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Report says man died after Pitt County convenience store shootingWITN4 hours ago
SouthWest Edgecombe postpones homecoming football game due to safety concernsWNCT6 hours ago
Large-scale psychedelic mushroom operation unearthed in Pitt CoWITN6 hours ago
Trump’s Comments on Helene Disaster Thrown Back in His FaceTheDailyBeast23 hours ago
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SouthWest Edgecombe postpones homecoming football game due to safety concerns
PINETOPS, N.C. (WNCT) — The football game scheduled for tonight at SouthWest Edgecombe against North Pitt has been postponed due to concerns from the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office. The nature of the concern is unknown according to a Facebook post made by SouthWest Edgecombe. The post also said that there were no threats to the […]
Update: One dead in shooting outside Speedway west of Greenville
An investigation is continuing into a parking lot shooting that killed a man west of Greenville on Thursday, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office reported. It appears the incident stemmed from a dispute, the sheriff’s office said, and all parties involved were located. No arrests had been announced as of Friday morning. It occurred at 3:40 p.m. in the parking lot of the Speedway convenience store, 3579 N.C. 43 North, near...
3 charged in August home invasion
Two men and a woman face charges stemming from an early morning home invasion and robbery in August. Wilson residents Ty’karus Kiewon Alston, 18, and Isean Terrel Davis, 18, face one count each of first-degree burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon and kidnapping. Jalexia Nashae Rodgers, 19, of Wilson, is charged with one count of aiding and abetting an armed […] The post 3 charged in August home invasion first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Rocky Mount business owners speak 1 week after tornado: 'Warnings hit different now'
Friday was Alex Burgess' first time back at his business, Alpha Automotive, since a tornado sent him to the hospital. The brace he wore and the abrasions on his back paint a picture of what he experienced a week ago."I have a fractured spine, seven broken ribs, and a torn MCL in my knee," said Burgess.He was working on the car that was still on the lift inside his shop when the tornado touched down. It happened so fast that Burgess and his partner didn't have time to run."He had his head cut open, hips injured and even broke...
Two charged with murder; a third suspect accused of being an accessory
Two local men, both of whom have prior records, were arrested on first-degree murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Rocky Mount last month, authorities said. Jessie Johnson Jr., 46, and Harold Phillips, 45, are accused of killing Mack Jenkins, according to N.C. District Court records. A third suspect in the case, Alicia Petaway, 35, is charged with felony accessory after the fact. Authorities allege...
Dockworkers’ strike causes shelves to be empty
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Bottled water, paper towels and toilet paper are just a few of the essential items getting swept off the shelves on the heels of a dockworkers’ strike. Because of those port closures, it makes it impossible to transport these items throughout the strike. “And feel that it’s unnecessary and that people […]
Nash deputy and cadaver dog perform grim, yet necessary job in finding bodies along Lake Lure
It's a job no one wants to do, but it has to be done. Some disaster recovery teams are tasked with recovering bodies of those swept away in mudslides, landslides and those who drowned in the historic flooding from Tropical Storm Helene. It's important work being done in part with...
Have some fall fun at Deans Farm
This story is in the fall issue of Wilsonian. For many families in eastern North Carolina, and beyond, fall means a trip — or more than one — to Deans Farm Market during the farm’s annual Fall Fest weekends through Oct. 27. “Some families visit us every weekend during hayride season,” said Courtney Sharp, farm operator and educator. “They spend […] The post Have some fall fun at Deans Farm first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Town of Kenly lands COPS grant
KENLY — The town has received a $137,792 grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS, part of the U.S. Justice Department. The town will use the grant to hire and pay a police officer for three years, said interim town manager Tony Sears. The final two years will require a town match — about $34,500 total, […] The post Town of Kenly lands COPS grant first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Murphy: Sustained recovery effort, prayer needed for Western NC
A Greenville congressman said the outpouring of support for western North Carolina communities devastated by Hurricane Helene must be sustained over what is expected to be a long road toward recovery. U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, who represents North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, visited western North Carolina on Tuesday alongside U.S. Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis and U.S. Rep. David Rouzer of Wilmington and N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. The...
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