A slew of recent announcements suggests the self-driving cars of the future have arrived. Google sibling Waymo is rolling out paid autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Elon Musk announced plans to unveil Tesla’s robotaxi this October. This momentum is enough to make city planners hopeful for an imminent transformation. But widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles could […] The post The bumpy road to self-driving cars first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

If any group in this country deserves respect and thanks, it is the military in all its branches and the millions of men and women who have served, bled and died for their country over the years. And it is sadly ironic that their very real sacrifice has protected the right of idiot politicians and ungrateful citizens to unfairly criticize […] The post Cemetery confrontation disrespects fallen heroes first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

WILSON — The Fike High varsity football team preaches the same game plan for every week — run the football, complete passes and don’t have turnovers. First-year head coach Rocky Lewis indicated his Golden Demons struggled in all three aspects on a hot Thursday night before a few hundred fans in falling 31-6 to neighboring 3-A heavyweight Northern Nash on […] The post Fike falls to Northern Nash in home opener first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

SPRING HOPE — The director of a feature film shot last year in Nash County is suing his former partner, a developing studio and a host of unnamed defendants.          In a complaint filed May 2 in Los Angeles, Robert Rippberger — who helmed the AI-inspired “Renner” for Ascent Studios in June 2023 — alleges that producer […] The post Movie studio lawsuit alleges breach of contract first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

NASHVILLE — A new safety initiative will soon be a way of life in each of Nash County’s 11 elementary schools. Beginning Sept. 9, students will be randomly selected at least once a week for safety screening by a walk-through metal detector or handheld wand — part of a program designed to keep learning institutions free of weapons. The protocol […] The post Elementary schools add random security screenings first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

NASHVILLE — The Nash County Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, in the Nash County Public Schools Central Office auditorium, 930 Eastern Ave. Middlesex board meeting scheduled MIDDLESEX — The Middlesex Board of Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9, in the conference room at Town Hall, 10232 S. Nash St.  Bailey boards […] The post Community Calendar: School board meets Thursday first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

SPRING HOPE — Food Lion has announced a recall involving four varieties of in-store prepared ground beef sold at its 603 E. Nash St. location. The Salisbury-based supermarket chain says it issued the recall because some packages of ground beef may contain traces of foreign material consistent with black foam specks from the product packaging. The recall affects only the […] The post Food Lion recalls ground beef sold in Spring Hope first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

ROCKY MOUNT — The Nighthawk STEM Explorers Academy at Nash Community College has concluded a busy summer filled with eight enriching STEM events designed to inspire and engage young minds.  Highlighting these events was a collaborative effort between Nighthawk Collaborative STEM Connections and the Nash County Migrant Education Program, which provided a four-day STEM enrichment experience for migrant high school […] The post College STEM academy hosts migrant high school students first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

MIDDLESEX — State Rep. Allen Chesser, R-Nash, is a winner of Maverick PAC’s 2024 Future40 Award, the organization announced this week. The Future40 Award recognizes conservative young professionals from across the country who embody the next generation of leadership in the public and private sectors. Honorees are selected by the Future40 Committee, led by co-chairs Brittany Corfman-Parks and Preston Glasscock […] The post Conservative group honors Chesser with Future40 Award first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

CREEDMOOR — Senior Tylik Mitchell scored four touchdowns as his Southern Nash High varsity football team ran over host South Granville 40-14 on a steamy Thursday night. The win was the second in as many games for the 3-A Firebirds of the 2-A/3-A Big East Conference while the 2-A Vikings of the 2-A/3-A Northern Lakes Conference exited 1-1. Mitchell scored […] The post Mitchell-led Firebirds flatten South Granville 40-14 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

Twin Counties community college students can learn how to rebuild and repair electric vehicles and install, maintain and operate EV chargers thanks to a state-administered federal transportation grant. Nash Community College in Rocky Mount and Edgecombe Community College in Tarboro are among 10 institutions benefiting from a $1 million Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant from the U.S. Department of […] The post Colleges earn grant for EV chargers, clean energy courses first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

ROCKY MOUNT — Nash Community College has continued making strides toward a return to pre-COVID-19 numbers, announcing an 11.5% increase in headcount and a 10.5% increase in full-time equivalent student enrollment for the fall 2024 semester compared to fall 2023. “We have five core values, and the first one is ‘student success.’ The entire team has worked tirelessly from marketing […] The post Nash Community College reports fall enrollment growth first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

ROCKY MOUNT — Southern Nash lost for the first time in seven varsity volleyball matches this season in an agonizing five-set outcome Tuesday at Nash Central in the 2-A/3-A Big East Conference opener for both sides. The 3-A Ladybirds emerged 6-1 after coming up short 16-14 in the fifth game. Southern Nash won the first two sets, each by 25-18 […] The post Ladybirds suffer 1st loss in Big East debut first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

TARBORO — Tameka Kenan-Norman has been named executive director of public information and institutional advancement at Edgecombe Community College. The more than 20-year communications veteran most recently worked as a news anchor for WBOC-TV, a CBS affiliate in Salisbury, Maryland. Prior to that, she gained grant writing and development experience as the chief development and communications officer at SHORE UP! […] The post Kenan-Norman named ECC public information director first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

“Guess what?!” A 12-year-old Pittsburgh schoolboy spoke excitedly with his teacher one morning last fall. “My mommy and daddy were having a fight last night, and I asked them if we could have a peace circle! We sat and talked, and they’re not fighting anymore!” The boy had been involved in a program to introduce peace circles to schools — […] The post Building connected communities, one circle at a time first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

These last few weeks before the most consequential election in my lifetime are our last opportunity to decide what kind of country, what flavor of leadership and who we are going to trust going forward. The pursuit of a “more perfect union,” where rule of law and peaceful transfer of power drive us toward our shared values of character, truth […] The post Pedal to the metal first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

BAILEY — Following months of negotiations, a proposed wastewater treatment union between Bailey and the city of Wilson has dissolved. Mayor Pro Tem Walter Wells informed residents of the decision during a special meeting of Bailey’s elected officials last week while outlining a new agenda that would use $14.5 million in grant money to remove the town from a state-imposed […] The post Bailey nixes wastewater treatment link to Wilson first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

SPRING HOPE — I usually just stare at people when they do it. The info-baiting thing. You know, the conversational pivot where folks — usually friends, or at the very least, acquaintances — bring up something mildly sensitive before dribbling from their face that “the media” is responsible for the daily wars we make.       Misinformation, they say. […] The post Process, process, process — just like always first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

SPRING HOPE — The C.C. Spaulding Alumni Association will hold its annual reunion this weekend with events at multiple Nash County locations.  This year’s theme is “Fifty Years of Keeping the Spaulding Spirit Alive.” A  6 p.m. fish fry at the Spaulding Family Resource Center gym will kick-start the fun on Friday, followed by a banquet and dance on Saturday […] The post Spaulding alumni to mark 50-year milestone first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” — Psalm 91:1 There’s nothing like finding shade on a hot summer day. It keeps you safe from the sun, it cools you down and you feel more relaxed. This is the same kind of comfort we can find in the Lord. […] The post Devotional: Abiding in the shadow of the Almighty first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.