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"A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad" — Albert Camus
National Gold Star Mother’s Day, also known as National Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, is observed annually on the last Sunday in September.
Seventeen years of life flashed through the slideshow before her funeral.
The following letter from Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Superintendent Dain Butler is going out to parents:
Highway 158 masterplan deserves consideration
Written by Lance MartinWe realize there is probably bitterness today, a lingering bad taste from months of debate on the Chaloner pool debacle.
There was a story we did nearly a year ago — Silent movie without a plot — which described in detail a warehouse used in Rocky Mount.
With the only person in the Operation Rockfish police corruption case to not take a plea found guilty earlier this week, it will be soon now when the other 14 wise enough to take a plea will be sentenced.
Wipe the Cheetos from your keyboard and seek real change
Written by Lance Martin
From your keyboard, stained orange from the Cheetos and Doritos you have consumed in your purple haze state of bliss, the bong still smoking, you decide now is the perfect time to deride the po-lice.
Chaloner pool: Pragmatism wins the battle, community spirit wins the war
Written by Lance MartinObviously, there was a pragmatic, cold, number-crunching side which led to the unanimous approval of Chaloner pool repairs Tuesday night.
Everybody’s talkin’ about fake news this and fake news that.
I wish to address the new proposed hunting regulations for Halifax County.
The last weekend in January was a great one for our local Distinguished Young Women Program.
Hearty patriots, stinky venison and horned cattle
Written by Lance MartinOur founding fathers were a brave lot or hearty lot, depending on your perspective and judging from the stuff they ate.
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