Dossier
Utility cutoffs
Coverage of Utility cutoffs in the Nexus archive.
- Rocky Mount leaders vote to continue utility cutoffs despite deaths, calls for resignations
The Rocky Mount City Council voted against halting utility cutoffs despite a recent incident where a family was found dead after their electricity was disconnected due to non-payment. Constituents strongly criticized the decision and called for council members' resignations, asserting that such disconnections constitute issuing a sentence. State lawmakers have begun investigating the city’s financial management regarding utility services.