The Northern Nash High School softball team completed its regular season on a positive note by easing past Rocky Mount 21-1 in the Big East 2A/3A Conference finale on Thursday night.

North Carolina First Lady Anna Stein floated down the New River and cut the ribbon for the Western North Carolina Chamber Business Coalition’s WNC Open for Business Week.

Nursing a 39-32 halftime lead, the Lady Yellowjackets used a 17-6 surge in the first five minutes of the second half en route to an 85-69 win over Rocky Mountain College in non-conference women's ...