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NC police forced to release boys with guns running through streets ‘going armed to the terror of the public,’ chief says
SCOTLAND NECK, N.C. (WNCN) — Police were forced to release two gun-toting boys Monday afternoon after the armed duo ran through a North Carolina town in broad daylight “going armed to the terror of the public,” officers said. The incident was first reported just before 5 p.m....
Unknown gunmen shoot up multiple homes in Scotland Neck
SCOTLAND NECK, N.C. (WITN) - Multiple homes were hit by gunfire late Sunday night in one Eastern Carolina town. Scotland Neck police say they were sent to Chestnut and East 11th streets around 10:15 p.m. Sunday. No one was hit by the gunfire and so far no one is in...
Mother’s Day holds sad memories for family of Ahoskie murder victim
Police still searching for Patrice Matthews-Faison’s killer The post Mother’s Day holds sad memories for family of Ahoskie murder victim appeared first on The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald.
Blog: Cloudy Saturday as onshore flow continues
A cloudy Saturday is expected across the area – as onshore flow continues to promote low level clouds across the region. With this, temperatures will be cooler – with highs only in the 60s at the coast. There could be some mist or drizzle at the coast. Inland,...
LOOKING BACK: Southampton County Buggy Manufacturers
During the early part of the 20th Century, several Southampton County businesses produced horse-drawn buggies, which brought significant commerce to the county. Although the automobile industry was developing, buggies were still a major form of individual and family transportation. In 1903, several Franklin citizens organized the PARKER BUGGY CORP. with John R. Knight, president; W.T. […] The post LOOKING BACK: Southampton County Buggy Manufacturers appeared first on The Tidewater News.
New director has plans for aging program
May has been celebrated as Older Americans Month in one form or another since 1963. It was then the National Council of Senior Citizens met with President John F. Kennedy and advocated for the needs of older adults, which led to the month of May being designated “Senior Citizens Month.” The name was ultimately changed to Older Americans Month. For 27 of those 61 years, Bertie County Council on Aging/Senior...
Man cut in the face after altercation at Sebrell ballfield
A dispute between two men at a Sebrell ballfield on Thursday afternoon became physical, resulting in a laceration to one of the men, who also received summonses for several offenses, according to the Southampton County Sheriff’s Office. “The incident was a dispute between two men at the Sebrell ballfield concerning trespassing,” SCSO Maj. Camden Cobb […] The post Man cut in the face after altercation at Sebrell ballfield appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Bertie County First Responders celebrated
The First Responders Dinner was held at the Bertie Senior Center on Thursday, April 25 in Windsor. The attendees enjoyed BBQ chicken cooked by Allen Castelloe and Lewis Hoggard for the Windsor/Bertie Chamber of Commerce. The primary sponsor of the event was ECU Health Bertie Hospital, who also provided volunteers to serve the food for the event. Additional sponsors were Bertie County and the town of Windsor. This event is...
WPA girls fall just short of TRAC track title
GASTON — Despite several outstanding individual performances Thursday, May 2, at the 1-A Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference track and field championships at Northampton County High, the Wilson Prep girls team came up two points shy of winning the conference championship. Led by juniors Ty’Nasia Emory, who won girls Runner of the Year, and Rachel Key-White, who had three first-place finishes, the […] The post WPA girls fall just short of TRAC track title first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Gatesville man dies in motor vehicle accident
GATESVILLE – A two-vehicle collision near here April 25 resulted in the death of a Gatesville man. The mishap occurred shortly before 8 a.m. at the intersection of US 158 and NC 37. There, according to a report filed by North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper E. Lujan, Camron Anthony-Scott Hooten, age 21 of Gatesville, […] The post Gatesville man dies in motor vehicle accident appeared first on The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald.
Three county chase began in Oak City
An armed carjacking that began in Oak City last Saturday evening ended abruptly after a high speed chase through Bertie and Hertford counties. Suspects Devonte Jamal Cofield and Lamajae Ki’tory Norfleet were arrested after the carjacked vehicle suffered spike strip damage in Hertford County, ending the chase that reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour. Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Williams said that at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday April, 26,...
Bird park co-founder receives medal from king of England
SCOTLAND NECK — A native Briton’s lifelong service to the cause of protecting wildlife was honored Tuesday with one of Great Britain’s most prestigious honors. Mike Lubbock, co-founder of Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire medal from one of King Charles III’s emissaries in a ceremony attended by about 200 invitees, at the park that has become both a staple of Eastern North Carolina tourism and a nerve center for the study and preservation of...
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