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The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the Twin Counties has increased by 25 since Friday, but the Braswell Memorial Library will reopen … Read more
A total of 358 people in the Twin Counties have tested positive for COVID-19 since the first case was reported on March 20. Read more
The Rocky Mount Water Resources Department is encouraging building owners and managers to freshen the water in their building’s internal plumb… Read more
The first female victim of COVID-19 has died in Nash… Read more
Ebenezer Baptist Church will hold its first outdoor … Read more
COVID-19 is killing Edgecombe County residents at tr… Read more
Individuals and families in need of food assistance will have the opportunity to receive help Saturday when the Rocky Mount Community Church C… Read more
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Because the COVID-19 data has not improved as much as hoped, North Carolina will move into a modified Phase Two of the reopening process Frida… Read more
Only one new positive case of COVID-19 was reported Tuesday in the Twin Counties, but health officials warn that residents still need to remai… Read more
The congregation at Old Carriage Road Baptist Church… Read more
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In this April 13 2006, photo, provided by the Lucas family, Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Adam Lucas poses while serving in Anbar province in Iraq. … Read more
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SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — I won’t be visiting Adam this Memorial Day weekend. COVID-19 is seeing to that. Read more
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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump participates in a briefing about Hurricane Dorian with North Carolina Gov. Ro… Read more
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FILE - In this May 21, 2020, file photo, a registered nurse cleans personal protective equipment before the opening of a temporary coronavirus… Read more
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FILE - In this April 7, 2020, file photo, workers carry boxes at Oklahoma's Strategic National Stockpile warehouse in Oklahoma City, in Oklaho… Read more
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FILE - In this April 10, 2020, file photo, ground crew at the Los Angeles International airport unload pallets of supplies of medical personal… Read more
FILE - In this April 7, 2020, file photo, face shiel…
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- Nash County
- Edgecombe County
- Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools
- Edgecombe County Public Schools
- Nash UNC Health Care
- Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
- N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
- Down East Partnership for Children
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Way Tar River Region
National COVID-19 Stories
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The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adult… Read more
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When Martha Kebede’s adult sons immigrated from Ethiopia and reunited with her in South Dakota this year, they had fe… Read more
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CASABLANCA Morocco (AP) — Instead of mass prayers and large family gatherings filled with colorful clothes, gifts and traditional foods, milli… Read more
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coro…
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Americans settled for small p…
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — I won’t be visiting Adam t…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Religious services in California will look much different under rules unveiled Monday that limit attendance to 100 people a… Read more
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NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers marked Memorial Day with car convoys and small ceremonies instead of big parades as the coronavirus reshaped the s… Read more
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President Donald Trump threatened Monday to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if the state's Democratic governor d… Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The coronavirus hasn’t been kind …