Area residents, city leaders and special guest speakers alike put words into action Monday morning during the 36th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration. On the holiday honoring King’s
Rocky Mount police Chief Robert Hassell bestowed the department’s highest award to two officers earlier this week. Sgt. Cameron Joyner and Cpl. Vicky Hussey each was presented with the Medal of Valor
First Carolina Bank’s headquarters off North Winstead Avenue is undergoing a second major expansion expected to be complete by April, with the bank’s chief operating officer crediting a significant part of
The City Council earlier this week unanimously voted to authorize, for economic development purposes, buying 336 acres of land for $15.2 million just west to northwest of the city in Nash County.