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2024 Little League Softball World Series is one for the books: Home team victory, battle with elements make it a memorable year
For Pitt County fans, the 2024 Little League Softball World Series will be remembered as the one where the home team, back in the final game for the second consecutive year, won it all. For some others in Little League, it might be remembered as the year the series battled the rain all the way to the finish. As the North Carolina host team, Pitt County Girls Softball League made...
LLSWS: Pitt County wins championship, reaches pinnacle of youth softball
World Champions. Pitt County’s softball team won the first World Series softball title in the county’s history with a 1-0 victory over Sterlington, La., the Southwest Region champion, on Sunday at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium on the campus of East Carolina University. Unflnished Business, a motto printed on Pitt County’s t-shirts and worn by numerous fans throughout the Little League Softball World Series, became Finished Business. ...
Pitt County wins Little League Softball World Series
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Pitt County softball team defended its home turf by claiming the championship of the Little League World Series Sunday. The team defeated the Southwest team from Louisiana, 1-0, in the finale of the tournament. The team was not scored against the entire tournament and outscored opponents by a combined score […]
Pitt County All-Star softball team wins LLSWS
GREENVILLE, N.C. — The Pitt Count All-Star softball team is the 2024 Little League Softball World Series champs. The team defeated Southwest (Louisiana) in the World Series Finals Sunday afternoon 1-0. Candance Lynn delivered the game changing two out RBI triple in the bottom of the fifth inning to...
Football helmets stolen from J.H. Rose High School
Fourty-five football helmets were stolen from a Pitt County high school’s athletic field house, the Greenville Police Department reported. The department said J.H. Rose High School, 600 W. Arlington Blvd., was broken into on the night of Aug. 9. Officers responded to the break-in after it was reported at noon the following day. Officers arrived and learned 45 football helmets valued at about $22,500 were stolen from the high school’s athletics field house, police said. Detectives worked with Pitt County Schools and reviewed security camera footage, as well as used other investigate tools. Leads have been developed in this case, but no arrests have been made, the department said. Anyone who has information about this incident is asked to call Pitt-Greenville CrimeStoppers at 758-7777. Reward money is available for information that leads to an arrest. Information can be provided anonymously.
Input sought for Neuse River hazard mitigation plan
Pitt, Greene, Jones, Lenoir and Wayne counties and their incorporated communities are updating the Neuse River Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Local governments are required to prepare and update hazard mitigation plans to be eligible for FEMA hazard mitigation assistance grants. Public input is critical to the planning process. County residents are being asked take a few minutes to complete a brief public survey to provide input on hazard risks and mitigation options. Visit the survey at https://tinyurl.com/dabe62rb. For more information about the plan update, visit the project website at www.NeuseRiverHMP.com. On this site you will find information about upcoming and past Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee meetings and public meetings, a link for the public survey, draft documents, and other mitigation planning resources.
Horizons of Pitt County boosts students' summer learning
WINTERVILLE — Horizons of Pitt County teamed up with Pitt Community College this summer to offer learning opportunities to local youths. This tuition-free summer program hosted close to 40 K-8 students who engaged in learning inside and outside the classroom. In addition to taking classes in reading and math, the students also applied their knowledge to practical applications, such as making 3D name tags, volunteering at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, visiting the mayor’s office and other municipal offices, swimming and...
Greenville man arrested for stealing $18,000 worth of lawn mowers
A Greenville man was caught after trying to make off with two lawn mowers. Per the Pitt County Sheriff's Office 29-year-old Tyshon Luquon Washington of Greenville was arrested Wednesday August 7 for stealing two lawn mowers. The lawn mowers belonged to Premier Equipment in Ayden by NC-11 and after an investigation Detectives charged Washington with Felony Larceny and Felony Obtaining Property by False Pretense. The lawn mowers were valued at about $18,000.
Greenville man charged in Ayden lawnmower thefts
The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office has charged a man with the July theft of two lawnmowers from an Ayden business. The office announced that Tyshon Luquon Washington, 29, of Greenville, was arrested on Aug. 7 in connection to the incident at Premier Equipment, 7692 N.C. 11 S., near Ayden-Grifton High School. Deputies responded to the business on July 29 where a Red Iron lawnmower valued at $11,321 and a brown...
Pitt County man charged with larceny in connection to theft of lawnmowers
AYDEN, N.C. (WNCT) — On July 29, 2024, Pitt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to report of $18,000 worth of lawnmowers from Premier Equipment in Ayden. Detectives conducted an investigation and identified Tyshon Washington of Greenville. Washington was arrested on August 7, 2024 and charged with felony larceny and felony obtaining property by false pretense. Washington […]
Animals for adoption
Animal Services The Pitt County Animal Services Pets of the Week are Jethro, a large, adult male pit Dutch shepherd mix and Rose, a female calico cat. 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 ...
LLSWS: Pitt County's dominant play continues
It took Pitt County one pitch from Cranston Western for its first baserunner, just two more to post its first run, and they were off. No one associated with the Little League Softball World Series’ host team could have envisioned this kind of start — for Friday’s game or its tournament as a whole. For the third time in as many games in the tournament, the bats of the North...
Pitt County team keeps rolling in Little League Softball World Series
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Tropical Storm Debby flooded the field at Elm Street Park and the remaining games of the Little League Softball World Series were moved to ECU. It appeared to have no impact on the Pitt County team as Friday, they continued to flood the boxscore with hits and runs. Pitt County rolled […]
Cranston Western Softball loses to North Carolina in the Little League World Series
GREENVILLE, N.C. — After just 17 minutes of Friday’s game, rain forced a stoppage of Cranston Western’s matchup in the Little League Softball World Series. Already trailing, coach Lalo Marcano and the team were hoping that Pitt County had already done the bulk of its damage. Unfortunately for Cranston Western — the New England Region champion — it only got worse. ...
New, returning members take seats on PCC Trustees board
WINTERVILLE — Two new members and two returning members of the Pitt Community College Board of Trustees took the oath of office during a special meeting June 19. Returning to the board for four-year terms are Lindsey Griffin and Virginia Hardy. Hardy was re-appointed by the Pitt County Commissioners, while Griffin was nominated by the N.C. House of Representatives. Since Jan. 1, the North Carolina governor’s office and local school...
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