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Winterville police seek help to find runaway teen
The Winterville Police Department is requesting the public's help in finding a runaway juvenile who was last seen on May 24. Janiah Parker, 15 of Pitt County is described as 53 tall and weighs 118 pounds. She has black and red hair. If you have any information on her whereabouts,...
WNCT.com’s Best of Pets: Wilma
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Pitt County Animal Services has a Great Dane mix available for adoption. Wilma is four years old and has been at the shelter since April. She is very sweet but shy at the same time. Shelter staff think it is possible that Wilma was abused in the past. Ashley Campbell, a […]
South Central graduate named Robertson scholar
South Central High School Class of 2024 graduate Loreal Thomas has been selected as one of 25 students to be part of the prestigious Robertson Scholars Leadership Program. At South Central, Thomas served as captain of the varsity cheerleading team, senior class vice president and a member of the National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America. She also is a church youth leader Scholars were selected from 13...
English named interim executive director of student services
Sara English will assume the position of Pitt County Schools interim executive director of student services effective July 1, according to an announcement made Wednesday by PCS Superintendent Ethan Lenker. English will take over duties vacated by Karen Harrington, who will retire on June 30, after nearly 26 years with the PCS system. Prior to accepting the district’s coordinator of student services position last June, English served as principal at...
Citizens lobby for Dance's salary request
Nearly two weeks after Pitt County officials approved a budget without an additional salary bump for Sheriff Paula Dance, supporters continued to advocate for the sheriff. The county Board of Commissioners should go beyond the 12 percent raise sought by Dance and increase her pay by 25 percent, a $42,500 increase, Linda Robinson said during the public comment portion of the June 17 meeting. “She has since then done outstanding...
Crews from 10-plus agencies battle house fire in extreme heat
Firefighters and first responders from more than 10 area agencies worked to extinguish a house fire in southern Pitt County that started in a garage/woodshop behind the structure, officials said. Crews were called just before 8 p.m. last Saturday to 1776 Doolittle Court, which is located off of County Home Road near the South Oak Aerodrome east of Ayden. The detached garage was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. It generated...
Chamber recognizes Pitt County first responders
Four area emergency responders were singled out for outstanding service last week during an event hosted by the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce to thank all first responders for their efforts. The chamber accepted nominations for four awards from agencies across Pitt County and announced the winners during a dinner for first responders at ECU’s Murphy Center sponsored by Avient and Southern Bank Zach Martin, a State Highway Patrol trooper...
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