Jackson Saylor

1 day ago | wnct.com | Jackson Saylor |Brian Bailey |Mekaela Muck

WINTERVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Tuesday was a day to remember for Pitt Community College’s Coach Tommy Eason. The East Carolina Hall of Famer picked up his 600th win with the Bulldogs. Pitt Community College left no doubt in picking up win #600 for Head Coach Tommy Eason. The dogs rolled past Lenoir Community College, 16-4, for the team’s 8th win in a row. An emotional Coach Eason spoke about his milestone. “It’s a milestone for our program.

6 days ago | wnct.com | Jackson Saylor |Jordan Honeycutt

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The second full week in April each year is National Animal Control Officers Week. Director of Pitt County Animal Services Tiffany Peterson said animal control officers take a lot of pride in what they do. “We take all the leftovers I guess, and we rehab them, get them spayed, altered, train them, care for them, show them that there are still good human beings out there and try and give them another chance, give them another home,” Peterson said.

6 days ago | wnct.com | Jackson Saylor |Erin Jenkins |Lauren Beachy |Jordan Honeycutt

BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — A School Resource Officer at Snowden Elementary School got a complaint Monday, Apr. 14, 2025, from the school’s administration that a student may have had a gun on a bus. A witness shared the student had the gun in a bookbag and tossed it out of the window of the bus. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office took immediate action to secure the school. Investigators responded to the school and found the juvenile did have a handgun and threw it from the bus.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jackson Saylor

REELSBORO, N.C. (WNCT) — Students, teachers, and staff of Pamlico Christian Academy are one step closer to having a new building to call home. While construction for the new building started in January, officials broke ground for the school on Wednesday. “It is amazingly gratifying, I tell you, to have the community come out and support us the way they have and just celebrate,” Head of Pamlico Christian Academy Earl Sadler Jr. said.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jackson Saylor

AYDEN, N.C. (WNCT) — The town of Ayden hosted a public input session on their 2025 Land Use Plan tonight, hoping to gain more opinions from citizens on the future of some of the land in the town. Town manager Nola Roberts says that public input is vital when it comes to planning for the future. “So the future land use plan is an important tool. It guides the future growth of the Town of Ayden,” Roberts said. “So any time that we’re looking at a rezoning, we always reference the future land use plan.