Police respond to fight at Rocky Mount City Hall during meeting

Rocky Mount police responded to a fight at city hall on Thursday morning.

NC lawmakers try reining in Rocky Mount's finances as city deals with budget crisis

The city of Rocky Mount has faced a financial crisis in the past year. Lawmakers say they want to protect taxpayers' money ...
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NC Senate bill restricting city’s use of electric revenue clears hurdle

A bill to restrict the city of Rocky Mount’s ability to transfer electric revenue to other funds was approved by a majority ...

NC Senate bill seeks to prevent Rocky Mount from transferring electric system revenue to other funds

A bill to prevent the City of Rocky Mount from transferring its electric system revenue to other municipal funds was filed in ...
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Gailliard blasts bill to restrict city use of electric revenue

The Democratic candidate for an N.C. Senate seat went on social media last week to denounce the incumbent he is challenging ...

Tax increases, internal cost-cutting, upgrades proposed in Rocky Mount’s 2026-27 budget

The City of Rocky Mount’s manager presented a fiscal year budget that looks to help get the “center of it all” back on the ...

Data center fears rise after Eastern North Carolina city annexes former casino site

A large tract of land to the west of Rocky Mount City limits that was once pitched for a controversial casino proposal might ...

Proposal protects customers from potential Rocky Mount finance shuffle

Republican senators near the eastern North Carolina community of Rocky Mount, and one from the mountains, are trying to ...
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City of Rocky Mount hires new Chief Budget & Strategy Officer

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCT) — Elton Daniels, City Manager of Rocky Mount, has appointed Kimberly Leonard as the new Chief Budget & Strategy Officer of the city. According to a press release, Leonard has ...