Sheetz lowers gas prices for July 4 weekend
Sheetz, with several locations in Nash County and surrounding areas, has reduced pain at the pump wi...

Two men accused of shooting each other
ROCKY MOUNT — Authorities have charged two men with seriously injuring each other in a broad dayligh...

Woman accused of shooting husband
ROCKY MOUNT — Detectives are still trying to figure out why a woman allegedly shot her husband in th...

Sheriff’s Office nets largest meth haul in its history
NASHVILLE — The Nash County Sheriff’s Office made its largest meth seizure in agency history last we...

Yard sale, car wash to benefit United Way
NASHVILLE — Nash County is hosting a community yard sale and car wash on Saturday, July 16, to help ...

Bailey passes budget with no tax increase
BAILEY — Town commissioners have passed a fiscal year budget with no property tax increase. The town...

Rocky Mount woman sentenced for buying guns for gangs
RALEIGH — A Rocky Mount woman has been sentenced to six years in prison on drug convictions and buyi...

4 charged with federal firearm counts
ROCKY MOUNT — Four city residents have been charged with federal firearms offenses as result of the ...

Spring Hope phasing out Facebook
The town of Spring Hope will no longer use Facebook to communicate with residents. “Due to the corpo...

Diverse arts to be spotlighted Saturday
LOUISBURG — Several types of art and diverse artists will be on display this Saturday. The Franklin ...

Nash college students earn academic honors
Colleges, universities and honor societies have announced the following academic honors for students...

Louisburg fireworks show canceled
LOUISBURG — A fatal fire in Lenoir County last month has forced Franklin County officials to cancel ...

Jan Mills honored by local American Legion
The American Legion Post 396 honored Jan Mills last week for her unwavering dedication to fallen her...

Churches form partnership to fund Ukrainian relief
ROCKY MOUNT — Lakeside Baptist Church is paring with Košice Baptist Church in Slovakia to provide re...

Spaulding says goodbye to 1, hello to 2
Like Moses who lead the Israelites to the promised land, but didn’t enter himself, a longtime direct...
Nash budget avoids tax increase
NASHVILLE — New Nash County Manager Stacie Shatzer continued her predecessor’s hot streak when she s...

Arrest made in motel robbery
ROCKY MOUNT — City police have arrested two men accused of an armed robbery at a local motel. Kareem...
Sheetz lowers gas prices for July 4 weekend
Mudcats for America series on deck this week
Sandy Smith, GK Butterfield react to abortion ruling
Arrest made in motel robbery
Woman accused of shooting husband
Yard sale, car wash to benefit United Way
Sheriff’s Office nets largest meth haul in its history
Two men accused of shooting each other
Rocky Mount woman sentenced for buying guns for gangs
School board redistricting complete
Bailey passes budget with no tax increase
4 charged with federal firearm counts
Spring Hope phasing out Facebook
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SPORTS

Battle takes over Firebirds baseball
Football has played a big part of Kwamaine Battle's life, taking him from Southern Nash High to Virg...

Dickinson wins Big East Pitcher of the Year; Ladybirds well represented on all-conference team
The 2022 spring softball season was the first season of Southern Nash pitcher/third baseman Anna Dic...

SouthWest Edgecombe’s Fuller heads to Louisburg College
As he began his high school baseball career at SouthWest Edgecombe High, Jake Fuller started to drea...

Fike's Little, SN's High among area all-state selections
Tristan Little worked hard to become Fike High's No. 1 pitcher by his senior season this spring. Sou...

Firebirds' Baker dominates Big East honors
Landen Baker dominated the 2-A/3-A Big East Conference baseball awards like the Southern Nash High j...
SPORTS HEADLINES
SN's Baker takes the cake: Firebirds star named top 3-A player by NCBCA
Hall Named Wesleyan men’s soccer assistant coach
Southern Nash's Nunez headed to Louisburg College
Brooks Finishes 11th in 100M; Named Second Team All-American
Southern Nash’s Woodard headed to Barton
Ladybirds fall just short in season-ending loss
Hunt, Southern Nash playoff games moved to Tuesday
Lyon graduates with father while helping Bishops advance on memorable day
TRACK AND FIELD ROUNDUP: Firebirds secure three all-state finishes
Ladybirds advance with shutout of Wildcats
Firebirds’ White to run, jump at Mount Olive
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Is America partially Putinized? Russia provides cautionary tale
We can do more than just claim a Ukrainian in our midst
Fontenot shows leadership on education, veterans’ issues
Rankin earned respect as NC House candidate
Health concern takes focus away from campaign
Treating minorities like victims won’t help them rise
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Storm chances spike as holiday weekend approaches
If the weather models can stay consistent, it looks as if the upcoming July Fourth weekend will prov...
Telling an aging relative she can’t drive anymore
North Carolina is blessed with more than its share of great writers. And I am looking over some of m...
Will Joe Biden really go stag?
Soaring prices. Social unrest. A resurgent Russia. A military withdrawal followed by the collapse of...

The right’s lonely war against Medicaid expansion is doomed
A dream so long enjoyed cannot cease without hardship. But the psychological pain of diminishing hop...

America needs a national day of mourning
While a portion of the nation recently celebrated a day of freedom and a beginning of progress on Ju...
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UNIDENTIFIED
DNA test identifies victim in decades-old homicide
Skeleton found near migrant camp
Earrings could be big clue in dead woman’s case
Baby John Nash case entered into NamUs
Arm tattoo helps identify dismembered body stuffed into different buckets
Victim in 1970s murder case has been identified
Cutbacks and unsolved cases
Woman's skeleton remains unknown
Not much to go on...
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COVID-19 MAP
Thomas "Tom" Whitley Moses, Sr.
Thomas "Tom" Whitley Moses, Sr., age 94, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday,...
Charlie Curt Armstrong
Spring Hope....Charlie Curt Armstrong, age 90, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022. Charlie gradua...
Willis Ray Dickinson
Willis Ray Dickinson, 84, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022. He was born August 28, 1937 to the late ...
Irma Lee Morgan
Mrs. Irma Lee Terrell Morgan, age 96 of Spring Hope, NC, departed this earthly life on Wednesday, Ma...
Wilson man denied parole in wife’s 1994 murder
State approves parole plan for Wilson rape convict
RSVP for Fike High reunion by Friday
City officials ‘ran out of time’ with Nash Street building
Did corporate greed fuel inflation? It’s not the biggest culprit
Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after game
2 found dead at NC home; 2 children unhurt
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs receives lifetime honor at BET Awards
Supreme Court’s abortion ruling sets off new court fights
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Princeton history gets a marker
Barrage of gunfire injures bystander
Marty Stuart in concert this weekend in Clayton
Clayton, Smithfield to host blood drives
Clayton adds tax hike on top of rate increases
2 from Johnston receive degrees
Council allows Grifols to grow taller
Clayton won’t use headhunter to find town manager
Clayton might purchase ‘Valkyrie’ sculpture
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WFWC recognizes outstanding women
Wake Forest presents Fireworks Spectacular
Leaders encourage attendance at Veterans Coffee and Outreach
Park and Ride lot will relocate to Senior Center
YHS holds 50th reunion
Honor flags raise money to reduce hunger
The Creative Cup brings coffee, arts to downtown
Lions Club helps make home improvements
Knightdale adopts 2022-23 budget
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