Smurfit Kappa, a Dublin, Ireland-based company, and WestRock have announced the signing of a definitive transaction agreement that will create Smurfit WestRock.

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Registration is open for a free, two-day conference scheduled for late October in Rocky Mount that will educate forest and farm owners about strategies for estate planning, sustainable forestry practices and technical and financial assistance available through state and federal agencies.

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Trillium is helping to sponsor the fourth annual Run for Recovery 5K Race which will be held Saturday at Spartan Elite 365 Training Facility in Roanoke Rapids.

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The life of a prominent religious and educational leader during the late 1800s will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.

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Weldon police Chief Christopher Davis Monday presented lifesaving awards and bars to two officers who on August 11 pulled a man from a burning vehicle.

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