FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – The 3rd Annual Rocky Mount Fest brought in over 10,000 people to not only listen to local musical acts, but also experience what makes Rocky Mount special. Visitors got to ...

A major city based in central North Carolina will soon experience a mass wave of layoffs in response to an ongoing financial crisis.

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WITN) - Rocky Mount announced today that it is struggling with a financial crisis due to overspending over the past two years. The city faces higher utility rates, reduced spending, ...

The mayor of Rocky Mount confirmed on Thursday that the North Carolina State Auditor's Office is looking into the city as it faces a major financial crisis. This comes after the state auditor told ...

Rocky Mount's financial circumstances have the city combing over ways to move forward. For the city to remain financially viable in the coming years, some tough decisions will need to be made. One of ...

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCT) — The City of Rocky Mount is facing a financial crisis after a budget review revealed that the city has been spending millions more each month than it receives. “These ...

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCT) — Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson has addressed the city’s financial crisis in a Q&A video. According to the Mayor, the city has been spending millions of dollars more than ...

ROCKY MOUNT — Rocky Mount is moving forward with plans to pursue a text amendment in the town code to allow for a career and technical education center at the former Mod-U-Kraf property, just two ...

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WTVD) -- One person was killed and several others were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in Rocky Mount, according to police It happened around 6 a.m. in the 2100 block of ...

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WITN) - Police say a man was arrested Friday after bringing a gun onto Rocky Mount High School’s campus shortly after dismissal. Aveon Braxton, 26, was charged with misdemeanor ...

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WTVD) -- City officials in Rocky Mount announced a sweeping financial recovery plan this week after uncovering what they called a "serious financial crisis," - revealing that for ...

Joe Hinrichs was replaced by Steve Angel, who may be more likely to consider a merger on the heels of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern deal. By Peter Eavis CSX, a large freight railroad, said on ...