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How many counties participated in 2025 Operation Green Light?. What services does Craven County Veterans Services Department provide?. Craven County is illuminating seven government buildings green from Nov. 4-11 as part of Operation Green Light for Veterans, a nationwide initiative honoring military veterans and raising awareness about available support services.
PITT COUNTY, N.C. — Pitt County is asking the community to help make the holiday season brighter for children and teens in foster care through its annual Christmas Toy Drive. The Pitt County Consolidated Human Services (CHS) Agency is collecting new, unwrapped toys, clothing, gift cards and other essential...
North Carolina is getting a taste of the Lone Star State. Texas-based Buc-ee’s, already building one store in the state, is now eyeing a second location along Interstate 95. The travel center could join Texas-inspired restaurants setting up shop in the Raleigh area. From a barbecue joint to a beloved burger chain, here are openings The News & Observer has covered this year: Buc-ee’s could build a second North Carolina travel center near I-95 and Halifax Road in Rocky Mount. Its first NC location is already under construction off I-85/40 in Alamance County, and there’s no official opening date. East of Texas , a Texas-style barbecue restaurant from owner Claire Calvin, opened at Durham’s American Tobacco Campus . The restaurant serves brisket, burnt ends, pork belly and housemade sausage. It’s an expansion of a Winston-Salem spot that opened in 2023. Shipley Donuts , founded in Houston in 1936, plans to open two Raleigh shops over the next two years, with the first expected in 2027. The chain is known for handcrafted doughnuts and savory kolaches stuffed with fillings like sausage and jalapeños. Whataburger opened its first Triangle locations : in Wake Forest at 489 Calvin Jones Highway and in Raleigh
PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — There’s still one seat for the State House here in Pitt County that still hasn’t been called. Current representative for NC House District 9 Tim Reeder is losing to the democrat challenger, Claire Kempner, by just 175 votes. A recount for the race is expected with the close margin as […]
Major Brandon Barbrey of the Wilson County Sheriff's Office defeated Nash County deputy Bobby Knight to become the county’s next sheriff. "Thank you, Wilson County, " he said Tuesday night.
Dante Pittman won reelection to North Carolina House District 24, defeating Republican Blake Boykin 18,017 votes to 12,910.
The State Board of Elections is meeting right now to determine whether to extend hours at South Williams Precinct (Tabor City Courthouse). We’ll bring updates online and social media as soon as more information becomes available. Polling places in Columbus, Gates, Lenoir, Wilkes and Hertford counties will be in...
Rosa Gobien argues that cutting support for Eyes on Main Street and the American Center for Photographers could weaken Wilson’s cultural vitality and downtown revitalization.
Voters in Edgecombe County will decide several races Tuesday, including Clerk of Superior Court, District Attorney and a District Court judgeship. In the Clerk of Superior Court race, Democrat Carol Allen White faces Republican Lisa Preku Webb. The clerk's office handles court records, estate proceedings and other administrative and judicial responsibilities.
A Martin County native is coming back home to Williamston to talk about her third book. Leah Weiss, who was born in Williamston, left North Carolina around the age of 10. She spent the rest of her adolescence in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. This will be Weiss’ second time to visit Martin Memorial in recent years to discuss her books. In 2021, she visited to talk about her second book All the Little Hopes, which takes place in a town much like Williamston — the fictional Riverton — during World War II. Weiss said Williamston’s historic German POW camp inspired All the Little Hopes. Wiess considers herself “southern by grace.” “My roots run deep in the flat lands of North Carolina,” she said. Her first book, If the Creek Don’t Rise, set in Appalachia, sold over 100,000 copies. Weiss began writing full-time after retiring from a 24-year career as Executive Assistant to the headmaster at Virginia Episcopal School in 2015, becoming a best-selling author late in life. Ann Phelps, who retired as branch librarian at Martin Memorial in 2023 after 25 years, is now chair of The Friends of Martin Memorial Library. (The Friends of Martin Memorial Library
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge and the Pitt County Civic Arts Committee are inviting local artists to submit their work for a chance to participate in the making of an outdoor mural. The mural will be on a curved retaining wall at Town Common in Greenville. The space allotted […]
MARTIN COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — The Town of Williamston will have a total road closure due to the railroad ties on an overhead bridge being replaced. The scheduled closure dates are November 16,17,18,19,23, and 24; however, if work is not completed by November 24, additional closure dates will be November 30, December 1, 2, and […]
Two county commissions and a town council each had individual meetings last week and together the results of those meetings have accomplished a hat trick in the goal department. Now we’re not speaking of a Gordie Howe hat trick — a goal, an assist and a fight in one game — we’re talking about three local governmental bodies achieving major accomplishments in the same week. That’s commendable. Last week, Bertie County, Martin County and the town of Edenton, each took steps worth celebrating. Bertie County cut the ribbon on the Taj Mahal of local animal shelters, Drew Batts held a well-attended community forum in Martin County and the Edenton Town Council came steps closer to a healthy choice for residents craving new flavors at a new local grocery store. Bertie County Manager Juan Vaughan, former Assistant County Manager David Scarborough, Commission Chair Corey Ballance and the entire Bertie Board of Commissioners deserve high praise. The new animal shelter project is completed and the shelter will soon be open for business. The project had been on the drawing boards for over three years. During the time, the commission and Vaughan have come under fire on many occasions for the length of
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — The 25th Annual Down East Holiday Show runs Nov. 5-8 at the Greenville Convention Center. More than 180 small businesses are expected to sell holiday decorations, handcrafted gifts, food and other items. The show opens Thursday with an adults-only shopping event from 5 to 9...
Families looking to ring in the new year without staying up until midnight can celebrate early at the City of Greenville's annual Noon Year's Eve event. According to the city, the free, family-friendly celebration will take place Thursday, Dec. 31, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Five Points Plaza in downtown Greenville.
The contest for a seat on the Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners comes down to the Democratic nominee who decisively defeated the longtime incumbent commissioner in the spring primary and a candidate who is asking the district’s voters to write her into office. Today marks the final day that District 6 voters can choose between Democrat David Batts, who beat Commissioner Donald Boswell in March by slightly more than 35 percentage points, and Amy Harris Robinette, who is running as an independent write-in candidate. Robinette's name will not appear on the ballot. Voters in District 6 wishing to back her candidacy will need to write her name on the blank line for that race. Boswell was first elected to office in 2010. The winner of today's election is going to serve a four-year term in office and will represent a district that currently encompasses a substantial part of the western and southwestern parts of Edgecombe County. Batts in a phone interview last month said he was bothered about Robinette having decided to run as a write-in candidate after he had entered the contest, had campaigned for months and had won the Democratic primary. Edgecombe County elections officials said that Robinette
Voters in Lenoir County will decide several races Tuesday, including a contested school board seat, a District Court judgeship and representation in the state legislature. In the District 2 school board race, Republican John Wiggins faces Democrat Merwyn Smith. The other two school board races are uncontested. Republican Billy Davis is running in District 1, while Democrat W.D. Anderson is unopposed in District 5.
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. — Mt. Olive Pickles has been named the Wayne County Development Alliance’s Industry of the Year. The recognition came as the company celebrates its centennial. The Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce congratulated the company on the award. The Wayne County Development Alliance presented the...
Voters in three Eastern North Carolina communities have approved measures expanding alcohol sales, clearing the way for qualifying businesses to serve mixed drinks. Unofficial results from Tuesday's election show the referendums passing in Grifton, Jones County and Pollocksville. The measures will allow eligible restaurants, hotels, private clubs and other qualifying...
2026 Midterm Election Results - Lenoir, Greene, and Jones
