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FINAL ‘SPRING FLING’ 27 Aug 2013 | 05:49 pm
Drug task force agents in Edgecombe County had an eventful week when they nabbed 19 alleged drug dealers and a federal fugitive during Operation Spring Fling.
NJ company places bid on county buildings 23 Aug 2013 | 06:36 pm
At one time, the old Department of Social Services building served as a home for veterans with nowhere else to go. Today, a prospective property owner says he wants to use the building to once again h...
Teachers, principals greet students 23 Aug 2013 | 06:35 pm
Teachers and principals in Edgecombe County Public Schools welcomed students into their schools with open arms Thursday afternoon as open houses were held countywide. Aarion Pearce, an eighth-grader,...
Barnhill moving to Rocky Mount 21 Aug 2013 | 06:39 pm
After more than a half century in Tarboro, Barnhill Contracting Company is moving its operations to Rocky Mount. Barnhill was founded in Tarboro in 1949 by the late Robert E. Barnhill, Sr. who starte...
Strother named 'Teacher of the Year' 21 Aug 2013 | 06:38 pm
And the Teacher of the Year is … Billy Strother. Superintendent John Farrelly made that announcement at Edgecombe County Public Schools Convocation 2013 Tuesday morning in the gymnasium of Tarboro Hi...
Tarboro council meeting to reconvene tonight 19 Aug 2013 | 06:34 pm
Members of the Tarboro town Council will do something when they meet at 6 p.m. today that they’ve not done in 18 years. Meet with someone other than Donald Morris as mayor. Morris resigned abruptly l...
Mayor Morris' resignation a mystery 16 Aug 2013 | 06:34 pm
One day after Mayor Donald Morris announced his resignation, there are still no clear indications of what led to his decision. The 71-year-old lifelong Tarboro native resigned abruptly Wednesday by w...
TAKEN OFF THE STREETS 16 Aug 2013 | 06:33 pm
What started as a spring event to round up alleged drug dealers has gone well into the summer. "Operation Spring Fling" is still running strong, including its latest roundup that netted 22 arrests dur...
MORRIS RESIGNS 15 Aug 2013 | 06:33 pm
After serving his hometown as its mayor for the last 18 years, Donald Morris has submitted his immediate resignation. Mayor Pro Tem Taro Knight said he was caught completely off-guard when he was giv...
Local dentist says NCTracks causing him to lose money, patients 15 Aug 2013 | 06:32 pm
NCTracks was built to be a faster method for the state to process Medicaid claims. Instead, the new system has turned into what some are calling a disaster. The new $500,000,000 online system was act...
