Sunday, May 20, 2012
CHICAGO — Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday in one of the city's largest demonstrations in years, airing grievances about war, climate change and a wide range of other complaints as world leaders assembled for a NATO summit.
- Prosecutors: Trio planned to attack Obama’s HQ
Saturday, May 19, 2012
CHICAGO – Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home and other targets during this weekend’s NATO summit, prosecutors said Saturday.
- Amid evidence cache in Martin case, questions nag
Saturday, May 19, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. – Prosecutors in the Trayvon Martin case dumped a mountain of evidence on the public this week.
- Will Smith slaps journalist who tries to kiss him
Saturday, May 19, 2012
MOSCOW – Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of “Men in Black III.”
- Cellphone video captures alleged abuse at military school
Friday, May 18, 2012
WICHITA, Kan. — The mother of a 14-year-old boy says a cellphone video depicting her son struggling to stand on two broken legs is proof that her son was harmed while attending a Kansas military school and supports claims in a federal lawsuit that the school encouraged a culture of abuse.
- New mom hospitalized with flesh-eating bacterial infection
Thursday, May 17, 2012
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Days after giving birth to twins, a South Carolina mother has been hospitalized for what doctors say is a rare flesh-eating infection.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Police are searching for a 48-year-old Rocky Mount man wanted for selling a stolen vehicle for scrap.
- Police search for missing mom
Friday, May 18, 2012
Rocky Mount police are asking the public for help locating a 31-year-old mother of three.
- Argument leads to assault charges
Friday, May 18, 2012
A 53-year-old Rocky Mount man was treated for severe lacerations Friday after allegedly being assaulted by an acquaintance.
- Man charged with burglary
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Rocky Mount police arrested a 61-year-old man Wednesday night on charges of breaking into a home.
- Reward increased for information about double homicide
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Rocky Mount police have increased the reward to $2,500 for tips on an April 8 double homicide.
- Woman wounded in shooting
Thursday, May 17, 2012
A woman was grazed by a bullet Wednesday morning when someone fired shots at a house on the 400 block of North Mercer Street.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS – Miami’s season, the one that’s supposed to end in an NBA championship and vindication, was slipping away.LeBron James brought it back.
- Patriots run out of arms in semifinals defeat
Friday, May 18, 2012
WILSON – Faith Christian knew it would have to drain its pitching reservoir to have a chance to beat Merry Hill Lawrence Academy in Friday’s NCISSA 1-A state semifinal at Fleming Stadium.
- Faith Christian copes with another loss to Lawrence Academy
Friday, May 18, 2012
WILSON – Everything else might have seemed different at Faith Christian this season, but the end result was the same as it has been for half a decade.
- Southern Nash wins 4x200 boys relay title
Friday, May 18, 2012
Southern Nash senior Terron Huffman knows exactly how it feels to drop the baton in a relay.
“It’s the worst feeling in the world,” he said.
- Harrell has many options after Virginia Tech release
Friday, May 18, 2012
Some big name schools are in pursuit of Tarboro native Montrezl Harrell after he officially was granted a release this week from his letter of intent from Virginia Tech.
- Patriots in familiar position even in rebuilding year
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Greg Clifton knew he had a project in more ways than one when he took the coaching job at Faith Christian.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce has concluded a three-day, “high-energy” membership drive, increasing the Chamber’s membership to 845.
- Chamber to hold state of community forum
Saturday, May 19, 2012
The Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its 13th annual State of the Community Update Breakfast and Forum on Tuesday at the Imperial Centre.
- Hobby Lobby to open June 25
Friday, May 18, 2012
A national chain arts and crafts store will be opening on June 25 in a space in the Towne Centre shopping center in Rocky Mount that has been vacant for 12 years.
- Keihin honored for strategic improvement plan
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A Tarboro company that manufactures engine control units for Honda automobiles is getting rid of its last Dumpster to dispose of trash.
- Machine makes cigarettes for less
Saturday, May 12, 2012
David Gomi and business partner Adam Chen saw a world of potential in Rocky Mount as a location for their new business, Tobacco Direct.
- Merita plant might shut down soon
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The parent company of the Merita Bread Bakery plant in Rocky Mount has filed notice with local and state officials indicating that it might shut down the plant and lay off its 286 employees in the next couple of months.
Friday, May 18, 2012
ATLANTA – In the past month at a metro Atlanta public library you could have listened to a barbershop quartet, taken a yoga or line-dancing class, had a soft drink and a snack, received help preparing your taxes or homework, learned needlepoint, attended an open-mic poetry slam, gotten a mammogram screening, run your small business from a corner desk, learned how to give your newborn a massage or mastered the art of tai chi.
- Workers still flood Big Easy
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Hours before the volunteers and staff of Project Homecoming were to celebrate the program’s fifth anniversary at a party in the Lakeview neighborhood, work proceeded as usual, with volunteers in paint-spattered work clothes laboring on three new homes rising on once-vacant lots in Gentilly, a hurricane-
ravaged neighborhood.
- Wanted: A little respect
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
NEW YORK –
Part of The Wanted’s excitement over its recent U.S. success comes from initially being dissed in its native Britain.
- Avengers take fight to new video game
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
LOS ANGELES –
Now that they’ve saved the world on film, “The Avengers” are teaming up for a motion-control video game.
- Yams: Sweet and simple
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Can you really cook delicious, wholesome dishes that are also easy to make?
- Police officers recognize value of fitness
Monday, May 14, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. –
Duff Manners used to be in shape.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
A three-minute phone conversation between Daniel Howerton, owner of Clearvue Window Cleaning Service, and myself on April 28 became the best day in the history of Westridge Grill.
- Northern Nash Percussion Ensemble takes second place
Saturday, May 19, 2012
The Northern Nash High School Percussion Ensemble performed March 31 at Broughton High School in Raleigh as part of the Atlantic Indoor Association Championships.
- NCC professor gives personal photo to museum
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Nash Community College English professor Dr. Mary Wayne Watson recently presented a copy of her iconic photograph from World War I to Carol Banks, director of the Edgecombe County Veterans’ Military Museum.
- American Cancer Society, churches fight cancer
Saturday, May 19, 2012
The American Cancer Society and a number of churches will join together to fight cancer with Sunday of Hope on June 3.
- Edgecombe-Nash Retired School Personnel learn about dues
Saturday, May 19, 2012
The Edgecombe-Nash Retired School Personnel met at 10:30 p.m. April 10 in the Warner Room at Braswell Memorial Library.
- Institutions honor scholars in Twin Counties
Saturday, May 19, 2012
The following students recently were recognized for academic achievement:Northern Nash High School student Khayla Joy Batts of Rocky Mount was awarded a $2,500 National Achievement Scholarship.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
When President Obama announced his support for gay marriage, supporters and pundits declared it symbolic of a historic shift in American attitudes.
- Tropical Storm Alberto hovers off S.C. coast
Sunday, May 20, 2012
COLUMBIA – Tropical Storm Alberto hovered off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts on Sunday, canceling tourist cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner.
- Effort on juvenile court age still lacks unity
Sunday, May 20, 2012
RALEIGH – N.C. General Assembly members learned last year they could undertake a dramatic overhaul to North Carolina’s criminal justice system without being labeled soft on crime by political opponents.
- Salmonella cases from meat substitute top 80
Sunday, May 20, 2012
ASHEVILLE – Health officials say the number of people sickened by salmonella from a soy product often used as a meat substitute has topped 80.83 cases of salmonella can be traced to a culture starter for tempeh sold to Smiling Hara Tempeh, which made the bean product in Candler.
- Pilot, passenger survive Pitt County plane crash
Sunday, May 20, 2012
WINTERVILLE – Authorities said the pilot and his passenger have survived a small plane crash in Pitt County.
- Hospital warns 10 patients of infection risk
Saturday, May 19, 2012
ASHEVILLE — An Asheville hospital is urging 10 patients to be tested for potentially serious viral infections following word that a scope was not properly sterilized in the endoscopy unit.
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