Sunday Edition: Tracy Phillips Speaks Reality To Edgecombe County Residents

Letter: Aug 11, 2023The state’s annual report cards on the status of Edgecombe County are in, revealing that our community is facing significant challenges. According to the state’s rankings, the health outcomes of our residents, in terms of length and quality of life, are at the bottom of the charts. Likewise, the mortality rate in … Continue reading Sunday Edition: Tracy Phillips Speaks Reality To Edgecombe County Residents →

Rocky Mount, NC – Other Comments About Councilman Blackwell’s Hotel

A story becomes powerful the way you tell it. It isn't a hotel in Edgecombe County that is the problem but the delivery system that insists that the lack of diversity, equity and inclusion explains and justifies why the latest whim is necessary. A new long term plan, taking the old one out of the … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC – Other Comments About Councilman Blackwell’s Hotel →

Rocky Mount, NC: Does Councilman Blackwell’s “Deficit of Respect” Send a Thrill Up Your Leg?

In 2008, you may remember Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann discussing a Barack Obama speech? Matthews described what happened to him in listening: I felt this thrill going up my leg. This 'thrill' line is now a part of our lexicon. When Councilman Blackwell came up with his 'deficit of respect' phrase concerning the lack … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: Does Councilman Blackwell’s “Deficit of Respect” Send a Thrill Up Your Leg? →

High Dudgeon From People On High Horses In Rocky Mount, NC

Developer Troy Davis has been named Rocky Mount’s 2022 Main Street Champion. It seems too soon to think seriously about Ward 1, and putting an end to Councilman Andre Knight's reign, but you can be sure that behind the scenes there are high intensity maneuvers to hold that seat. One of the most serious attempts … Continue reading High Dudgeon From People On High Horses In Rocky Mount, NC →

Rocky Mount, NC: Garland Jones and CCPR – A Significant Piece of The Main Street Puzzle

Bill West of the Telegram just wrote an article about Chairman Garland Jones and the Central City Revitalization Panel. https://rockymounttelegram-nc.newsmemory.com/?token=439b224d7807094a61fe5af4121ef673_64934cac_d0_0 Bill takes the lead in bringing important news to us. He doesn't miss much and his reporting prompted this blog. I've known for a long time how important CCRP is to downtown. I don't think … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: Garland Jones and CCPR – A Significant Piece of The Main Street Puzzle →

Rocky Mount: Andre Knight Is Playing Silly Buggers Again

I am borrowing a British slang expression, one we don't use in the USA, but it fits what Andre Knight does repeatedly. There is more than one definition, but you will agree that the ones I site will do. to behave in a silly, stupid, or annoying way to fool around and waste (my) time … Continue reading Rocky Mount: Andre Knight Is Playing Silly Buggers Again →