Sharpsburg News

A guilty verdict for first-degree murder was reached in Edgecombe County Superior Court Tuesday, in the shooting death of a man last October near a Rocky Mount gas station.

An officer with 24 years of law enforcement experience now leads the Sharpsburg Police Department.

The town of Sharpsburg has a new police chief. Sara Wiggins, a 23-year law enforcement veteran, was sworn into office Friday by N.C. Superior Court Judge Tony Brown in Sharpsburg's town hall meeting room.

Two motorists were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries Friday in a two-car accident in Rocky Mount.

Four men are in custody for allegedly being involved in an Oct. 10 robbery of a convenience store.

Nash County fire authorities still aren't sure what caused a home explosion two months ago that left a woman with burns on more than half her body.

If the rain and cold weather would hold off for a few more weeks, Extension Director Art Bradley and Edgecombe County cotton growers would be happier.

The Dortches town commissioner Tasered during a property scuffle last month lost his re-election bid Tuesday to a write-in candidate.

Election officials in Nash and Edgecombe counties hope a handful of municipal races will be enough to drive strong voter participation Tuesday.

In three days, more than 2,500 Sharpsburg residents will have the opportunity to rush the polls to cast votes for the next cycle of town leaders.

Sharpsburg Police Chief B.C. Bissette will resign from his post by the end of September or early October.

People who recently struggled with homelessness and landed employment were honored at a ceremony Sunday night that drew more than 200 people.

As heavy rains started to pour in, Robert Masters could see problems ahead. The town administrator did not mind cooling off from the heat.

Sharpsburg Sharpsburg elected officials will host a public forum Oct. 15 that will focus on town-related issues to help plan for the future.

Town administrators recently have secured state grants to move forward with Sharpburg's wastewater rehabilitation efforts.

On a recent humid and rainy day, people gathered around Big Rocky, who awed his caregivers with his serenity.

Friends and family have formed a nonprofit organization to help an injured Nash County woman pay her medical bills.

Firefighters are investigating after a Nash County woman was injured while fleeing a house fire Monday evening.

Firefighters are investigating after a Nash County woman was injured while fleeing a house fire Monday evening.

SHARPSBURG Sharpsburg Police Chief B.C. Bissette is resigning. Bissette, who told town manager, Robert Masters, last week that he is stepping down from his post as Sharpsburg's chief, said Monday that he recently completed his master's degree in business administration and is taking a job with a financial advising firm.