Conetoe News

Only two more candidates filed Wednesday at the Edgecombe County Board of Elections for November's municipal elections, one incumbent and one challenger.

A Winterville man was charged with reckless driving, after the North Carolina Highway Patrol said he wrecked his truck Saturday on N.C. 33 between Pinetops and Conetoe.

Of the more than 30 municipal candidates up for reelection this year, six incumbents, and one challenger, officially declared their candidacies Monday.

John Faulkner operates radio equipment during the Amateur Radio Field Day at Nash County Emergency Operations Center.

Now that Edgecombe County's out of the drought conditions that plagued it over the last two years, Extension Director Art Bradley said so far, the county's "crops look decent." But Bradley and Conetoe farmer Wayne Harrell were quick to add Edgecombe could use "a decent shower" across its area.

Conetoe's Town Commissioners voted themselves a 10 percent raise last week, but none of the elected representatives in Edgecombe's County's smallest town want to talk about it.

Deed Transfers recently recorded at the Edgecombe County Register of deeds Office.

Time and time again, the school Summer Feeding Program has provided an avenue for parents to save a few dollars during lunch time.

Several residents were evacuated late last month in Princeville, due to what is thought to have been a gasoline spill at Bridgers Food Store on Main Street.

As construction wraps up on the final phase of Edgecombe County's Water District 5 this summer, so too will the last section of the countywide water system begin.

Though the nation witnessed an historic election in 2008, there will be plenty of action in Edgecombe County come election time in November.

The Tarboro Edgecombe Farmers Market opened this morning, and J.R. and Charlotte Deans want buyers and vendors to come to it like they have for 27 years.

A Conetoe man faces drug charges after Tarboro Police stopped him at a checkpoint at the Albemarle Avenue and Main Street intersection Tuesday.

Two personal injury accidents occurred in Edgecombe County Saturday, one where a motorcyclist was ejected and landed in the roadway.

Although Edgecombe County and most of Eastern North Carolina is out of drought conditions thanks to heavy March rainfall, the possibility of a brush fire is ever present.

Carol Quigless, creator of the Saint David Street Community Garden will be trying to recruit new participants for planting during a meeting at 6 p.m. today at the Quigless Natural Health Center at 99 Main St.

Edgecombe County Sheriff James Knight said that his office's four-month drug-dealing investigation, titled "March Madness," has netted 14 drug-related arrests in the county.

County Commissioner Viola Harris is inviting Edgecombe County residents to learn more about the county and town governments and how they work together.

Just two Edgecombe County residents took advantage of U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield's first Constituent Day in 2009 Thursday at Edgecombe County Memorial Library.

" A worker at Perdue's processing plant in Lewiston allegedly took too much of a liking to the chicken products produced at the facility.