ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WITN) - Rocky Mount police say they’re investigating after a teenager drowned in the Tar River Friday.

The incident was reported in the Tar River near the 1400 block of River Drive, according to a Rocky Mount Police Department news release.

One person is dead after a drowning in a river in Rocky Mount on Friday. According to police, officers responded to calls about a missing person in the Tar River in the 1400 block of River Drive just ...

Swim Guide report, released on Friday, found three sites in the Upper Neuse and nine sites in Tar-Pamlico and Lower Neuse ...

Since March 17, dive teams, swift water rescue crews, K-9s and multiple agencies searched 11 miles of the Tar River and its shorelines, totaling more than 100 hours. One searcher described the ...

The chief executive officer of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region is seeking support to help the organization ...

The child, whose name has not been released, fell into the Tar River off Hodges Road in Franklinton and hasn't been seen since. Crews will wrap up their search on Tuesday evening, and boats and ...

Tar River Elementary is a public school located in Franklinton, NC, which is in a distant rural setting. The student population of Tar River Elementary is 326 and the school serves PK-5.