4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (199+ words) (NAPSI)—When a local water system breaks down or a rural school’s equipment upgrade stalls, the problem feels strictly local. But behind the scenes, those community improvements often depend on a complex web of federal grants, technical oversight, and agency…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (559+ words) Students from across Nash County can connect through shared goals and community pride at Nash Community College. As Nash Community College celebrates another semester of rising enrollment, the momentum is being fueled not only by student interest but by a…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (692+ words) There is something both exciting and humbling about standing at the beginning of a new chapter. After more than 30 years with Down East Partnership for Children, I have had the privilege of watching our community come together again and again…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (367+ words) While all the local leftist pundits are examining everything President Donald Trump does in order to find any scintilla of some factor they can criticize with all the vitriol they can muster as if it is actually a valid critique,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (174+ words) Wildfires have more than doubled worldwide in the past 20 ye… Done wrong, the unchecked speculative build out of data cent… Let’s look at some accomplishments for the American people that have taken place under the Trump administration: Then there are…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (393+ words) Done wrong, the unchecked speculative build out of data centers raises electricity rates, increases pollution and undermines clean energy and climate goals. The Trump administration is using artificial intelligence as an excuse to boost 19th century fossil fuels — stopping uneconomic coal…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (782+ words) Real estate broker and Rocky Mount Rotarian Kathy Akers gives an update to club members last week about the housing market in Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson counties during the club’s luncheon at Benvenue Country Club. A local real estate broker…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (343+ words) Lumber mills figuratively as well as literally built Elizabe… U.S. Rep. Don Davis, D-1st District, was serving food and sh… “You are entitled to your opinion,” the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said. “But you are not…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (328+ words) (Feature Impact) Nearly everyone is carrying some level of insecurity about their financial future, even those who are trying to plan ahead. Economic uncertainty, fueled by persistent inflation, stagnant wages and a cooling job market, has led many Americans to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (856+ words) Data recently released by the state shows spending by tourists in Nash County was slightly down in 2025 compared to 2024. Although the amount of spending by visitors in the county was nearly $334.7 million in 2025, that figure was a decrease of 1.8 percent…...