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Pitt commissioner approve search for new jail health provider
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to authorize the sheriff to seek new bids for providing health services at the detention center. The 6-0 vote came after Commissioner Tom Coulson declared he wouldn’t support the request because Sheriff Paula Dance didn’t present it. “I am sorry. I am not going to accept the report from you,” Coulson told detention center Chief Lim Capehart, who made the request. ...
Three more charged, further details emerge about Mills Road shootout
Three Winterville men have been charged in connection to a June shootout in southeastern Pitt County that was connected to a robbery in Greenville earlier that day, law enforcement and court documents said. Tyion Jacque Harrell, 18, Cameron Amani Thames, 18, and Dontaivon Tymere Waller, 20, have been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and felony conspiracy in connection to a June 30 shooting in the 2300 block of Mills Road, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office reported. ...
DWI Roundup: Man charged after driving into Bell Arthur ditch
A Greenville man was charged with driving while impaired after he drove his vehicle into a ditch in southwestern Pitt County. At 10:55 p.m. July 22, the State Highway Patrol responded to an unspecified stretch of Bell Arthur Road where a 1994 Lincoln passenger car had crossed the center line and careened off the left side of the roadway into a ditch. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Kevondrae Alstevenson Key Walton, 26, of 1827 Fred Drive, Greenville. ...
Animal shelter halts cat intake for 30 days
Pitt County Animal Services (PCAS) has announced the shelter will not accept cats and kittens through August 26. The purpose of halting intake services is to effectively quarantine and treat the cats diagnosed with feline calicivirus (FCV). FCV is host-specific, meaning it can spread to other cats but not to other animal species or humans. FVC is a significant cause of contagious upper respiratory infections (URIs) in cats, also called the “cat flu.” FCV can also cause oral diseases or limping syndrome. ...
Regional water authority prepares for new PFAS regulations while aiming to keep costs down
The Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority (NRWASA) is exploring options for a PFAS filtration system in order to comply with recently proposed EPA drinking water standards. The authority has received some funds from the state for its initial pilot study. Still, it's unclear just how much of the financial burden the authority and its customers will have to bear if a costly PFAS filtration system is installed.
News 12 Investigates: Church-owned luxury estate prompts call for financial transparency
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — $143 billion dollars. That's how much money Americans gave to churches in 2022, according to research group "Giving USA." It's more cash than what was donated to education and human services combined. How is the money spent by church leaders? Also, what happens to the...
County making improvements to waste convenience sites
Operators of Pitt County’s 14 solid waste and recycling convenience sites are facing potential fines if they do not maintain their locations, the department’s leaders told county commissioners. The director and new deputy director for the solid waste and recycling department said they will bring the Pitt County Board of Commissioners additional recommendations for improving the look and management of the sites. Deputy Director Jason Randall reviewed the county’s expectations...
Greenville Yard Gnomes wrap up inaugural season with community ties strengthened
Pitt County — The first season for the Greenville Yard Gnomes is coming to an end. While tonight's game has been cancelled, the Yard Gnomes will be here at Guy Smith Stadium on Friday and Sunday to close out their first season in Greenville. The Yard Gnomes, a summer...
Gas prices fell from last week: See how much here
Regional gas prices fell last week and reached an average of $3.30 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week's price of $3.39 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in the Lower Atlantic region has risen about 4 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the region in the last year have been as low as $2.88 on Dec. 18, 2023, and as...
D.G. Martin: New book spotlights legacy of playwright Paul Green
Many North Carolinians know who Paul Green is or was, but most can’t tell you much about him. He was certainly North Carolina’s greatest modern playwright as many of us learned when our teachers told us about the outdoor drama, “The Lost Colony,” the story of attempted colonization of North Carolina by the British, including, of course, the birth of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the “new world.” ...
Fight fentanyl poisoning and learn at a local Race Against Drugs event
It has been reported that ten people in North Carolina die each day as a result of fentanyl poisoning and over 375 people in Davidson County have also died as a result since 2015. Recently Davidson County has been inundated with more deaths associated with fentanyl. It is saddening to hear the number of individuals that have lost their lives from fentanyl poisoning and the statistics are as shocking when the age range of those killed by fentanyl is exposed. Locally, there have been countless arrests made by law enforcement of persons selling the deadly drug within our own community. There have also been arrests made of parents and caretakers of children that are being poisoned after ingesting the drug, unaware. This dangerous drug effects everyone and has the potential of killing someone that each of us know and loves, if it hasn’t already. It is time to end the excuses that too many live by, that it is not our problem, because it now is.
‘They must leave’: Coalition begins push for HCA to relinquish Mission
A broad coalition of western North Carolina doctors, patient advocates, clergy members, a state senator and others are calling on HCA Healthcare to give up the Mission Health network, decrying the level of care it has provided since its $1.5 billion purchase in 2019. The five years since the acquisition...
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