Unity Cemetery’s 250th anniversary is being celebrated this month through artistic impressions and a historical program. There are 32 Revolutionary War veterans buried at the cemetery in Unity. On ...

Those who have found a final resting place at Unity Cemetery range from veterans of the Revolutionary War to iconic children’s television host Fred Rogers, who grew up just a few miles away in Latrobe ...

Northern Nash High School student Luke King spent time on Saturday at Unity Cemetery participating in a second community-wide cleanup of the historically African American burial ground. King and quite ...

It’s estimated that thousands of African-Americans are buried at the Unity Cemetery in Rocky Mount. Samuel Battle and Tarrick Pittman, two childhood friends, say too many have forgotten about it.

Unity Cemetery off East Grand Avenue in the eastern part of the city recently was the scene of two fires within less than 24 hours of each other, fire department officials said. The first one was ...