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The Daily Advance

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Bertie County Animal Shelter reopens to rave reviews

It is a cliché at this point: When one door closes, another one opens. So goes the story of the Bertie County Animal Shelter. The complaints, controversy and consternation brought on by the condition of the former Bertie County Animal Shelter have come to a close with the opening of the county’s new animal shelter. Officially opened on Friday, Oct. 30, and christened with a highly anticipated ribbon cutting, the new shelter, with a hefty roadside sign, looks welcoming. Inside, the shelter hadn’t been used and each of the 16 rooms, complete with an exit door to an outdoor kennel, would seem comfortable to a dog whether strayed or not. A bright blue sky was the perfect backdrop for Bertie Manager Juan Vaughan to welcome guests and offer a new outlook for Bertie County and its animals. “I am honored and very grateful to stand before you today as the county manager. Before we kick things off, I wanna make sure everyone is in the right place,” explained Vaughan. “If you intended to come to one of the most beautiful places in North Carolina, I want you to know, you’re in the right place. If you intended to come celebrate

Bertie County, NC · 3d

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Martin County man celebrates $1 million top prize win

RALEIGH – Mark Sanderson of Williamston tried his luck on a $10 scratch-off on Friday and won a $1 million top prize. Sanderson bought his lucky 50X The Cash ticket from Williamston Family Fare on West Main Street in Williamston. When Sanderson arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to claim...

Martin County, NC · 3d

The Daily Reflector

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Pitt County Health Inspections: Oct. 28-Nov. 3

Pitt County Environmental Health inspected 25 area restaurants between Oct. 28-Nov. 3. Two restaurants received a B grade. Scores ranged from 86.50 to 99.50. Visit this item on reflector.com to read the full listing of reports. EC PHO VIETNAMESE NOODLE HOUSE Address: 109 S.E. Greenville Blvd. #100, Greenville Inspection date: Oct. 28, 2026 Final score: 86.50, Grade B Violations: Proper date marking & disposition (3 demerits): Inspectors found ready-to-eat foods dated for the day of inspection rather than when prepared or removed from the freezer, along with cooked sausage and roasted pork that were more than seven days old. Both items were discarded during the inspection. Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records (3 demerits): No time was documented on cooked beef and pork being held at room temperature, and spring onion, garlic in oil and hydrated noodles were not discarded after four hours as required. Written time-control procedures also were not filled out. Hands clean & properly washed (2 demerits): An employee discarded saran wrap that had raw beef juice on it, then put on clean gloves without washing hands first. Food- contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized (1.50 demerits): An employee wiped down a slicer with a

Pitt County, NC · 3d

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Ride Into The Old West At One Of North Carolina’s Most Overlooked Restaurant

There’s a place in Williamston, North Carolina where the frontier spirit didn’t just survive, it set up a full dining room and started serving char-broiled steaks. Deadwood is one of those discoveries that makes you feel genuinely lucky, the kind of place that exists in the space between what you expected and what you actually got, and the gap between those two things is enormous.

Williamston, NC · 4d

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This Plain Little North Carolina Restaurant Serves a Ribeye Worth Driving Across the County For

There’s no menu here. A cook carries a whole raw ribeye to your table and slices your steak right in front of you. That’s the entire ordering process. You pick how big you want it, then you pick how you want it cooked. Every meal comes with a...

Wilson, NC · 1d

Bertie Ledger-Advance

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Martin Co. native to discuss latest book

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

Martin County, NC · 1d

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North Carolina Couple Started Baking From Home, Then a Celebrity Chef Invited Them Onto Her Show

Buckeye brownies and red velvet treats helped a small-town bakery build a following. Then an unexpected invitation from a famous television chef gave the couple behind it a reason to celebrate. Their story began in a home kitchen, with recipes shared among friends and neighbors before the business grew into...

North Carolina · 1d

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Studio shots, no. 272: the Charles and Eva M. Hines family.

Back in late spring, when the design of interpretive signage for Vick Cemetery finally got underway, I reached out to the McIntosh family — “could we include a photo of their patriarch Charles Hines in the sign’s graphic?” Ever generous, they said yes, and Charles A. McIntosh sent me an image.

Wilson County, NC · 2d

The Wilson Times

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Treat Yo’ Self owner says ‘Next Level Baker’ experience ‘incredible’

Treat Yo’ Self co-owner Greg Mason competes for $50,000 on Fox’s “Next Level Baker,” airing Nov. 19.

Wilson, NC · 8h

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Greenville City Council moves forward with Town Common café plan

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Greenville City Council took the first step toward exploring a café at Town Common during Monday night’s council meeting. Greenville Mayor PJ Connelly says council voted to move forward with a Request for Qualifications and create a committee to review the submissions. He said...

Greenville, NC · 19h

The Wilson Times

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Wilson Idol has first hall of fame induction; applications open for 2027 contest

Elijah Whitney became Wilson Idol’s first Hall of Fame inductee as the music competition opens applications for its 2027 contest.

Wilson, NC · 1d

WNCT

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Greenville Chick-fil-A to offer free Veterans Day boxed meals

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Chick-fil-A at University Boulevard in Greenville is set to distribute 400 free boxed meals to veterans on Wednesday. The giveaway will begin at 11:00 AM in the restaurant’s parking lot while supplies last. To receive a meal, veterans must present a valid military ID, veteran ID, or equivalent credentials. For […]

Greenville, NC · 23h

Rocky Mount Telegram

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Tar River Art Gallery at the Mills now open

Marion Clark Weathers immediately recalled the genesis of her becoming an artist. “When I was in the third grade, my report card said: Marion doesn’t pay attention in class. She’s always drawing,” Weathers said Wednesday in an interview. Weathers of Rocky Mount was speaking about the days when she was an elementary school student in Orangeburg, S.C. The graduate of the University of Georgia’s art school has been an artist throughout her life. Her creativity is readily evident locally. Her design of two trains is featured on a mural just off Southwest Main Street downtown. Artist Ashley Fabrizio painted the mural. More of Weathers’s creativity is now displayed at the Tar River Art Gallery at the Mills. The gallery opened Sunday in a building off Falls Road in what was the Larema Beverage Co. before the business closed in November 2025. The building, which dates back to 1835, is part of the Rocky Mount Mills commercial and residential development. “I’ve always believed in having art in Rocky Mount,” Weathers said, adding that the new location “will elevate us to where we need to be.” The gallery is an expansion of the nonprofit Tar River Art Gallery, which has art displayed

Rocky Mount, NC · 1d

Rocky Mount Telegram

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Buc-ee’s seeks recommendation from planning board for rezoning

The Buc-ee’s chain of travel centers plans to seek a Rocky Mount Planning Board recommendation today that the Rocky Mount City Council rezone a piece of land to pave the way for future development just off the Interstate 95 interchange for Gold Rock. The Planning Board is set to meet at 5:30 p.m. today at City Hall. Buc-ee’s has stated that the chain is under contract to purchase about 34 acres on the southeast side of the interchange northwest of Rocky Mount. That includes the location of dilapidated motel that long ago was a Howard Johnson’s motor lodge and wooded areas near the old motel. Gold Rock was annexed into Rocky Mount in 1997; however, some of the land that would be part of the planned purchase is not part of that satellite annexation and would have to be annexed by the City Council. Representatives of Buc-ee’s would like that land to be annexed and to be rezoned from Nash County general commercial to city B-2 commercial corridor to match the zoning for the rest of the land to the north in Gold Rock that Buc-ee’s also is eyeing for purchase. Land zoned B-2 commercial corridor by the city allows

Rocky Mount, NC · 11h

The Enterprise

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Finch potters to celebrate a lasting legacy in Spring Hope

Twenty studio potters will sell ceramics, memorial kiln pieces and holiday items at the Dan Finch Studio Potters’ Market in Spring Hope on Nov. 14.

Spring Hope, NC · 1d

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Mixed drink referendums pass in Jones County, Pollocksville and Grifton

JONES COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Voters in Jones County, Pollocksville, and Grifton approved mixed drink referendums in the recent midterm elections, prompting excitement from a local restaurant and hopes for economic development. The Jones County referendum passed with nearly 67% of the vote, while the Grifton measure passed with 61%...

Jones County, NC · 21h

FOX8 News

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North Carolina man wins $1 million top prize after buying lottery ticket convenience store

WILLIAMSTON, N.C. WGHP) — Mark Sanderson, of Williamston, bought a $10 scratch-off on Friday and won a $1 million top prize, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. Sanderson bought his winning 50X The Cash ticket from Williamston Family Fare on West Main Street in Williamston. When Sanderson arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to […]

Williamston, NC · 5d

Raleigh News & Observer

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Beyond Buc-ee's: Restaurants with Texas ties keep heading to NC

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

North Carolina · 7d

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Havelock Food Truck Festival brings 25-plus trucks, live music to Craven County Saturday

Why is the Smalltown Band featured at the Havelock Food Truck Festival?. Food lovers will have plenty to sample in Craven County this weekend as the Havelock Food Truck Festival returns Saturday at Walter B. Jones Park. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature more...

Craven County, NC · 23h

Neuse News

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For a former Kinston singer, December still brings Handel’s Messiah to mind

After a recent concert in Charleston, South Carolina, cellist Barbara Krumdieck heard a familiar name from someone in the audience. The concertgoer used to live in Kinston and had sung Handel’s Messiah with the community chorus every December. They told Krumdieck how much they had missed it since moving away.

Kinston, NC · 3d

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