Members of the Rocky Mount City Council voted Monday night against a proposal to halt utility cutoffs after a tense meeting at which angry constituents called for their resignations. The decision came after a family of three and their dogs were found dead in their mobile home last week, shortly after their electricity was cut […]

North Carolina state lawmakers are asking Rocky Mount officials for answers after a family of three was found dead in their mobile home not long after their electricity was cut off due to an unpaid bill. The family was reportedly using a generator in the home, according to relatives. Assistant city manager C J. Jordan […]

The pledge asks large energy users and utilities to negotiate agreements so large load users, like data centers, are in a separate rate class and agree to cover the costs of their own power and infrastructure.