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Local Main Street program back on accredited list
Rocky Mount’s Main Street revitalization program, after years of being in second-tier affiliate status, is back at the first-tier accredited status. N.C. Main Street & Rural Planning Center Director Liz Parham, in email correspondence Friday, confirmed the return of Rocky Mount’s Main Street program to a level not seen since 2017. Parham is an N.C. Commerce Department official who works with downtown redevelopment efforts throughout North Carolina. Parham referred further...
Manager accused of stealing $14,000+ from North Carolina business, police say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — A business manager has been arrested after she was accused of stealing thousands of dollars from her workplace, according to the Roanoke Rapids Police Department. Officers said a business filed a report in March that its manager had stolen more than $14,000 from the...
Deputies seek info after theft at Food Lion in Halifax County near Roanoke Rapids
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — Deputies in Halifax County said Monday they are looking for a woman and a man in a weekend theft from a business just outside Roanoke Rapids. The incident happened between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday at a business on West 10th Street, according to a news release from the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office.
Two men arrested after shots fired at ENC mini mart
TARBORO, Edgecombe County — Tarboro police officers responded to a report of shots fired near Western Blvd. and Howard Ave. Tuesday night, Apr. 23, 2024. Officers found that two vehicles met at the 7 to 11 Mini Mart and a physical altercation and gunshots being fired. Officers stopped a...
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...
Edgecombe County leaders prep for influx of students
County commissioners and school leaders in Edgecombe County delved into some details of the upcoming demerger during a joint meeting to discuss budget needs for the school district. A byproduct of the demerger is that the Edgecombe County Public Schools system is expected to welcome nearly 1,250 more students in the fall. The demerger, which was approved in November by both school boards in the Twin Counties, will formally dismantle...
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...
Annual powwow a resounding success
HOLLISTER — The weather was near-perfect for Haliwa-Saponi’s 59th annual Powwow, as Chief Ogletree Richardson pointed out. Just when the sun seemed to get too hot, a cumulus cloud would sneak up behind it and keep it covered just long enough to keep things cool.
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