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Leaders welcome Japanese manufacturer expected to build plant, add 232 jobs in Pitt County
Pitt County’s workforce and welcoming nature were key in bringing a global health care leader to the area’s business landscape, leaders said, and the Japanese company is expected to create 232 jobs and invest more than $397 million with its first North American manufacturing plant in Greenville. Nipro, an Osaka, Japan-based manufacturer of medical devices for diabetes, kidney disease and other renal health issues, said it will build a 550,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility north of town off of Old Creek Road near U.S. 264 Bypass....
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...
Three more arrested for ongoing shooting investigation
PITT COUNTY, NC — The Pitt County Sheriff's Office say three additional men were arrested as a result of an ongoing investigation into a shooting and robbery that took place last month. 18-year-old Tyion Jacque Harrell, 18-year-old Cameron Amani Thames and 20-year-old Dantaivon Tymere Waller all of Winterville are...
DWI Roundup: Ayden woman charged with hitting parked car
Ayden police charged a woman with driving while impaired after a wreck near her residence, reports said. Officers responded to the wreck about 3:30 p.m. on June 23 at the intersection of Magellan Court and Snow Hill Street. Almissa Renee Phillips, 39, of 4468 Magellan Court, Ayden, was identified as the driver of a car that crashed into a parked vehicle. When Ayden Police Department officers responded to the scene,...
Former Pitt County Animal Shelter director charged with fraud
A former Pitt County employee was arrested after an investigation determined he submitted fraudulent documents to a federal agency to benefit a volunteer fire department, local authorities said. Christopher Chad Singleton, 50, turned himself in to the Pitt County Detention Center on Wednesday, where he was charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretense and four counts each of forgery of instrument and uttering forged instrument. Singleton served...
County to seek new medical provider for detention center
Pitt County staff is requesting permission to pursue a new medical services contract for the detention center after the current provider asked for an increase 22 percent above the agreed-upon contract. The Pitt County Board of Commissioners is set to vote on the request along with items involving the county’s solid waste convenience sites and pre-trial advisory services at its 6 p.m. Monday meeting at 1717 W. Fifth St.. WellPath...
Law enforcement seeks help to locate missing man, last seen in Grimesland
PITT COUNTY, NC — Have you seen Jimmy Ray Dixon Jr?. Pitt County officials are seeking the public's help in locating a missing man who was last seen on Sunday, July 14 in the Grimesland area. Dixon Jr. is described as a 50-year-old bald male with brown eyes. He...
Governor Cooper Announces Japanese Healthcare Company to Build First North American Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Pitt County
RALEIGH: Nipro Medical Corporation, a leader in the global healthcare and medical device industry, has selected Pitt County for its first North American manufacturing center of excellence, creating 232 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced. The company will invest more than $397.8 million to build a new manufacturing campus and U.S. headquarters in Greenville.
Crime Roundup: Greenville man charged with Pitt County shooting
A 20-year-old has been charged with shooting at an occupied vehicle in southeastern Pitt County last month that was connected to a robbery in Greenville. The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded at 6:19 p.m. on June 30 to shots fired in the 2300 block of Mills Road with a person possibly injured. The area is between N.C. 43 and Ivy Road. Deputies did not locate any victim on...
'Relationships are everything': Speaker and educator Michael Bonner surprised by former students
Educator and author Michael Bonner, who gained national attention when he and his students were featured on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” has become a popular public speaker over the last several years. But the former Pitt County Schools teacher of the year was at a loss for words Wednesday when he stood to address the audience at East Carolina University’s Rural Education Summer Learning Exchange. What left the eastern North...
Animals for adoption
Animal Services The Pitt County Animal Services Pets of the Week are Wesley, a medium-size, young male Labrador-retriever mix, and Magnolia, a female gray tabby kitten. The animal shelter, located at 4550 County Home Road, is open weekdays by appointment. Call 902-1725. Visit 24petconnect.com to view animals available for adoption. Humane Society ...
Farmville native to speak at small business seminar
WINTERVILLE — PCC Small Business Center Director Halle Nobles will be the featured speaker this month when Greenville ENC Alliance hosts a free online seminar for Pitt County small business owners. Nobles, a Farmville native who began working at PCC in January, says she will be sharing small business success tips and information about resources available to local startup, early-stage and troubled businesses. Her July 22 presentation begins at 11:30 a.m. and comes as part of Greenville ENC Alliance’s “All Up In Your (Small) Business”...
Pitt County deputies search for missing man
PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Deputies in one Eastern Carolina county are searching for a missing man. Pitt County deputies say Jimmy Dixon was last seen in the Grimesland area on Sunday. The 50-year-old man was wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. He is bald, has brown eyes, is...
Pitt County Crossroads
I read in the Reflector recently about the “Welcome to Greenville” sign that was installed on the eastbound side of I-587 at its intersection with the Southwest Bypass. Landscaping, spotlighting, and illumination for the lettering will be forthcoming soon. The sign features a cupola representative of structures at East Carolina University and atop the Pitt County Courthouse. So it made me think of a riddle. Just 1-Across of town, a small municipality put up a sign which said “Welcome to the least 24-Across place in...
Former North Carolina Animal Services Director arrested on fraud charges
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Deputies with the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office arrested the former Pitt County Animal Services Director on Wednesday on forgery charges. The sheriff’s office was alerted to a case involving the Red Oak Fire Department on June 20. After investigating the department, detectives found fraudulent documents that were submitted to the Federal […]
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