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Second sewer spill this month impacting Rocky Mount residents, Tar River
A sewer spill has been impacting Rocky Mount residents for nearly a week. This comes one week after another spill in the exact same spot. The city of Rocky Mount said on Facebook that the spill started on the morning of Aug. 8 at a manhole under the trestle on River Side Drive. According to the city, the sewer overflow was caused by "significant rainfall being experienced in the region."
BOYS SOCCER: Experienced Cougars win opener over Gryphons
Experience won out over youth in Tuesday’s season-opening boys soccer match between SouthWest Edgecombe and Rocky Mount in Pinetops. The Cougars, who have 14 returning players, scored four goals in the first half and added five more in the second half to defeat the Gryphons 9-1 in a nonconference event at home. Southwest (1-0) scored the first two goals inside the 30-minute mark of the first half as sophomore Victor...
Broad Creek Middle School hosts ribbon cutting for new classroom addition
BROAD CREEK — County school officials joined with staff, parents and students to cut the ribbon Tuesday on a new $9.48 million classroom addition and renovations at Broad Creek Middle School. The new 14-room classroom wing at BCMS houses eighth grade science, math, English language arts, social studies, academic...
Cole will be stepping down as town manager Oct. 31
Janice Cole will be stepping down as Hertford’s town manager at the end of October. Cole, who was named town manager in January 2023 and had served as interim manager a year before that, submitted her letter of resignation to members of Town Council and Mayor Ashley Hodges on Aug. 1. “I am most appreciative of the opportunity that you have given me to make a difference in Hertford and...
High on the Hog at the Pinehurst Barbecue Festival
It’s Labor Day Weekend in the Village of Pinehurst, and you can smell it a mile away: Aromas of smoked meats waft through the downtown area, beckoning you toward the Village Green. Over sounds of crackling wood fires, you hear euphoric voices: “OH, that is SO GOOD!”. This...
A family sues Moore County for institutionalizing children after their mother’s cancer diagnosis
A Moore County woman and her two disabled children are suing Moore County claiming that the county improperly retained custody of the children after her cancer treatment and violated the children’s rights by failing to arrange for proper care. The federal lawsuit Disability Rights North Carolina filed last week says Moore County dropped Rumina Slazas’s […]
Former NASCAR star Kurt Busch charged with DWI in North Carolina
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Retired NASCAR driver Kurt Busch is facing several charges related to an alleged DWI, according to the Iredell Free News. Busch reportedly will have his driver’s license revoked for 30 days as a result. Iredell Free News reports that court records state that Busch was clocked going 18 mph over […]
High school football teams across ENC compete in pre-season jamborees
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Tuesday night began a busy week for high school football teams across Eastern North Carolina. Scrimmages and jamboree took place as opening night is a week from Friday. At J.H. Rose High School Tuesday, six teams competed in a jamboree. The home Rampants took on West Carteret despite missing 45 helmets […]
Chancellor Lee H. Roberts sets ambitious goal for Carolina
As he begins his first academic year as Carolina’s chancellor, Lee H. Roberts sat down with The Well to talk about his impressions, his goals and his hopes for the new semester. How does it feel to be named the 13th chancellor of the nation’s first public university?
Top50 recruit Isaiah Denis schedules North Carolina official visit
North Carolina has set their eyes on a local homegrown recruit in the attempts of bolstering their backcourt in the 2025 class. On the weekend of September 28th, the Tar Heels will host Isaiah Denis, a 6-foot-5 combo guard out of Davidson (N.C.) Day for an official visit, a source told 247Sports.
New scholarship available to NC residents with Thursday deadline
North Carolina residents can qualify for the state’s new Next NC Scholarship by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by Thursday. The Next NC Scholarship combines the Federal Pell Grant and state need-based grants into one award of at least $3,000 per year to attend any community college or at least $5,000 […]
Changes coming after lead poisoning scare involving children's snack, health officials say
Changes are happening, and testing is improving after a nationwide scare involving lead in a children's snack. North Carolina health officials were first to discover high lead levels in Wanabana Apple Cinnamon fruit pouches last year. The outbreak was unique, so there was a lot for health officials to review...
PHOTO GALLERY: Warrenton softball camp
Warrenton softball held middle school and high school camp the last week of July. To purchase photo reprints, call the Record office at 636-456-6397. Photos and other materials on this website are property of the Warren County Record and are protected by copyright law. Reproduction is unlawful. You may not duplicate this material.
Warrenton commissioners appoint David Elliott as police chief
By unanimous vote, the Warrenton Board of Commissioners on Monday night appointed David Elliott as the town’s police chief, beginning Monday, Aug. 19. The decision came during the board’s regular monthly meeting. Elliott brings to Warrenton 14 years of experience in law enforcement. He completed Basic Law Enforcement...
City eyes demolishing fire-damaged former house in Battleboro
Catherine Arrington is glad that the city is going to take steps to try to make sure a fire-damaged house a couple of doors away from her residence in the Battleboro community is no longer part of her neighborhood’s landscape. “I think it’s disastrous, I really do,” Arrington said in an interview last month about the structure, which is in the 100 block of Owens Circle and is also surrounded by overgrown shrubbery and tall grass. “It’s unhealthy. It smells — and it needs to...
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