The city of Rocky Mount has initiated layoffs for about 100 city employees, a little more than 10% of its full-time workforce. The city said it is a necessary step to address its financial crisis.

A major city based in central North Carolina will soon experience a mass wave of layoffs in response to an ongoing financial crisis.

Rocky Mount police arrested Jabari Rogers, 19, and Houston Vance, 23, after they were accused of breaking into a Rocky Mount ...

A North Carolina man is facing felony charges after walking into a local bank with what police say was a fake $230,000 ...

A sixth suspect was arrested Thursday in a deadly double shooting at a Rocky Mount park over the summer, police said.

The Nash County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left two people injured. The sheriff’s office says one of ...

Two of the three seats up for election on the Franklin County Board of Supervisors are contested, and those races involve the most densely populated district in the county and one of the most rural.

Nash Community College received a $40,000 contribution from the Tackle the Tar event to support student scholarships. The ...

Due to the statewide freeze on a key source of its funding, Legal Aid of North Carolina, the state’s largest nonprofit law ...

The Down East Viking Football Classic in Rocky Mount, since the first game was was played 27 years ago, has been a winning proposition for everyone involved. That includes the city’s hospitality ...

The Rocky Mount Rotary Club presented a check for $40,000 to Edgecombe Community College during the club’s annual Tackle the ...