Evan Covington Chavez

With Rocky Mount Mills re-opening, residents have reckoning with its slave labor, segregated past

Posted by WRAL News | Apr 23, 2019

Thanks to an $85,000 injection from Capitol Broadcasting Company and a federal grant, a team of UNC researchers has launched an online digital archive documenting the history of the 200-year-old mill.

Rocky Mount, Raleigh’s rival? Some think so with launch of new live-work-play complex

Posted by WRAL News | Apr 22, 2019

On the heels of its 200th anniversary, Rocky Mount Mills is getting a new lease of life. After more than a decade in the making, restoration on the main mill building is set to be complete this month.