In Part #3 I finish up writing about absentee owners, both long distance and local and what they can do. I hope you will take time to read more about the cost to the city and what can be done. My position!

Earlier this week, I wrote about absentee owners and what distance can cost a downtown. But there is another form of neglect, closer to home, and harder to excuse. When local ownership is at fault, all 5 foot 2 inches, or a little less, of me rises up in indignation on behalf of the commercial … Continue reading Part 2: When Ownership Fails Main Street →

Spring has arrived in Rocky Mount, NC, and in our own gardens. Driving down Highway 64 from Nashville to Rocky Mount, there is that familiar image again, passing through a receiving line of trees dressed in their early, frilly leaves, each one a different shade of green, the colors deepening by the day. The price … Continue reading The Rain That Falls On City Council’s Flowers and Weeds →

Everyone is talking about Rocky Mount's Leadership. Read the new blog on 3-31-26 where Stepheny adds to the conversation