Hospital provides community vaccination clinics
ROCKY MOUNT — With all North Carolina adults now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines, Nash UNC Hea...
‘John Nash’ baby’s killing remains unsolved
ROCKY MOUNT — A baby boy found in a Food Lion dumpster 14 years ago had been strangled to death by s...
Spring Hope board votes to regulate golf carts
SPRING HOPE — Golf carts will now be regulated inside town limits. The Spring Hope Board of Commissi...
Spring Hope hires code enforcement contractor
SPRING HOPE — The town has hired a contractor to conduct code enforcement. During its April 5 meeti...
Nash sheriff's office mourns captain's death
NASHVILLE — Within a year of retirement, a longtime deputy with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office has...
4 suspects charged in 2 Rocky Mount shootings
ROCKY MOUNT — Police made arrests in two separate shootings in the city last week. Police arrested f...
Deputies probe businessman's shooting death
BATTLEBORO — Authorities continue to investigate the shooting death of a well-known community activi...
Barnes' bill would make officials repay their government debts
A local lawmaker wants to put teeth into state audit reports. State Sen. Lisa Barnes, R-Nash, is spo...
Family marks 40 years in furniture business
A family-operated furniture store has been an anchor of commerce in Nash, Wilson and Edgecombe count...
County OKs 268-home Green Pond subdivision
NASHVILLE — After more than a year of residents’ objections and county commissioners’ denials, devel...
Tax rebate approved for Cummins plant renovation
NASHVILLE — Cummins Inc. announced a $42 million investment to modernize its Rocky Mount Engine Plan...
Nash virus cases top 10,000 mark
NASHVILLE — Nash County has passed another benchmark in the novel coronavirus pandemic by surpassing...
Nominations sought for Best of Nash County contest
Who is Nash County’s best insurance agent? What is the best local company to work for? Where can you...
Sheriff wants to boost Nash deputies' pay
NASHVILLE — Nash County deputies earn much less than their counterparts in surrounding law enforceme...
Shop offers cigars, hand-mixed soda and nostalgia
SPRING HOPE -— Some older residents probably remember a time when specialty sodas were mixed and sol...
Word Tabernacle Church plans vaccination clinic
ROCKY MOUNT — Word Tabernacle Church will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. S...
State seeks Spring Litter Sweep volunteers
It’s time to clean up North Carolina. State transportation workers and partners have already picked...
NC House speaker backs convention for term limits amendment
RALEIGH — N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore says a bill that cleared his chamber this month represents th...
Police provide free concealed handgun course
SPRING HOPE — In a possible first for the entire state, a police department is footing the bill for ...
Residents want IRS to investigate Rocky Mount councilman
ROCKY MOUNT — A small group of city residents is calling for an IRS investigation of a councilman ac...
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Wilson man dies in Nash County crash
A Wilson man died in a single-car wreck on Interstate 95 in southern Nash County’s Coopers community...
Tobacco planting and dirt-road racing
At last, I’m not tracking through yellow pollen on the porch. Even though there is still some hangin...
Prisons' pandemic resilience paying off
It’s been a year since the pandemic first hit our state prison system. We’ve endured an awful year o...
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