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Company gets $450k state grant to help start operations in Rocky Mount
A grant request to help a business intending to launch a food distribution operation in Rocky Mount was among those to make a statewide list of 31 successful proposals by local governments for a total of nearly $11 million in funding, Gov. Roy Cooper’s office said in a news release Friday. According to Cooper’s office, a $450,000 grant is going to help support a project locally of Goshen House & Trading, which is a processor and distributor of frozen, dairy and dry African, Caribbean and...
Deadline set for nominations to area HOF
Michael Frye said that he has helped church organizations throughout his life and has on occasion helped civic organizations, but he said that serving on the Twin County Hall of Fame board is different. “It’s where I can get plugged in and use some of my skills,” Frye said in a phone interview Tuesday. Frye with a laugh quickly clarified to say, “I don’t call them talents. I call them...
BIG EAST TRACK: Rocky Mount sweeps team championships
The Rocky Mount High School track teams made it a sweep during the Big East 2A/3A Conference Championships held on Wednesday at Rocky Mount High School. The Gryphons won the girls title 185-131 over Franklinton, while Southern Nash was third with 94 points and Nash Central took fourth with 76 points. Northern Nash (41), Roanoke Rapids (13) and Bunn (2) rounded out the field. On the boys side, Rocky Mount...
Police investigate shooting with injury
Police are conducting a probe into an inadvertent shooting of a woman at Rolling Meadows Apartments in the South Rocky Mount area earlier this month. Officers responded to the 100 block of Boyd Court around 11:30 a.m. on April 12, and found Katelyn Hudson, 22, had sustained minor injuries to both legs from shrapnel, according to police. In a preliminary investigation, police said several people, including Hudson, had gathered outside around the office area of the apartment complex, and someone’s firearm malfunctioned and discharged, causing Hudson’s injuries. Hudson was taken to UNC Health Nash for treatment and eventually was released, police said. The person who had been carrying the firearm has not been identified, police said.
Haliwa-Saponi Tribe honored with historical marker
Last Friday marked a milestone for the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe, as a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker was unveiled in front of the Chief W.R. Richardson Tribal Government Complex, located on Hwy. 43/561 in Hollister. According to the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, the local marker is the...
Wright’s Center to celebrate 35 years of service
A nonprofit day health care facility that serves area residents in their golden years as well as disabled adults is celebrating 35 years of service this week. The Wright’s Center, which is in the 500 block of West Raleigh Boulevard, will have an annual anniversary and an annual fundraising gathering at 6 p.m. Friday at the R.T. McCarter Fellowship Center in the 200 block of South Glendale Avenue. Former U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-1st District, will speak. ...
Former students remember 85-year-old Fredrick Douglass Elementary School amid rebuild
85-year-old Wilson County Elementary School gets new building. After 85 years, Fredrick Douglass Elementary School in Elm City is getting a new building. The original school, built in 1939, was an elementary, middle, and high school for only Black students. Wilson County Commissioners approved $1.77 million to demolish and rebuild...
Warriors hand Wildcats first QCC defeat
Hunt High may or may not still have a shot at the 3-A Quad County Conference baseball title but the Warriors are making some noise late in the season after handing league-leading West Johnston a 4-2 loss Tuesday, April 23, at Sid Boyette Field. The Warriors scored all four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to hand the […] The post Warriors hand Wildcats first QCC defeat first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Barrett’s Printing moves into new home
When the city of Wilson’s vision for a downtown baseball stadium included obtaining the building where Barrett’s Printing House stood for decades, Margaret Barrett Ward seized the opportunity for a fresh start. “The whole process has been an ordeal,” Ward said. “There’s been a lot of give and take, but I think when it’s all said and done, it’s going […] The post Barrett’s Printing moves into new home first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Treat Yo’ Self plans Saturday grand opening
Treat Yo’ Self Bakery will open its doors in the Centro at Pine-Nash development for a grand opening celebration from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Treat Yo’ Self was forced to move from its previous home at 419 Goldsboro St. S. after the building’s owner sold the property to the city of Wilson for the Carolina Mudcats’ downtown […] The post Treat Yo’ Self plans Saturday grand opening first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Golden Falcons top Demons 15-4
C.B. Aycock roared to an eight-run lead over the first two innings and went on to a 15-4 defeat of host Fike High in Tuesday’s 3-A Quad County Conference varsity softball game that ended in five innings via the mercy rule. The Golden Falcons totaled 11 hits and stole seven bases as they evened their overall record to 8-8 while […] The post Golden Falcons top Demons 15-4 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Area Calendar, April 24-25, 2024
Wednesday, April 24 High School Baseball New Life Camp at Wilson Prep, 4:30 p.m.; C.B. Aycock at Fike, 7 p.m. High School Softball C.B. Aycock at Ayden-Grifton, 6 p.m. High School Girls Soccer West Johnston at C.B. Aycock, 6 p.m. High School Boys Tennis 2-A Neuse 6 Conference tournament at Herman Park, Goldsboro, 9 a.m.; 3-A Quad County Conference tournament […] The post Area Calendar, April 24-25, 2024 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
MIDDLE SCHOOL: Sherrod gets help in WCA romp
Reagan Sherrod continued her scoring rampage and got a little help from her teammates in leading her Wilson Christian girls soccer team to cruise past visiting Liberty Christian 9-0 on Tuesday. The seventh grader poured in four straight goals before eighth grader Daisy Tyson made it 5-0 before halftime. Sherrod added three more goals in the second half for seven […] The post MIDDLE SCHOOL: Sherrod gets help in WCA romp first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Haliwa-Saponi Powwow honors legacy of Dalton Lynch
People from Warren County and beyond traveled to Hollister this past weekend for the 59th Annual Haliwa-Saponi Powwow, The Blooming of the Dogwood. The Powwow is held on the third weekend in April each year to commemorate the Tribe’s receipt of state recognition on April 15, 1965. While the...
BARTON ROUNDUP: Defense sparks Bulldogs in CC tourney opener
Barton College made itself at home in the Conference Carolinas men’s lacrosse tournament Tuesday, April 23, with a 14-3 win over Young Harris in the opening round at Truist Stadium. The No. 4-seeded Bulldogs, who blanked the No. 5 Mountain Lions in the first half, will remain at Truist Stadium for the semifinals Friday afternoon against top-seeded Mount Olive. Barton […] The post BARTON ROUNDUP: Defense sparks Bulldogs in CC tourney opener first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Letter: The big picture
The Doom and Gloom Band is striking up quite a tune these days. Before you join their chorus, please consider whistling another tune. Yes, we have trouble, but our town is not all bad. We have many homegrown established companies that do business on a national and international basis. For example, Barnhill Contracting, Boddie-Noell, Daughtridge Sales, Eagle Transport, Health View Capital Partners, Lambert Splicing, Wildwood Lamp, and down the road we have Braswell Family Farms and Edwards Crane. Capital Broadcasting continues to invest millions right...
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