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Mitchell Oakley: The trooper's blue lights rolled up behind me
Life was good Friday. It was a beautiful day. A little on the warm side, but not as hot as it has been. I suggested to my wife, Dottie, that we go to Kinston to do a bit of shopping for some items I needed to complete a home project. It was about 3:30 p.m. when we left home. I went south on N.C. 11, then cut off on Harvey Parkway. Somewhere along that route, I heard a loud thump that appeared to be at...
DWI Roundup: Hope Mills man charged after Greenville near-wreck
A Cumberland County man was charged with driving while impaired after he lost control of his vehicle near East Carolina University’s Athletic District. About 10:30 p.m. Aug. 23, North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement stopped a vehicle at the intersection of 14th Street and Charles Boulevard. The driver was traveling at a high rate of speed and made a left turn from 14th to Charles. He lost control of his vehicle and nearly spun out before continuing to drive, court documents said. ...
Pitt County school bus driver charged following accident
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina Highway Patrol says a school bus driver has been charged following an accident Friday with students on board. Highway Patrol says they responded to a collision involving a Pitt County School bus around 3:00 p.m. The collision occurred in the area of Arden...
Final Game Day Predictions: ECU opens season versus Norfolk State
It's been a long offseason for the Pirates, but after a long wait, it's finally game day again for the East Carolina football team. ECU will kickoff its 2024 season on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 6 pm ET. The game will be televised on ESPN+. The Pirates are coming off...
SouthWest Edgecombe capitalizes on Nash Central turnovers in win
NASHVILLE — SouthWest Edgecombe turned a trio of Nash Central turnovers into touchdowns to prevail in a battle of likely NCHSAA 2A eastern regional playoff contenders, 34-26, Friday night. The Cougars (2-0), ranked sixth in the HighSchoolOT 252 area code rankings, started a string of answering every Bulldogs (1-1)...
Greens celebrate silver anniversary: Collard Festival deeply rooted in the culture of Ayden
Back in 1975, folks got a good chuckle over the fact that the woman who co-chaired the first-ever Ayden Collard Festival didn’t care a thing for collards. Lois Theuring had said as much in an article in what was then the local newspaper, the Ayden News Leader, in which the writer and artist had declared: “I hate collards.” Not long afterward, Willis Manning, who was president of the Chamber of Commerce at the time, invited Theuring to help head up the new festival that had...
High school football: Cabell, Holley lead Conley rout
D.H. Conley’s Samari Cabell-to-Christian Holley connection wasted little time. The Vikings’ quarterback and wide receiver accounted for three touchdowns in the first eight minutes Friday in a 42-12 victory over Washington in Hollywood Crossroads. The game was what D.H. Conley needed to rebound following a one-possession defeat in Wilmington against Laney to start the season a week ago. ...
School bus crashes into ditch in Greenville, no students injured
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A bus driver was charged with careless and reckless driving after a crash Friday in Pitt County. It happened at around 3 p.m. in the area of Arden Ridge Drive, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol. Troopers said Charlie Vines, 73, was trying to turn the bus around when he […]
East Duplin falls to West Craven
The East Duplin Panthers fell to the West Craven Eagles 34-29 in a game in which both offenses shined, and both defenses struggled. The Panthers got off to a strong start in Friday night’s game in which they went into halftime with a 21-18 lead. They had a chance to increase that lead further in the third quarter when they drove the ball all the way down to the five-yard...
Renovation of historic Paramount Theater in Kinston underway
KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) - It’s considered an eyesore right now, but work is underway to bring new life to a historic building in Kinston. The crumbling and deserted Paramount Theater that is in disarray is now in phase one of a restoration project. The theater was built in downtown...
Southside shows resolve in 4 OT loss; Washington falls at D.H. Conley
CHOCOWINITY, N.C. – It was a high school football game between Southside and Washington County played mostly in the rain that had more than its fair share of ups and downs. It only lacked a victory on the scoreboard by the Seahawks, who fell 6-0 in four overtimes. The loss was painful for Southside (0-2), which left it all on the field both physically and emotionally. At the same time, it was a big step forward for the Seahawks.
Highlights: Vance County narrowly edges Rocky Mount in Week 2
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Fast-maturing Warriors whip Bruins 36-7
The Hunt High varsity football pair of seniors Ny’Gir Alston and Brandon Batts added effective running to their starting defensive assignments and young offensive linemen Kamden Murphy and Aaron Bryant, a pair of sophomores, and juniors Cyntarion James and James Gibson, with senior 6-foot-3, 300-pound “manchild” Deontrae Barnes showing the way, demonstrated strong evidence they are growing up in a […] The post Fast-maturing Warriors whip Bruins 36-7 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Heavy rain causes flooded streets in parts of ENC
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of Greenville, Ayden, Farmville, and Winterville Friday evening. Greenville Police reported numerous streets with flooding. The National Weather Service said flooding occurred along Stantonsburg Road in west Greenville late Friday afternoon. For a time, Contanche Street also experienced flash flooding, according to the NWS. […]
City holding two more meetings on UDO
Greenville residents have two more chances next week to share their visions for the city’s growth. The city is holding two additional community engagement meetings focused on its planned Unified Development Ordinance, which will combine city rules that govern zoning, subdivisions and land use into a single document. Planning staff proposed creating it from existing rules to make development ordinances more user-friendly, easier to understand and make Greenville a better...
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