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Easley vetoes towing of big boats
Evoking images of boats colliding with school buses in early morning twilight, Gov.
Back to School Bash Saturday at Indian Lake
Students will get a chance to reunite at an event that offers lunch and materials to help them get the school year started off right.
Princeville man charged with selling weed in parking lot
A Princeville man faces drug charges after allegedly selling marijuana from his vehicle in Tarboro.
Support Our Students recevies funds
The Community Enrichment Organization in Tarboro has been awarded enough funds to support the Support Our Students program for three more years.
Tarboro girl races with the boys
When 15-year-old Courtney Hardin steps on the East Carolina Motor Speedway race track in Robersonville, she transforms from a typical high school girl to a stock car driver.
Starting Monday, a new school in Edgecombe County will be welcoming students back from their summer vacation, the True Standard Christian Bible College in Tarboro.
Felon faces firearms possession, drug charges
A Tarboro man was charged with three counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, along with other charges, at his residence early Thursday morning.
Break-ins, an act of vandalism and alleged aggression from a juvenile have left two Tarboro families feeling unsafe in their own neighborhood.
Cox selling The Daily Advance, other N.C. newspapers
Cox Enterprises Inc. announced today that it intends to sell all of its stand-alone community newspapers, including those that comprise Cox North Carolina Publications Inc.
Tarboro council rescinds its own pay raise
TARBORO One month after Tarboro's Town Council voted unanimously to give itself a 33 percent pay raise, the group voted 4-3 on Monday to rescind the increase.
The benefit concert "Music for Everyone" is 7 p.m. Saturday at Keihin Auditorium.
Smoot resigns, says town manager - has personal vendetta against me'
Tarboro Mayor Pro Tem David Smoot announced his resignation Monday night, saying later that he had enough of trying to work with Town Manager Sam Noble.
Medical transportation a priority in county
Transportation for medical patients was the subject of the Edgecombe County Comprehensive Healthcare Committee meeting on Monday.
Next step: How will projects be chosen?
Despite disagreement over the meeting place of the next Golden LEAF community listening forum, Edgecombe County residents will meet again to help decide how to spend $2 million.
Students uncover Tarboro's mill village heritage
Students from Edgecombe Early College High School gave the Rotary club a preview of the work they're completing, one being a mill village project.
Church plans fund-raising event for man who needs transplant
Not only can you worship with your church but you can depend on them when times get tough.
Edgecombe Early College High School students will return back to school at 8 a.m. on Monday.
Lure residents with grants for home buyers
Most people seem to agree economic development is the silver bullet that would cure Edgecombe County's ills: unemployment, low tax base and high tax rate.
Princeville man charged with stealing lawnmowers
A Princeville man has been arrested in connection with the theft of four push lawnmowers in Tarboro.
Tarboro teen drowns in local creek off N.C. 97
A Tarboro teen drowned in Fishing Creek off of N.C. 97 near Fishing Creek Road on Wednesday night while walking through the water with friends.