Rocky Mount Telegram

The Rocky Mount Telegram is a daily publication located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

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K.J. Askew: Invest in yourself - at home with NCC

1 week ago | rockymounttelegram.com | Eugene Tinklepaugh

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing job market, education isn’t just an option, it’s an investment in your future. At Nash Community College, we’re proud to serve as your local gateway to opportunity, offering affordable, high-quality education that empowers individuals and strengthens our community. Whether you’re just starting out, changing careers or looking to level up in your current role, NCC has a path for you.
Party like it's 2018: Democrats look to first Trump midterms for momentum

1 week ago | rockymounttelegram.com | Bill Barrow |Olivia Diaz |Mike Catalini

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Abigail Spanberger opened her general election bid for Virginia governor Wednesday using her high school alma mater near Richmond. “I grew up walking the halls of Tucker High School,” the former congresswoman says as she walks past a bank of lockers in her first ad since securing the Democratic nomination. Later, she notes her experience as a CIA case officer, then in the halls of Congress as a tough-minded, get-things-done lawmaker. kAm%96 D2>6 <:?5 @7 >6DD286 :D 649@:?8 :?
Thoughts on the finals and the final

1 week ago | rockymounttelegram.com | David Friedman

We have an early deadline this week, so some things have certainly happened between when I wrote this and when you are reading it. I will use this opportunity though to share some Finals and Final thoughts without allowing future game results to impact my judgement. For example, the fact that the NBA calls their final seven game series used to decide a champion the “NBA Finals” makes sense to me.
Photos of candlelight vigil honoring slain Minnesota lawmaker and her husband

1 week ago | rockymounttelegram.com | Nikolas Liepins

click Skip to main content You have permission to edit this article. Previous WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A ceremonial groundbreaking will be… Next Up Israel’s military warns people to evacuate the area around Iran’s Arak heavy wat… ST. PAUL, Minn.
Black dads go public with support for their children with autism

1 week ago | rockymounttelegram.com | Kenya Hunter

When Tyrone Green’s youngest son was diagnosed with autism, his wife was immediately ready to get the 3-year-old the support he needed. But Green was stuck: He had questions about his son’s future and an overwhelming feeling of loneliness — like no one, not his wife, not his friends, understood his experience. “My wife couldn’t understand what I was going through as a Black father, all these hopes and dreams I had for my kid,” said Green, who lives in Michigan. “She didn’t feel the same way.”kAmx?
Birthday celebration planned for matriarch of Bailey’s store

1 week ago | rockymounttelegram.com | William West

The matriarch of Bailey’s Fine Jewelry is going to turn 100 years old this week — and the family-operated business has planned an advance birthday party for her. Ann Bailey is going to be honored from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at Bailey’s Rocky Mount location, which is at West End Plaza off South Winstead Avenue. Bailey is due to reach the century mark in her life on Saturday. Currently being led by a third-generation member of the family, Bailey’s can be traced back to 1948.
Photos of the aftermath from deadly flooding in West Virginia

1 week ago | rockymounttelegram.com | Carolyn Kaster

click Skip to main content You have permission to edit this article. Torrential rains caused flash flooding in West Virginia over the weekend, leading to several deaths. kAm%9:D :D 2 A9@E@ 82==6CJ 4FC2E65 3J p! A9@E@ 65:E@CD]k^Am To view our latest e-Edition, click the image on the left.
Ripe for Revival set to become a Rocky Mount Mills tenant

1 week ago | rockymounttelegram.com | William West

The Battle House at the Rocky Mount Mills commercial and residential development is going to be transformed into a place of culinary education by Ripe for Revival. “We love food — and we love the fact that food brings people together,” Ripe for Revival founder Will Kornegay said in a phone interview Friday. Ripe for Revival is the nonprofit arm of Ripe Revival and deploys mobile markets to help remedy food insecurity locally and regionally.
Two vehicle wrecks in Edgecombe County result in three deaths

1 week ago | rockymounttelegram.com | William West

Two separate fatal wrecks occurred in Edgecombe County late last week, with one claiming two lives and the other claiming a life, the N.C. Highway Patrol said. As a result of the wreck that claimed two lives, Quantellis Bradberry, 35, is going to be facing two charges of felony death by vehicle and a charge of felony serious injury by vehicle, patrol First Sgt. Kearstin Howald said via email. kAmqC2536CCJ 2=D@ :D 8@:?8 E@ 36 724:?8 492C86D @7 5C:G:?8 H9:=6 :>A2:C65[ 5C:G:?8 H:E9@FE 2?
US faith leaders opposed to ICE raids counsel nonviolent resistance

2 weeks ago | rockymounttelegram.com | Luis Andres Henao |Deepa Bharath

Anderson, who leads McCarty Memorial Christian Church in the city’s West Adams Terrace neighborhood, believes he was upholding his moral duty to stand against injustice, but in a nonviolent manner that his faith demands. kAm“xE :D :>A6C2E:G6 E92E A6@A=6 @7 72:E9 DA62< @FE 3642FD6 D:=6?46 :? E96 7246 @7 :?;FDE:46 :D 4@>A=:4:EJ[” 96 D2:5]k^AmkAm$@>6 &]$] C6=:8:@FD =6256CD 2C6 E2<:?8 2 DE2?5 23@FE !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A’D :>>:8C2E:@? 4C24<5@H?[ :?4=F5:?8 @?6D 4:E:?8 $4C:AEFC6 E@ 6IA=2:?