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2 weeks ago | 
wnct.com | Gabby Sartori |Elizabeth Pittman
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Greenville ENC Alliance published a new edition of their Livability Magazine. The Greenville ENC Alliance has partnered with Livability Media for a second year to represent Greenville as a great place to live, work, and visit. A magazine that offers a collection of Greenville SOPS, things to do, education, and more, will help to attract more residents to opportunities in the area. “This issue is important for us because we highlight a couple of things. One.
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2 weeks ago | 
wnct.com | Olivia Wolfson |Elizabeth Pittman
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — New Bridge Street in Jacksonville is finally open for traffic after nearly two years of construction. The new bridge project started in March of 2023, and had many growing pains that included replacing water lines and finding heating oil storage tanks. “When we actually got into the construction, we found little challenges like that that we had to stop and take care of,” Deputy City Manager for City of Jacksonville, Ron Massey said.
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3 weeks ago | 
wnct.com | Ken Watlington |Kenneth Roundtree |Elizabeth Pittman
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) –The Methodist Home for Children hosted an event on Thursday, May 15, 2025, to raise awareness for National Foster Care month in May. With more than 15,000 children currently in foster care, this event is important to help raise awareness for foster families, and to recruit new foster parents.
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3 weeks ago | 
wnct.com | Olivia Wolfson |Elizabeth Pittman
KENANSVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Trillium Health hosted a Re-Entry Simulation on Tuesday, May 13, to help people walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. Held in Kenansville, this event was a way to provide hands-on experience of the barriers for individuals released from incarceration, including people with severe substance use, mental illness, and intellectual/developmental disabilities.
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3 weeks ago | 
wnct.com | Olivia Wolfson |Elizabeth Pittman
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that he is leading a bipartisan, multistate coalition targeting fentanyl trafficking and money laundering through WeChat. Fentanyl has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths and around six overdoses every day in the U.S., making it the leading cause of death for people under the age of 45 in the state.
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4 weeks ago | 
wnct.com | Davis Suppes |Elizabeth Pittman
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT)– Thousands of graduates accompanied by their families and friends celebrated East Carolina University’s Spring graduation ceremony on Friday, May 9th at Dowdy-Ficklen stadium. Greenville native and ECU alumnus, John May ’93, served as the keynote speaker for the commencement ceremony. May is the founder and managing partner of CORE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm with approximately $2 billion in assets under management.
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4 weeks ago | 
wnct.com | Gabby Sartori |Elizabeth Pittman
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — With ECU Graduation just around the corner, seniors are feeling the excitement. Despite campus being empty with school done for the year, seniors are savoring their final moments and even taking their graduation photos. “I decided to spend this journey with my friends. We went through all year of college together. I’m glad all my friends are in the same majors, though. We’re sitting beside each other at college,” Senior at ECU, Sancia Carr said.
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1 month ago | 
wnct.com | Olivia Wolfson |Elizabeth Pittman
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — The wildfire that has been burning on the Croatan National Forest has reached new containment levels. The fire has reached 70% containment and is staying at 950 acres. “With containment, we had 60% since a few days ago, which has been great. But they were able to kind of continue out that line of an area where the fire is cold,” Public Information Officer for Black Swamp, Mary Grace Bedwell said. “It’s no longer burning, it’s safe to touch.
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1 month ago | 
wnct.com | Davis Suppes |Elizabeth Pittman
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The message of a new Pope spread around the world quickly including here in Greenville, N.C. On Thursday, May 7, 2025, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected as the new Pope after white smoke was seen billowing out of the Sistine Chapel. At St. Peter Catholic School in Greenville students heard the bells ring out and saw the announcement, cheering in class to celebrate the monumental occasion.
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1 month ago | 
wnct.com | Gabby Sartori |Elizabeth Pittman
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