Elizabeth Pittman

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WINTERVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The town of Winterville hosted “Cycle and Serve,” an all-ages bike rodeo and community service event. At this event, children were able to bring their bikes to ride or borrow one provided to help them learn bike safety skills. “This event is called Cycle and Serve, and it is an opportunity for us to teach children bike safety rules of the road,” Safe Kids Pitt County, Ellen Walston said.

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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Many events marking Juneteenth are happening across the country, with a local church joining in the celebration here in the East. Juneteenth is a federal holiday recognizing the day the last enslaved African Americans in the U.S. learned of their emancipation. In Greenville, Living the Word Ministry held a Juneteenth service at Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church. The theme this year, “Remembering Our Past to Cultivate Our Future.”“Just like anything else.

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SNOW HILL, N.C. (WNCT) — The town of Snow Hill is warning of a new scam message going around asking people to donate money for the Snow Hill Police Department. Snow Hill PD confirmed this is a scam, and that they will not contact residents asking for any type of monetary funding. Chief Josh Smith says this scam comes at a valuable time as the town is working to keep the police department’s doors open, including figuring out how they will continue to fund the department in the near future.

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GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCT) — After over 50 years, the City of Goldsboro will be removing the historic Freedom Tree, officials said Tuesday. The removal is due to advanced disease and public safety concerns. It is scheduled to take place this week, weather permitting, according to city officials. Comparison of the Freedom Tree between 2018 and 2025.

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WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — The George H. & Laura E. Brown Library is partnering with the North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island for a fun introduction to their summer reading program. This year’s theme is “Color Our World,” so the aquarium showed the kids how some animals in Eastern North Carolina use color in their lives every day. The library is very excited to see the kids engage with this program.