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So far, no rush to use convenience sites for free
SMITHFIELD — Johnston County’s solid waste convenience sites are now to free to use. But so far, county residents aren’t flocking to the sites with their trash and recycling. “We are still in the early stages but haven’t noticed a significant change in usage since the elimination of decals,” said Brian Beasley, the county’s director of solid waste. Still, whether […] The post So far, no rush to use convenience sites for free first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
State to create public fishing area near Grimesland
Construction is expected to begin later this summer on Pitt County’s first public fishing area managed by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The work on North Grimesland Bridge Road between N.C. 33 and U.S. 264 is expected to be completed this fall, then the site will officially open to the public, the commission announced on Tuesday. The commission entered into an agreement with the N.C. Department of Transportation to...
Incentive package of $13M lures Nipro headquarters to North Carolina
(The Center Square) – Nipro, manufacturer of medical surgical and renal products, has been lured to North Carolina by an incentive package of more than $13 million. The 70-year-old Japanese company secured a $2.48 million grant from the state toward a $397 million manufacturing center and American headquarters. It is eligible for other assistance such as job training and infrastructure support, bringing the total amount of potential state incentives to $4.16 million. Pitt County previously approved $9 million in incentives. ...
Greenville man arrested on multiple accounts, intent to kill with deadly weapon, first degree kidnapping
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — On June 30, deputies with the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office were sent to the 2300 block of Mills Road due to a report of shots fired with a possible victim shot. Upon arrival, deputies could not locate any shooting victims but an hour later, a victim went to the magistrate’s office, […]
Multi-jurisdictional drug investigation leads to arrest
On July 8, 2024, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from Craven County Sheriff’s Office, New Bern Police Department, Greenville Regional Drug Task Force and NC SBI arrested 25-year-old Patrick O’Brien Coffey of Greenville, NC on multiple drug charges. This arrest resulted from a multi-jurisdictional drug investigation into Coffey and ended with Deputies executing a […] The post Multi-jurisdictional drug investigation leads to arrest appeared first on Washington Daily News.
Local roundup: Tar Heel 9-11s and 10-12s romp to state championships in Wilson
Greenville baseball teams continued their state tournament dominance on Wednesday night and Thursday morning at Wilson’s Gillette Athletic Complex, as the Tar Heel 9-11 and 10-12 Little League teams grabbed state crowns. With a loss still to give, Tar Heel 9-11 cruised past Lake Norman in an 8-0 rout to win the championship on Wednesday night before the 10-12s followed suit with a 10-0 shutout of Bull City on Thursday morning. ...
ECU Health Nurse Residency Program re-accredited, ensuring quality transition for RNs
ECU is once again achieving high marks for their Nursing program with a re-accreditation. According to ECU Health the Nurse Residency Program at ECU Health Medical Center recently achieved re-accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation Practice Transition Programs (PTAP) until July 2028. ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation validates hospital residency or fellowship programs that transition registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) into new practice settings which must meet rigorous, evidence-based standards for quality and excellence.
How every ECU player is rated in EA Sports NCAA College Football 25
Looking at every real-life East Carolina football player's ratings in the new addition of NCAA College Football 25. After a long wait, EA Sports' college football game is back. The EA Sports College Football 25 version is the first since NCAA 14 came out more than a decade ago, and there have been major changes since. Not only is the game play vastly different, but real-life players are included in the game. Assuming they opted in, the players from each team get certain perks, such as $600 in cash and a copy of the game. And they get the chance to live out one of their many dreams, being featured in a real life video game.
Crime Roundup: Charges leveled in Greenville drive-by shooting
Three men have been charged in connection to a shooting that injured a man on Pitt Street last week, according to the Greenville Police Department. An incident report said officers responded about 5 p.m. on July 6 to the Pitt Street Mini Mart, 1701 Pitt St., for a report of a 23-year-old man shot in the leg during a drive-by shooting. A police spokesperson said the man was transported to...
eCourts system to go live in Buncombe next week
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — North Carolina’s court system has been shifting from paper recordkeeping to electronic access, and Buncombe is among the 11 Western North Carolina counties set to switch over on Monday, July 22. Eleven Western North Carolina counties — Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson,...
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