City clerk set to retire honored by state association
City Clerk Pamela Casey has been named the 2022 Clerk of the Year by the N.C. Association of Municipal Clerks. “There is no one more deserving of Clerk of the Year than
City wants section of U.S. 64 to be renamed for Landis
The City Council signed off Monday on a resolution requesting the state Transportation Department name U.S. 64 at Church Street for the late Kel Landis III, a Rocky Mount native who had
Viking Football Classic to return to city
The Elizabeth City State University chancellor was in town to promote the 25th Down East Viking Football Classic, a weekend series of events that’s highlighted by a football game that pits the
As gun violence declines in Rocky Mount after state of emergency, city leaders say the work continues
Gun violence in Rocky Mount has fallen significantly since the city declared a symbolic state of emergency in early May. Instead of celebrating, city leaders are doubling down on their efforts to fight
Rocky Mount, NC: Construction Begins at Five Points Crossing Affordable Housing Community
Supporters and partners joined developer Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. to celebrate the construction start at Five Points Crossing, a new affordable general occupancy community to be built at 213 Rose Street in downtown
As Rocky Mount prepares for new fiber internet network, rural areas face their own struggles with broadband access
Federal data from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration showed in some areas of Rocky Mount over 90% of households have internet access. But in multiple other neighborhoods, the data shows more than