Town: Campaign alerts cause confusion
SPRING HOPE — Several area residents say they are receiving robo-texts and emails that appear to be ...
Rules set for Spring Hope town hall meeting
SPRING HOPE — Officials have established ground rules for Wednesday’s town hall meeting on recent wa...
Crash victim has been ‘John Doe’ since 2002
FAYETTEVILLE — In the middle of a heated argument, a man stepped onto a busy street and into the pa...
Parole denied in robbery, rape case
State parole commissioners have denied release for a man serving life in prison on Edgecombe County ...
Garden club presents first yard award
SPRING HOPE — The town’s new garden club presented its first Award-Winning Yard recognition to a res...
4 charged in Rocky Mount shooting
ROCKY MOUNT — City police have arrested four out-of-town suspects in a Friday shooting that sent one...
Bill divides Rocky Mount’s state senators
A bill to increase local government accountablity has passed the state Senate, dividing the two memb...
NC House passes tax relief bill for military retirees
RALEIGH — A bill to eliminate income taxes for military retirement pay has passed the state House. S...
Spring Hope sets Wednesday meeting on water issues
SPRING HOPE — The Spring Hope Board of Commissioners will hold a town hall meeting to discuss recent...
Butterfield bill seeks halt to natural gas overcharges
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield has refiled legislation that seeks to protect residential and industrial ...
Vicky Griffin earns state VFW Auxiliary honor
BAILEY — Veterans advocate Vicky Griffin of Bailey has earned a statewide honor for her work as chap...
Police make 2nd arrest in Rocky Mount killing
ROCKY MOUNT — Police have made a second arrest in a recent homicide. Shyheem Smith, 19, faces a char...
Authorities seize 39 pounds of crystal meth, arrest 3 Las Vegas men
ROCKY MOUNT — Police and sheriff’s deputies seized 18 kilos of crystal meth and charged three Las Ve...
Town: Campaign alerts cause confusion
Church distributes children’s summer meals
Devotions focus on God’s goodness, early church’s challenges
Spring Hope sets Wednesday meeting on water issues
Free rides for vaccine patients
Crash victim has been ‘John Doe’ since 2002
Rules set for Spring Hope town hall meeting
NC House passes tax relief bill for military retirees
Emergency rent, utility assistance available in Nash County
Study: Pipelines run through poor communities
Parole denied in robbery, rape case
COVID-19 Map
Dennis Eugene Sherrod
Spring Hope — Rev. Dennis Eugene Sherrod, 79, passed away May 29, 2021. He was born July 23, 1941 in...
James "Ronnie" Swann
Spring Hope — Rev. Dennis Eugene Sherrod, 79, passed away May 29, 2021. He was born July 23, 1941 in...
Maggie Ruth Thompson
BAILEY — Maggie Ruth Thompson, 97, died Sunday, May 16, 2021. Arrangements are by Shingleton Funeral...
Larry Finch
BAILEY — Larry Finch, 74, died Friday, May 14, 2021. Arrangements are by Joyner’s Funeral Home and C...
Wendell's new Kiwanis club looking for members
Wake Sheriff gives out free gun locks
State says Youngsville man lied about stolen car after crash
Officer resigns after DWI crash
Town opposition doesn’t stop Zebulon historic district
Former Louisburg planning director Tony King dies at 56
Community briefs: Friday Nights on the Tar return this week
Blood drives planned, donors sought
Wilson cheerleaders win state championships
Wilson County Public Library announces new books
Bucks for Backpacks marks 10th year
Butterfield bill seeks halt to natural gas overcharges
Firefighters honored for saving Wilson woman’s life
28 students inducted into honor society
Weigh in on Spring Hope's water issues
It was great to see the downpour of rain Sunday afternoon, the torrent of water that seemed to follo...
Wanderlust beginnings in the victory garden
Summer always makes me want to travel. I don’t know if it’s the warm — OK, hot — weather that gives ...
Are you getting sleepy?
After hubby John and I flew to Los Angeles to watch our son James’s doctoral graduation from the Uni...
Living local means supporting local newspapers
As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, there’s a sense of relief and optimism that things will ...
UNIDENTIFIED
Tattoo may hold key clue in unsolved homicide
Few clues found in skeleton case
Body dumped on interstate remains mystery
Man who stepped in front of train still unknown
Drowning victim remains unknown
‘John Nash’ baby’s killing remains unsolved
Dozens of bodies found across the state remain mysteries
SPORTS
Batchelor takes over at Southern Nash
Brian Batchelor didn’t know it, but he was destined to be the next varsity football head coach at So...
Kiger, teammates take aim at national shooting title
A trio of young men is headed west this week to take aim at making a dream come true. Nathan Kiger o...
Foster leaves legacy of love for Firebirds
For Brian Foster, as a football coach and teacher, it always came down to doing the right thing. And...
SPORTS HEADLINES
Our Opinion: Transparency foes don't represent NC stakeholders
Who says North Carolina’s state employees and schoolteachers are against transparency? Lobbying eff...
Taxpayers deserve transparency, not government secrecy
Senate Bill 355, legislation that promotes and enhances public access to the performance records of ...
Our Opinion: NC should let public review body camera video
The standard objection, a familiar talking point recited so often it’s become a cliché, goes somethi...
Our Opinion: 'Hands-Free NC' a flawed approach to highway safety
Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey wants drivers’ hands on the steering wheel, not on their smartpho...
Our Opinion: 'Impersonation' ban will punish protected speech
Before they vote to make online impersonation a crime, state senators should chew the fat with Jim A...
Our Opinion: Misguided bill could make some criticism a crime
Some North Carolina lawmakers want public activism at government meetings to be a high-stakes affair...