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Storm, heavy rain prompts calling off of local event
The Memorial Day ceremony planned for Monday morning at the Veterans Memorial at Jack Laughery Park in downtown Rocky Mount was called off due to rainy weather and the threat of lightning. A tornado watch was in effect for much of the day as well. David Hopewell, who is president of the Joint Veterans Committee of Nash and Edgecombe Counties, which organizes the annual event, at first asked attendees to...
Developer building 264-unit apartment complex
A community of 12 three-story apartment buildings called The Carolinian is underway behind the Heritage Crossing shopping center, bringing 264 new apartments to the community. Amy Timocko, director of asset management for Caviness and Cates, said the company is developing and managing the property and hopes to begin leasing in the summer of 2025. “Watson Caviness is a North Carolina […] The post Developer building 264-unit apartment complex first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Vote slated on $2.77M Spring Hope town budget
SPRING HOPE — Commissioners are scheduled to vote next week on a $2.77 million town budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year. The spending plan leaves property tax and water and sewer rates unchanged, but fee increases set to take effect include an extra $1 per month for curbside trash pickup. Town Manager Andrew DeIonno said Nash County’s 2024 revaluation produced […] The post Vote slated on $2.77M Spring Hope town budget first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Bonuses on the way for schools employees; increased supplements requested
Some Edgecombe County Public Schools employees are set to end the school year with bigger pay checks, a trend that will continue if commissioners agree to fully fund the budget request from the school district. The Edgecombe County Board of Education has approved pay supplements for teachers and bonuses for child nutrition staff, to be paid in May or June. The school board also is seeking county funding for additional supplements for next school year. ...
DNC leader recalls a moment with a lady who cleaned at Capitol Hill
Those who gathered late last week at the Nash County Democratic Party office downtown to hear the Democratic National Committee chairman speak received more than a call to support the party’s ticket in the Nov. 5 general election. They also heard Jaime Harrison, the son of a teenage mother who grew up in difficult economic conditions in Orangeburg, S.C., recall a heartfelt moment on a night he was working on Capitol Hill for U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat. ...
Wilson pays tribute on Memorial Day
The speaker at Wilson’s annual Memorial Day program said Americans’ perseverance and spirit to keep moving forward are the country’s greatest strengths. Dante Pittman, a captain in the N.C. Army National Guard and Fike High School graduate, said he listened to his heart when he joined the National Guard while at the University of North Carolina and never regretted his […] The post Wilson pays tribute on Memorial Day first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
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