A change is coming to Tarboro’s fitness community.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Edgecombe County’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.5 percent in November, according to statistics released by the state Department of Commerce, but that number is certain to go up following the Dec. 18 fire that destroyed more than 70 percent of the QVC Distribution Center and resulted in its…
Saturday, January 15, 2022
A downtown restaurant and grill is being sued in federal court by a Pennsylvania company claiming to have been the victim of satellite piracy or cable television piracy by the restaurant and grill allegedly having shown patrons a program of a boxing match without the company’s approval.
Monday, January 10, 2022
For His Glory Family Christian Bookstore is right in the heart of Rocky Mount.
Sunday, January 09, 2022
Local tobacco growers will get a chance to “sharpen their pencils” at the annual tobacco meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Farmers Market on Peachtree Street.
Thursday, January 06, 2022
QVC will be closing and ceasing all operations at its Rocky Mount Distribution Center and laying off more than 1,900 employees following the Dec. 18 fire that destroyed more than 70 percent of the facility.
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Lynn Jones, owner of the Washington Street Cigar Bar and Lounge, said that people have the wrong impression about her business.
Construction on InfinityLink Communications’ physical plant in Tarboro is expected to get underway by the end of January, according to Jeremy Rich.
Qualis, the nation’s first durable medical equipment management firm, has been certified as a Best Workplace for 2021 by the Best Workplaces Institute.
Flagship Healthcare Trust, a Charlotte-based outpatient health care real estate investment trust, has acquired English Road Medical Center in Rocky Mount, a Class A and 96 percent leased medical office building.
The state Department of Revenue began accepting applications for business recovery grants on Thursday.
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Carolinas Gateway Partnership President and CEO Norris Tolson recently told a Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce gathering there are five projects he and his team believe they are going to close deals on in 2022.
A 1950s-style restaurant open since 1999 just off the busy U.S. 64 interchange for Winstead Avenue is going to be serving customers for the last time in a couple of weeks, the owners said.
Live Oak Private Wealth has welcomed Angel Bolton to its team.
Robert Burns V is a second-generation, North Carolina-based insurance agent who has recently joined the John Hackney Agency as a commercial lines account manager.
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The Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual economic summit Thursday morning included PNC Financial Services Group’s chief economist, who told a gathering at the Rocky Mount Event Center he believes the outlook nationally is for continued and solid improvement in the economy the next c…
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The opening of The Bridges of Hendricks Creek, a 64-bed, 24-hour assisted living facility with enhanced security features at 3210 Western Blvd. in Tarboro, is getting closer.
In anticipation of a busy holiday season and the opportunity to serve customers in 2022 and beyond, US Cellular is hiring an additional 27 retail store associates across North Carolina, part of nearly 200 sales positions available across the country.
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Gov. Roy Cooper was among the several state and local dignitaries present Thursday at the official opening ceremony of the CSX Carolina Connector intermodal terminal in Edgecombe County.
The Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce, with PNC Bank as presenting sponsor, is going to hold the annual local economic summit the morning of Dec. 2 at the Rocky Mount Event Center.
The V Foundation for Cancer Research and presenting sponsor Braswell Family Farms recently announced the fifth annual Victory Ride to Cure Cancer will take place on May 21, 2022.
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An area landmark has been transformed by a local fitness community into a place where people of all walks of life and fitness levels can go to improve their lives.
First Carolina Bank recently announced that Gusty Coats has joined the bank as its senior banking officer based in the headquarters branch at 171 N. Winstead Ave.
