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Red Roof® Opens Red Roof Inn Rocky Mount – Battleboro, NC

Red Roof®, the leader in economy lodging, has announced the opening of the Red Roof Inn Rocky Mount - Battleboro in Battleboro, North Carolina.

Red Roof Inn Rocky Mount - Battleboro is a 51-room hotel that offers free in-room Wi-Fi, an ... Read more

Meet the Women of Color Remaking One North Carolina Town Int

You could easily drive past the small highway marker on the side of an unremarkable road in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. But if you stop to take a closer look, you'll learn that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. first gave a version of his "I Have a Dream" ... Read more

Edgecombe Early College High School- Kayla Craddock

Kayla Craddock

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My name is Kayla Craddock, I am a super senior at Edgecombe Early College High School in Tarboro, North Carolina. I will be graduating in May of 2022 with my high school diploma as well as my associ ... Read more

North Carolina man buys Powerball ticket at Walmart and wins $100,000

By Kelly Murray, CNN

A man made a run to Walmart in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and came home $100,000 richer.

Michael Buck told North Carolina Education Lottery officials that a store employee convinced him to buy a ticket for the record $2.04 billion Powerball drawing.

“The girl at the pharmacy told me they sold Powerball tickets at customer service,” NC Education Lottery quoted the 62-year-old as saying. “I told her, ‘If I win, I’ll come back and buy you a car.'”

Buck matched t ... Read more

Team Spirit: Cheer Program Reaches New Heights

One reason: They are an incredibly hard-working team of athletes. Another reason: Head Coach Kaylee Smith.

“Kaylee’s leadership is a huge part of our success,” says co-captain Lauren Meyers ’23. “She cheered at North Carolina S ... Read more

Santa Barbara City Council Okays Spending $67K to Hire Polic

Editor’s Note: This story was updated on December 6 to clarify that the City Council has approved the expenditure to hire Hassan Aden but has not officially hired him yet. Comments and additional information from Tuesday’s council meeting have al ... Read more

Driver cited for speeding after big rig carrying explosives

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — An 18-wheeler overturned on Nov. 4, spilling explosives and hazardous material and causing a section of State Highway Highway 65 near Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to close.

WNCN reports that the 18-wheeler driven by ... Read more