/tags/edgecombe-county Edgecombe County en-US Copyright Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:04:49 GMT /news/2024-08-16/natron-battery-plant-edgecombe-county-kingsboro Natron Energy, a sodium-ion manufacturer based in California, announced Thursday that it will build a $1.4 billion plant in Kingsboro, North Carolina. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:04:49 GMT /news/2024-08-16/natron-battery-plant-edgecombe-county-kingsboro Sharryse Piggott /news/2024-05-06/franklinton-center-brick-whitakers-slavery-executive-director-douglas-wooten A leadership ceremony was held over the weekend at the Franklinton Center at Bricks in Whitakers to celebrate its new executive director. Mon, 06 May 2024 18:35:26 GMT /news/2024-05-06/franklinton-center-brick-whitakers-slavery-executive-director-douglas-wooten Sharryse Piggott /race-demographics/2021-12-30/black-farming-incubator-bring-equity-industry-north-carolina A Black farming incubator in Edgecombe County wants to help other aspiring Black farmers learn about agriculture. Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:28:00 GMT /race-demographics/2021-12-30/black-farming-incubator-bring-equity-industry-north-carolina Naomi P. Brown /news/2021-12-19/official-body-found-fire-qvc-facility-rocky-mount-edgecombe The Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that 21-year-old Kevon Ricks has been identified as the worker who died. More than 300 employees were working at the 1.2 million-square-foot facility when the fire broke out early Saturday. Mon, 20 Dec 2021 02:03:17 GMT /news/2021-12-19/official-body-found-fire-qvc-facility-rocky-mount-edgecombe Associated Press /politics/2020-06-12/meet-ncs-mayors-bobbie-jones-of-princeville When Hurricane Matthew flooded his hometown in 2016, Mayor Bobbie Jones understood the magnitude of the decisions ahead. As the National Guard drained the… Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:08:35 GMT /politics/2020-06-12/meet-ncs-mayors-bobbie-jones-of-princeville Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-12/meet-ncs-mayors-bobbie-jones-of-princeville When Hurricane Matthew flooded his hometown in 2016, Mayor Bobbie Jones understood the magnitude of the decisions ahead. As the National Guard drained the… Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:08:35 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-12/meet-ncs-mayors-bobbie-jones-of-princeville Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /education/2018-03-04/when-kids-come-to-school-with-trauma-these-nc-teachers-try-and-listen One day last fall, teachers sauntered past a wall in W.A. Pattillo Middle School in Tarboro as if they were studying works of art. Really, they were… Sun, 04 Mar 2018 20:47:54 GMT /education/2018-03-04/when-kids-come-to-school-with-trauma-these-nc-teachers-try-and-listen Lisa Philip /health/2017-08-14/the-reluctant-farmer-meet-reverend-richard-joyner For close to two decades, Richard Joyner fought to get away from the farms of Pitt County, North Carolina. He grew up in a family of sharecroppers and… Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:00:00 GMT /health/2017-08-14/the-reluctant-farmer-meet-reverend-richard-joyner Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-08-14/the-reluctant-farmer-meet-reverend-richard-joyner For close to two decades, Richard Joyner fought to get away from the farms of Pitt County, North Carolina. He grew up in a family of sharecroppers and… Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:00:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-08-14/the-reluctant-farmer-meet-reverend-richard-joyner Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /environment/2017-05-02/eastern-nc-schools-continue-to-recover-from-hurricane-matthew Many communities in eastern North Carolina are still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. The storm hit the East Coast last October, and in… Tue, 02 May 2017 16:26:38 GMT /environment/2017-05-02/eastern-nc-schools-continue-to-recover-from-hurricane-matthew Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio