Edgecombe County
News and events in Edgecombe County
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From farm to table: Edgecombe County effort expands access to fresh, healthy food
An Edgecombe County farm is expanding its efforts to tackle food insecurity and improve access to healthy food across eastern North Carolina.
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Man found dead after pointing rifle at Edgecombe County deputies, sheriff says
An Edgecombe County man was found dead inside his home after authorities said he pointed a rifle at deputies, prompting one deputy to fire at him during a larceny investigation.
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Family pushes for answers after 3 people found dead in Rocky Mount home days after electricity cut
When Rocky Mount police responded to a welfare check at a home inside Kingsway Mobile Home Park, they found three people dead inside the home.
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A man became Tarboro's watchdog after it lost its newspaper. Now his work is getting noticed
When Tarboro lost its local newspaper, John Walker didn't leave. Instead, he stayed and built the digital news site "My Tarboro Today" to keep covering the community.
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Rocky Mount woman dies after shooting on Cokey Lane
On July 9, Rocky Mount police officers responded to a shooting on Cokey Lane. They found 54-year-old Courtney Crocker with gunshot wounds. She died at the scene.
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ONLY ON WRAL: Family of Kindergartener says video showed Edgecombe County teacher shoving her
District leaders said Diahanna Lynn Woods resigned from Princeville Elementary School on Tuesday. According to arrest warrants, she is accused of shoving a 5-year-old girl in the chest and pulling her by the arms multiple times.
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ONLY ON WRAL: Family of Kindergartener says video showed Edgecombe County teacher shoving her
District leaders said Diahanna Lynn Woods resigned from Princeville Elementary School on Tuesday. According to arrest warrants, she is accused of shoving a 5-year-old girl in the chest and pulling her by the arms multiple times.
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Tarboro middle school employee arrested, accused of leaving 4 children unsupervised in hotel room
W. A. Pattillo Middle School employee Fantasia Burgers was arrested after allegedly renting a hotel room where four unsupervised children, ranging in age from 1 to 15, were living.
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GW Carver Elementary School lockdown lifted following threat
An elementary school in Edgecombe County was placed on lockdown Friday morning after a threat of violence was called in, according to the sheriff's office.
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Edgecombe County Sheriff's investigating human skeletal remains found near Conetoe
Edgecombe county deputies are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of human skeletal remains found near Conetoe on Thursday morning.
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Tarboro man charged with murder Friday after body found earlier in the week
A man was charged with murder after a body was found in a wooded area in Edgecombe County.
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Man found dead in Edgecombe County woods, homicide investigation underway
The Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office has launched a homicide investigation after workers discovered the body of Kenneth Wooten, a Pinetops native, in the woods near Conetoe.
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Sheriff says fogger was used to break up fights at Edgecombe County high school game
Edgecombe County Public Schools superintendent Andy Bryan said several fights involving students and adults broke out in the gym after the North Edgecombe High School/Wilson Prep basketball game finished.
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Pinetops shooting victim in stable condition, police investigating
Police said the man was shot in the torso area, but is expected to be OK. Officers have not released the name of the person who was shot nor any information about a possible suspect.
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Coordinated, out-of-state threats force Edgecombe County schools to close Wednesday
Investigators with the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office linked the threat to similar ones made against school systems across the country, and a coordinated effort identified the persons behind the threats.
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Wendell man involved in police chase in stolen car turns himself in, faces multiple charges
Deputies said 18-year-old Markeelan Mikel Cherry turned himself in on Thursday after he was involved in a police chase in a stolen vehicle in Edgecombe County.
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Flurries fly, dusting coats ground less than 48 hours after near-80° warmth
Less than two days after near-record warmth, some parts of the area are waking up to a light dusting of snow.
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Edgecombe County teaching assistant charged with assaulting disabled student appears in court
The Edgecombe County teaching assistant charged with assaulting a disabled student appeared in court today. The student's family members saw video of what she is accused of doing.
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Edgecombe teaching assistant charged with assaulting disabled student appears in court
An Edgecombe County teaching assistant faced a judge today after being charged with assaulting a disabled student. Family members of the student saw a video of the interaction at G.W. Bulluck Elementary School, which was captured by a school bus camera.
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Teaching assistant arrested for assaulting student with autism
Edgecombe County sheriff's deputies said 47-year-old Regina Gray is accused of grabbing a 5-year-old with autism by the neck and striking him. She is charged with assault by strangulation, assault on an individual with a disability and misdemeanor child abuse.
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Edgecombe County teaching assistant accused of grabbing student with disability by the neck
Regina Gray, 47, of Conetoe, is charged with assault by strangulation, assault on an individual with a disability and misdemeanor child abuse.
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After shooting, arrest at game, Edgecombe steps up security at high school football games
There will be more law enforcement and crowd screening measures at football games across Edgecombe County after two people were injured in a shooting at a game last week.
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High school football games will have double the deputies in Edgecombe County after shooting
Families in Edgecombe County will see safety changes at Friday night football games, following a shooting at last week's Southwest Edgecombe game that hurt two teenagers.
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Juvenile suspect in custody for shooting at high school football game
A Raleigh teen is in custody in connection with a shooting on Friday at a high school football game.
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Search for suspect in football game shooting prompts questions for school system, law enforcement
Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office is looking for a suspect in a shooting at a high school football game at SouthWest Edgecombe High School.
