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Counts charged with drug charges and more
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office received a report of felony possession of cocaine, simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance (M), possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor hit and run leave scene property damage and reckless driving to endanger was reported at 22599 US 64 in Williamston. Richard Micheal Counts was charged with felony possession of cocaine, simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance (M), possession of drug paraphernalia, hit/run leave scene property damage and reckless driving to endanger. ...
Getting the right shot: Ahearn's nature pix, landscapes honored
An Edenton man recently returned from the Martin County Arts Council’s photography show with two first-place awards and one third-place award for six images he entered of local scenes and nature. For Bill Ahearn, it was a satisfying return to the exhibit where he first won first place 10 years ago, an honor that earned him a one-person, 50-year retrospective show. “Since then, I’ve been buried with other things. So...
Martin Co. citizens summoned to jury duty
The following citizens of Martin County have been summoned for jury duty beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. For further information, call the jury clerk at 252-809-5100. Those called to serve include: A Allen, James Vance ...
Daughter of late Pirate baseball coach now a resident at ECU Health
For more than half of Audrey LeClair’s life, college baseball season — not football — has always meant homecoming. It was a time she could come back to the place she grew up, where she started school and learned to ride horses. Coming home meant a chance to reconnect with family friends and cheer for the Pirates. But more than anything, it was a way to revisit the place that holds her first and last memories of her dad, beloved East Carolina University baseball coach...
AAC Media Days: ECU players, Coach Houston talk preseason conference poll
ARLINGTON, Texas (WNCT) — WNCT’s Brian Bailey is in Arlington, Texas this week for the annual American Athletic Conference Media Days. Memphis was voted to win the league in a pre-season poll by the media. ECU was tabbed to finish seventh in the conference. Graduate running back Rahjai Harris and senior defensive back Shavone Revel, […]
Little League Central: Gillette always a hit each summer
For the South Durham Little League “Green” ages 8-10 all-star players, it was a near unanimous vote — Gillette Baseball Complex is their favorite thing about Wilson. That’s understandable given the good times the self-proclaimed “Green Bean Kings” have had at the complex this summer, including winning their first two games in the Tournament of State Champions over the weekend […] The post Little League Central: Gillette always a hit each summer first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Catamounts reloading heading into 2024 after significant departures
Greenville — (WLOS) You could completely understand if Cole Gonzales looked like Will Smith in the last scene of 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' The 2023 Southern Conference Offensive Player of the year earned the same honor for the preseason awards during SoCon Media Day. But three of the faces...
Lane awarded Stallings, Harrell Education Scholarships
A recent Perquimans County High School graduate who plans to become a teacher was this year’s recipient of two scholarships named for former superintendents of the Perquimans County Schools. Vivien Lane, who is heading to East Carolina University in Greenville to pursue a degree in education, was the recipient earlier this year of both the 2024 Dwayne K. Stallings Education Scholarship and the 2024 James Pat Harrell Education Scholarship. Each scholarships is valued at $1,000. ...
Jewel Herlong: Closing out her time as an Immersive IMBA graduate
July 25 is National Intern Day. To help us celebrate it, Jewel Herlong, a graduate of ECU’s College of Business and the Arthur Graduate School of Business, reflects on her time as an inaugural member Immersive MBA pathway cohort, and her recent internship with CAPTRUST, independent investment advisory firm.
Teen sentenced in 2023 shooting death
A suspect in a 2023 Greenville shooting that occurred when he was 16 was sentenced last month to up to 25 years in prison, the Pitt County District Attorney’s Office reported. On June 26, Jasiya Nathaniel Reynolds, 18, pleaded guilty in Pitt County Superior Court to second-degree murder in the Jan. 16, 2023, death of Aveon Isaiah Collins-Smith, 25. Reynolds received a negotiated sentence of 20-25 years in prison for...
Local neurology doctor breaks down new FDA-approved Alzheimer’s drug
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The FDA has approved a new drug to help combat Alzheimer’s disease. 6.7 million people were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2023, according to the CDC. The new FDA-approved drug to treat Alzheimer’s will be sold under the brand name Kisunla. The drug is...
NC’s unique Medicaid renewal strategy results in minimal issues during ‘unwinding’
In June 2023, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services began verifying the eligibility of 2.5 million Medicaid participants for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This marked the start of the so-called unwinding of the continuous coverage requirement, a federal provision that provided states...
UNC System awards $29 million in grants to expand nursing education
RALEIGH — The University of North Carolina System has awarded nearly $29 million to expand nursing education at 12 public universities and North Carolina’s Area Health Education Centers. The grants are part of a groundbreaking effort to address the nursing workforce shortage in North Carolina. Like many states across the country, North Carolina is coping with an alarming drop in nursing professionals. The state is projected to have a shortage of up to 18,600 registered nurses over the next decade, a major challenge for health...
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