HIGHER EDUCATION AFTER INCARCERATION
According to a 2018 Prison Policy Initiative report, 25% of formerly incarcerated people don’t have a high school diploma or equivalency — this is nearly twice as high as the rate for the
Mayor Sandy Roberson Accepting 2022 Distinguished Citizen Award at the Chamber Annual Meeting
Mayor named Chamber's Distinguished Citizen of the Year
Mayor Sandy Roberson told the Telegram he found out not long before Christmas Day he had been named the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce’s Distinguished Citizen of the Year. Roberson spoke
Council discusses proposed downtown incentive program
The City Council and Mayor Sandy Roberson recently heard from Downtown Development Manager Kevin Harris about a proposed Downtown Major Investment Incentive program. The purpose of the program would be economic development-related and,
Rocky Mount getting $3 million for downtown walking bridge over train tracks
The new federal spending bill secures $3 million to build a pedestrian bridge across the train tracks running through downtown Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson said. “We want our merchants to
City Council names new city manager
The City Council on Monday night unanimously voted to appoint as the new city manager the manager of a Virginia town along the Interstate 95 corridor southwest of the Washington, D.C., area.