the accidental death of her son, Ricci, Marilynn Barner-Anselmi’s journey to become a playwright began.
Funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act has allowed N.C. Wesleyan College to support its students and expenses as it relates to COVID-19.
Edgecombe Community College President Greg McLeod is an international MVP.
Members of the Phoenix Historical Society, the Rocky Mount Racial Justice Group, the Rocky Mount Black Action Committee and the Black Workers for Justice met on April 7 by the Rocky Mount Mills historical marker.
Nash Community College is joining #CCMonth, a grassroots education and stigma-busting campaign coordinated by the Association of Community College Trustees for the month of April.
The City of Rocky Mount is joining utilities across the country today in celebrating Lineworkers Appreciation Day.
As you’ve probably heard, the government extended the federal income tax filing deadline for individual taxpayers from April 15 to May 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Nash Community College Broadcasting and Production Technologies student Isaac Anderson entered the Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts competition in the two-year colleges category, he knew the competition would be fierce.
N.C. Wesleyan College is one of 153 colleges and universities around the world to be honored by Exercise is Medicine for its efforts to create a culture of wellness on campus.
Our Community Giving Campaign gives every person the opportunity to be part of the United Way and our local, collective effort to positively change lives.
Thanks to support from the Walmart Foundation, the Harrison Family YMCA is providing meals and snacks to children enrolled in various YMCA after-school programs to help ensure they get the nutrition they need to succeed in school and reach their full potential.
In my last column we looked at the initial enrollment into Medicare when you turn age 65.
The N.C. Community Foundation recently announced the election of Angela Gailliard to the statewide board of directors.
The Board of Directors of the W.A. Pattillo High School National Alumni Association Inc. recently voted to cancel the July 2021 Annual Reunion due to continuous concerns of the status of COVID-19.
Edgecombe Community College’s student honor society won nine awards at a recent virtual awards ceremony held on March 12-13 by the Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Region.
With the theme “Pearls on the Rise ... Destined to be Great,” the Rocky Mount Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will present its 41st Jabberwock Scholarship Program virtually at 4 p.m. on April 11.
Now, fast forward to where you are now — closing in on retirement.
As graduate students at East Carolina University, David Beamer and his classmate Paul Marek, were inspired by the work of an amateur snail biologist named Leslie Hubricht.
The Teacher Education Program at N.C. Wesleyan College recently held its Spring Symposium featuring a pinning ceremony for program candidates.
Isabella Nicole Daza has been awarded this year’s Ann MacPherson Weaver Memorial Scholarship at Rocky Mount Academy.
The Harrison Family YMCA has opened registration for its 2021 Summer Day Camp and families are encouraged to register as soon as possible.
For the second year in a row, Edgecombe Community College has been recognized nationally as a school that helps military veterans succeed.
The North Carolina Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association recently presented Nash County Master Gardener Anne Sickinger with an Outstanding Volunteer Award.
America is enduring a data breach problem.
Spring is here, community members are getting COVID vaccinations, students are returning to in-person learning and there is a promise of a post-pandemic future.
Lossie Dupree, a native of Whitakers, recently launched “Cooking it old School & Ministry.”
North Carolina Wesleyan College has partnered with JOY International and its mission to rescue, restore and reintegrate children, teens and women affected by human trafficking around the world.