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In rare move, state takes over Nash DSS https://t.co/LszovC9Eup

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A felon was jailed under more than $270,700 bond in the Nash County Detention Center stemming from a shooting with injury more than four months ago in the Farmington Park neighborhood in the western part of the city, police said and records show. https://t.co/ydt5QL3d6o

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The Eastern North Carolina Volleyball Showcase will be held on Saturday at the Rocky Mount Event Center. https://t.co/2160YWl63p

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After struggling against the Edenton Steamers during the regular season, the Tarboro River Bandits were just one win away from the Premier Collegiate League championship after taking Game One of the best-of-three series Thursday night in Tarboro. https://t.co/Qiarstcq7a

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The Tarboro River Bandits are one win away from winning the championship of the Premier Collegiate League. https://t.co/vzu7t43K6O

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This championship proved to be 'extra' special. https://t.co/JQUUyBoZ6c

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The Tarboro Swim Club came up just short in its bid to repeat as Greenville Area Summer Swim League (GASSL) champions on Saturday. https://t.co/ntdD7YRBGk

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The Westridge Swim Club proved to be best all-around combined team again during the Nash-Halifax Summer Swim League Championships held on Saturday at the Harrison Family YMCA in Rocky Mount. https://t.co/f8E1Gq8t16

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The Tarboro River Bandits went on the road on Sunday and escaped with a 14-13 victory over the Clayton Clovers in Clayton. https://t.co/rRtxIop0B6

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Westridge Swim Club defeated Nash Rec 373-214 in a Nash-Halifax Summer Swim League meet on Thursday in Rocky Mount. https://t.co/Enoct6aKRZ

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While on Sunday seeing firsthand areas of Nash and Edgecombe counties badly damaged by a tornado on Wednesday, Gov. Roy Cooper also heard about a husband and wife who survived a horrifying experience as the stormy weather hit their residence at Puck… https://t.co/4LkJg9Lodt

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A group of federal, state and city leaders made clear they and their respective governments, agencies or departments are ready to back Pfizer in the rebuilding of the pharmaceutical giant’s Rocky Mount plant that was heavily damaged by a tornado on … https://t.co/2mj6YmKAn3

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The chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer made clear the pharmaceutical giant intends to rebuild as rapidly as possible in the aftermath of the corporation’s Rocky Mount plant having been badly damaged by a tornado early Wednesday afternoon… https://t.co/xTkJzxi5pN

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A broadcast journalist who has run for mayor before and a resident long active in community life have filed to challenge Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson in this year’s municipal election. https://t.co/3ZRjd8DHGn

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Nash County deputies arrested a felon on a heroin charge this week after using a battering ram to enter a house in the Cedar Brook area of the city, the sheriff said. https://t.co/6tU0f1z2zs

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Two men are facing drug charges in separate investigations after Nash County deputies arrested one in a mobile home in Rocky Mount where he and children were staying and the other in a city motel. https://t.co/c4MFLYn7tT

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In describing Greek cuisine, Maria Alcantara, a manager and cook at the Greek & Mediterranean Grill on North Wesleyan Boulevard in Rocky Mount, aptly used the word “balanced.” https://t.co/XR3CDQQkQy

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A man was charged with failure to secure a firearm from a minor as a result of a 16-year-old having been shot on Friday night in the Oakwood area, police said in a news release on Monday night. https://t.co/OjsOL7Fzfa

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Police are asking for the public’s help finding the suspect in a recent armed robbery that occurred during the daylight hours in the Happy Hill area. https://t.co/l2QIdklYT3

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A Tarboro man with a prior history of convictions was charged after a collision involving an Edgecombe County deputy’s vehicle with having violated the state’s “move over” law to protect state troopers, other law enforcement officers and emergency a… https://t.co/PLehCg0dbe