2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (373+ words) Shopsthrive as Gen Z continues to nurture the "plant parent" trend. When Jessica Janik-De Gennaro started seeing her $20 succulents pop up between electronics and yoga pants on a mobile marketplace, she knew she"d found something unexpected. The entrepreneur had…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (411+ words) Advocates are hoping to reopen Martin General Hospital in Williamston as a designated Rural Emergency Hospital. Many rural areas are facing hospital closures as federal funding has dried up. RALEIGH " The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded North…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (522+ words) Nash County first responders prepare to take a bank robbery suspect to the hospital Friday at the scene of a shootout in the parking lot of the Rocky Mount Hobby Lobby. Around 4:15 p.m. Friday, Rocky Mount police officers responded to the…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (563+ words) Johnny Barnes, the husband of N.C. Sen. Lisa Barnes, R-11th District, and one of the state's larger producers of sweet potatoes, died Saturday following complications from an illness. Stacey Gore, the state senator's legislative aid, said Tuesday morning that Johnny Barnes had…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago   (230+ words) Bridge construction is ongoing in many places in the North Carolina mountains following the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Helene. The analysis focuses on the project's Appalachian Grown certified farms " a group of nearly 900 small-scale, family-owned farms growing food for local…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (137+ words) Martin County residents are one public hearing closer to having a Rural Emergency Hospital. The county has been without a local hospital since the closing of Martin General Hospital in August 2023. The former Martin General Hospital is closer to becoming…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (169+ words) About 400 landscapers attend the Eastern N.C. Landscape and Trade Conference last week in the Brown Auditorium on the Nash Community College campus. Landscape professionals speak with exhibitors last week during the Eastern N.C. Landscape and Trade Conference at Nash Community College. Horticultural,…...

11+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (485+ words) The month of February is often associated with the concept of love because of Valentine's Day. While there are many types of love, including romantic love and brotherly love, we at the Salvation Army are motivated by thoughts of charitable…...