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Pirates split in baseball, softball games
Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of recent Perquimans High School sports games. Softball Martin County 2, Perquimans 0The Perquimans softball team fell just short in its game against undefeated Martin County on Tuesday, April 16, by a 2-0 score. Addisyn Stallings went six innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits. She...
WPD makes arrest following traffic stop
The Williamston Police Department made a stop on West Boulevard near Colony Tire on April 13 that led to the arrest of an individual. Cornell Freddick Brown was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver marijuana, felony possession of marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance, carrying a concealed firearm and expired registration plate. Martin County Sheriff’s OfficeIncidents ...
Goose Nest Festival set for Oak City
On May 18 Goose Nest Festival T-shirt collectors will have the opportunity to add a third garment to their collection as Goose Net Festival Founder and Chair Vonetta Porter and her team of volunteers transform the tiny town of Oak City into a metropolis. Last year, over 2,000 festival-goers converged on the one-square mile town of 260 residents to watch the morning parade and partake in the day’s festivities. While this year’s festival is expected to top that, there will not be a parade. ...
Rocky Mount police looking for man believed to have cognitive impairment
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WITN) - The NC Center for Missing Persons is asking citizens to be on the lookout for a man believed to have a cognitive impairment. According to police, 56-year-old Carl Moore was last seen walking away from the home on the 600 block of Colby Court Road in Rocky Mount.
Fraternity presents scholars
The Alpha Omicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. presented the 2023-24 Omega Founders’ Scholar Program participants at a ceremony April 20 at the Rocky Mount Event Center. The event was free to the public and held to celebrate the 2023-24 Omega Founders’ Scholars. The scholarship program was conceived by the fraternity's Alpha Omicron chapter in July 2007. The program honors the original founders of the fraternity, who were...
Martin County Special Olympics holds annual Spring Games
Martin County Special Olympics held its annual Spring Games on Wednesday, April 17 at Godwin-Coppage Park in Williamston. Schools represented during the event included South Creek Elementary, Rodgers Elementary, Jamesville Elementary and Williamston Primary, along with E.J. Hayes, Riverside Middle School, Riverside High School and Hobgood Charter School. Athletes participated in softball skills (base running, throwing, batting and fielding) and track skills (100-yard dash). Rodgers Elementary athletes Gabby Williams, Max Smith and Zachary Compton led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Gavin Bynum of Riverside High led the athletes and volunteers in the Special Olympics oath: “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” Tommy Purvis of Riverside High was named the top athlete during the Games. The award is given to an athlete who is graduating and has always displayed great athletic abilities.
Bria Lewis: Help us keep dreams alive at the Harrison Family YMCA
With just 20 days remaining in our Annual Campaign, the Harrison Family YMCA is facing a critical juncture. We find ourselves $51,000 short of our goal, and the stakes have never been higher. Without your support, the fabric of our community is at risk of unraveling, leaving children without the joy of summer camp, families without the sense of belonging and neighbors without nourishment. Beyond the superficial trappings of our facility — the gleaming equipment, the racquetball courts, the basketball goals and the pickleball equipment...
BIG EAST TRACK: Rocky Mount sweeps team championships
The Rocky Mount High School track teams made it a sweep during the Big East 2A/3A Conference Championships held on Wednesday at Rocky Mount High School. The Gryphons won the girls title 185-131 over Franklinton, while Southern Nash was third with 94 points and Nash Central took fourth with 76 points. Northern Nash (41), Roanoke Rapids (13) and Bunn (2) rounded out the field. On the boys side, Rocky Mount...
Edgecombe County leaders prep for influx of students
County commissioners and school leaders in Edgecombe County delved into some details of the upcoming demerger during a joint meeting to discuss budget needs for the school district. A byproduct of the demerger is that the Edgecombe County Public Schools system is expected to welcome nearly 1,250 more students in the fall. The demerger, which was approved in November by both school boards in the Twin Counties, will formally dismantle...
Wisconsin offers a three-star class of 2026 safety from North Carolina
The Wisconsin Badgers offered Enarri White, a three-star class of 2026 safety from Weldon, North Carolina, on Wednesday. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound athlete is a sophomore at Weldon High School and still has two years of high school football before he’d make the jump to the collegiate level. White has...
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