According to information submitted to the commissioners, the population of the Conway fire tax district is 3,100 and the ...

HALIFAX – An Ahoskie man was charged early Friday morning (June 20) with possessing a concealed gun with an altered serial ...

The Golden LEAF Foundation has announced that 215 rural North Carolina students have been selected to receive up to a $14,000 Golden LEAF Scholarship. Five of those students are recent graduates of ...

For the FY26 budget, the ad valorem tax rate will be set at 66 cents per $100 of valuation. That rate has remained the same for more than a decade now. The town’s total operating budget will be $4,292 ...

AHOSKIE – Without much fanfare, including a lack of comment from the public when given a chance to speak out, the Ahoskie Town Council has approved its Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget. The unanimous vote ...

MURFREESBORO – A strong storm passed through Murfreesboro on Thursday night, June 19, but didn’t cause any substantial damage. Murfreesboro Police Chief David Griffith told the News Herald that he ...

With a heat dome expected to send temperatures soaring in North Carolina this weekend through next week, pet owners need to be on alert due to the dangers that heat poses to companion animals. It’s ...

GATESVILLE – Heavy rainfall over the weekend has forced the closure of the Gates County Courthouse due to water damage. The ...

AHOSKIE – Juneteenth has come to represent for many African-Americans what the Fourth of July represents for all Americans – ...

“You’ve got to know your past so you can move forward in a positive way,” said Jackie Ruffin Pittman, who performed a ...

Retiring Como Mayor Irvin Stephens was honored on Saturday at a luncheon held at the Como Volunteer Fire Department / Town ...

ROANOKE RAPIDS – The outdoor concert venue that once hosted a country music festival called Rapids Jam in June of 2011 will ...