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Jacksonville police seek help finding missing man last spotted near shopping center
JACKSONVILLE, Onslow County — Do you know where Kevon Folsom is?. Police in Jacksonville are searching for a 29-year-old missing man last seen in the area of the Piney Green Shopping Center located off Freedom Highway. Folsom is described as a white male, standing 6'2" tall, and weighing around...
Betting odds for East Carolina’s season opener against Norfolk State
East Carolina will open its 2024 season on Saturday, Aug. 31, against the Norfolk State Spartans, and the Pirates are considered sizable favorites. According to Action Network, ECU is a 33.5-point favorite over Norfolk State. The game total for combined points is set at 50.5. Kickoff on Saturday is set for 6 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on ESPN+.
New Bern honors 1905 lynching victim, John Moore, in a push for justice and community healing
119 years ago, on August 27th, John Moore was lynched in New Bern, North Carolina. The Forward Together Coalition gathered Sunday to honor John Moore as a part of the Equal Justice Initiative’s Community Remembrance Projects. “As you hear the waves in the background, hear the voice of God...
Football Recap: J.H. Rose Comes Up Short on the Road Against New Hanover
J.H. Rose kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 13-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Hanover Wildcats. The Rampants were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2023.
Parents feel range of emotions dropping their kids off for the first day of school
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Family photos and fist bumps mark the first day of school. “I’m excited because this is her first year at the school. She made the cheerleading squad, and I’m happy,” said Dikikia Griffin, one parent. Many students grabbed their backpacks and headed to...
Greenville park receives $500k upgrade
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Jim Blount owns some apartments on Woodlawn Ave, right across from Woodlawn Park and is excited about the planned upgrades to the park. “Over the last ten years since they implemented the greenway system here, the area has really thrived. It has become incredibly vibrant and popular with students, young professionals, and young adults that live here,” Blount said.
Three youths petitioned in connection to damage to Greenville home
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Three youths were served juvenile petitions in connection to windows being broken and damage done to a Greenville home on Aug. 16, 2024. Law enforcement officers with the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said it happened on Durwood Pollard Road. They found several broken windows and extensive damage to the outside of […]
Greenville unveils statue of BMX legend Dave Mirra, honors his lasting legacy
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — Over the weekend, the community honored BMX legend and X Games gold medalist Dave Mirra with a memorial ceremony and statue unveiling in Greenville. "Greenville, NC, and JC Park were known all over the world because of Dave and so many riders who made this...
Edenton-Chowan begins school year with 2 schools closed for HVAC fixes
EDENTON — The first day of classes in the Edenton-Chowan Public Schools on Monday went well, but for one hitch. White Oak and D.F. Walker Elementary Schools, which both share a building and heating/air conditioning system as part of a hybrid school program called Team WOW (White Oak/Walker), did not open as scheduled. Their first day of classes at both schools was pushed back to Wednesday as technicians worked on...
Food Lion celebrates grand re-opening
Dozens of people gathered for the grand re-opening ribbon cutting for Food Lion on East Wilton Avenue Aug. 21. Shoppers lined up for giveaways and a chance to win $1,000 in groceries from Food Lion. With a one in fifteen chance of winning the big prize, lucky raffle winners selected a square on the prize board for gift cards that […] The post Food Lion celebrates grand re-opening first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
At state’s request, Johnston postpones new industry announcement
SELMA — County industry recruiter Chris Johnson demurs when asked for details about a new industry before the scheduled announcement. “Project announcements can be volatile and may evaporate before they get off the ground,” he says in a common refrain. That hasn’t happened, so far, with Project Tray. But an email on Friday had the word “POSTPONED” across the top […] The post At state’s request, Johnston postpones new industry announcement first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
N.C. Pickle Festival costs, benefits questioned by town officials, business owners
The N.C. Pickle Festival attracts tens of thousands of people, and their money, to Mount Olive each April, but despite that success some local business owners are questioning how or even if the festival benefits them or the town. They are being joined in that questioning by some town board...
Turning hotels into apartments. Another project planned in Fayetteville.
The same developer that converted the former Bordeaux Motor Inn and Holiday Inn Bordeaux at 1707 Owen Drive into apartment-style living space has similar plans to convert another former motel into a living space, according to city records. The Fayetteville City Council unanimously approved a resolution at its Aug. 12 meeting for GoodHomes Inc. to be issued private activity bonds not to exceed $80 million by the Public Finance Authority. ...
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