Tarboro News

The annual Happening on the Common cultural arts festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Town Common in Tarboro.

Allison Bradley, front, second from left, and Coleman Lewis McIntyre, second from right, have been presented the 2013 Virginia and Sam Satterthwaite Scholarships by St.

Monica Renee Ricks, daughter of Robert and Jean Ricks of Tarboro, both formerly of Clinton, graduated from Campbell University in Buies Creek, with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree Friday, May 10.

TARBORO Edgecombe County commissioners voted this week to accept a couple more offers from people who want to buy property that the county acquired through tax foreclosure.

The fire broke out at Northgate Apartments on East Northern Boulevard in Tarboro around 6:00 a.m. Thursday.

Participants in Edgecombe County's 17th Annual Relay for Life celebrated victories over cancer, remembered those who lost the battle with cancer and fought back against the disease.

The N.C. Department of Transportation renamed Kingsboro Road bridge after Dr. Steve Hoard III.

A Tourism Development Authority to promote travel and tourism in Edgecombe County has the potential to provide a significant boost for this region.