Swansboro, NC

ONSLOW COUNTY - A coordinated effort between Onslow County and regional law enforcement recently resulted in the arrest of 35 individuals accused of drug distribution and possession. GALLERY: Operation Snow Plow arrests. To help combat the increased presence of illegal street drugs and overdose deaths in the county, a three-day...

PELETIER —Town resident Donna Bierly is urging others who live in or near Peletier to attend a Carteret County/N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) meeting in Cedar Point next week to voice their desires for road improvements in the area. Carteret County will host a Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) public...

There is a new four-way stop coming to Onslow County. There is a new four-way stop coming to Onslow County. Classes on Camp Lejune help service members stay …. A special set of classes is making sure service members onboard Camp Lejeune stay healthy inside and out. New Bern releases...

HAVELOCK, NC (WWAY) — Did someone say goats?. At their meeting on Monday, the City of Havelock Board of Commissioners approved a Public Institution Exemption to allow barnyard animals at high schools. The purpose of the exemption is to allow a first-hand learning experience for students, increase career and...

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CEDAR POINT — Cedar Point commissioners Tuesday night approved a special-use permit to allow the owner of a storage business at 1062 Highway 24 to use the rear portion of a graveled parking area for portable storage units. The board’s vote came during its regular monthly meeting in the...

A possible school calendar shift could better benefit military families in Onslow County Schools - but a change in state legislation would have to take place. The traditional 2023-24 school calendar was approved at an Onslow County school board meeting on Jan. 3. North Carolina state legislature determines requirements for how the school calendar must be structured.

CEDAR POINT — Cedar Point commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to appoint Town Manager David Rief as an inspector for the town. The board adopted a resolution to that effect during their monthly meeting in the town hall off Sherwood Avenue. The county does building inspection duties for the...

CAPE CARTERET — Cape Carteret commissioners will hold a 2023-24 budget planning work session in a special meeting Monday, Jan. 30 at 9 a.m. in the town hall off Dolphin Street. The meeting is open to the public. Town Manager Frank Rush said he plans to brief the commissioners...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - WITN’s Teacher of the Week for January 25th is Kristen Graham. Graham is the Director of Bands at Swansboro High School, and a proud ECU graduate with honors. She is a highly decorated band director who was previously over New Bern High School’s bands as...

The shooting of a 17-year-old last November after a traffic incident was deemed justified by District Attorney Ernie Lee. D.A.: Jacksonville police fatal shooting of teen …. The shooting of a 17-year-old last November after a traffic incident was deemed justified by District Attorney Ernie Lee. ECU science fair. Classes...

Onslow County’s district attorney has determined the police-involved shooting of a teenager in Jacksonville was justified and the detective that fired the shots was acting in self-defense. On November 8th, a Jacksonville Police detective shot and killed Jorge Lopez, 17, after a car chase that ended in a crash.

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Onslow County’s district attorney says the November shooting death of a teenager in November was justified. District Attorney Ernie Lee held a news conference to release his findings this morning after an SBI investigation into the shooting. Last November 8th, a Jacksonville police officer shot...

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Military training exercises are a common thing here in Eastern Carolina, but you don’t typically see that training out in the community. Wednesday, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) was at Albert J. Ellis airport in Onslow County conducting operating capabilities in a multi-site exercise.

ECU Health is closing five rural health clinics in eastern North Carolina after the hospital system lost $46 million last fiscal year. Most of the losses were attributed to a disproportionate number of uninsured or underinsured patients and the higher cost of traveling nurses amid the healthcare worker shortage. Officials...

Southwest wrestling coach Maury Vanderpool feels like his Stallions can do something special in the NCHSAA dual-team playoffs. “We made it to the third round last year, but we are about making history and breaking previous records,” he said. The Stallions will get an opportunity to do just that...

NEWPORT — Two major Carteret County school bond projects are on track to be finished by late summer, and a third will soon go out for bid. Carteret County Public School System Superintendent Richie Paylor said a $12.3 million classroom addition at Croatan High School is set to be completed by late summer, and a new $863,000 building at Carteret Preschool Center in Newport is expected to be finished by late spring or early summer.

CHERRY POINT, North Carolina — Two Marine Raiders are on trial for manslaughter following a 2019 altercation in Iraq with an Army veteran who died days later, but their defense team tried to suggest on Tuesday and Wednesday that the death may have been unrelated to the fight. Previous...

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Onslow County Soil & Water Conservation District is working to reduce flooding and restore streams across the county. A $377,335 grant from the NC Department of Agriculture will help restore a large portion of Backswamp and Squires Run Creek. Work began this week and is expected to be completed by […]

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A 100-year-old bridge will be replaced in Onslow County. The bridge is located on US-17 northbound over Wolf Swamp Road. It was built in 1923. A budget of $3.4 million has been allotted for the project. When the work is done, the new bridge will be able to carry more weight […]