Edgecombe County, NC

TARBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — A man was found dead in the Tar River in Edgecombe County Friday morning, officials said. The discovery was made around 9:30 a.m. near the Old Sparta Boat Ramp at 338 N.C. 42, according to Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Detective E. W. Muse Jr. The...

A body was found on the shores of the Tar River near Highway 42 in Edgecombe County around noon on Friday.

The U.S. reported over 620,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 17, bringing the total count to more than 81.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 992,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In […]

RALEIGH, N.C. — Frederica Bridgers of Tarboro said Friday the 13th never again will be an unlucky day for her after last Friday, May 13, became the day she won a $2 million prize. “Nobody can ever tell me that it’s a bad luck day anymore,” Bridgers laughed. “It’s lucky now.” Bridgers, 47, bought her […]

Electric car battery plant could bring 1000+ jobs to Edgecombe County. An electric car battery plant could bring a thousand jobs to Edgecombe County. Take a look at how they found a potential game-changer after the biggest investment in rural North Carolina history fell through. Reporter: Keenan Willard. Photographer: Rick...

Chief Judge Donna Stroud won Tuesday’s Republican primary to retain her N.C. Court of Appeals seat, ...

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — (WNCN) – Three men in Rocky Mount were arrested on drug charges after complaints about drug activity at a home. The Rocky Mount Police Department said on May 14 the department’s Special Operations Narcotic Unit and the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Investigators were monitoring a home in the 400 block of Buena Vista Avenue.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A Chinese tire maker expected to create hundreds of jobs and receive millions in tax breaks has pulled out of a project in Edgecombe County. Carolina Gateways Partnership announced Monday that Triangle Tyre notified county officials in March that it was withdrawing from a project announced in 2017.