City ceremony marks 9/11 anniversary
A City of Rocky Mount remembrance of 9/11 on Friday morning just outside the municipal complex downtown provided reflections by Fire Chief Corey Mercer and Police Chief Robert Hassell, as well as
'Buck Leonard Day' proclaimed in city
“Buck Leonard Day” in Rocky Mount was proclaimed Thursday by Mayor Sandy Roberson as about 50 people gathered to visit Leonard’s former home and celebrate the 50th anniversary of his being inducted
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