Greene County News

The first order of business during the regularly scheduled Greene County Board of Commissioner's meeting Monday was to elect a new chairman and vice-chairman. The board unanimously voted to appoint Denny Garner as chairman and Jerry Jones to fill the seat of vice-chairman. After the housekeeping business was conducted, the board heard a ...

The following accidents were reported by the State Highway Patrol: Accident time/location: Nov.

Lenoir County's unemployment rate in October was 11.6 percent, which was among 74 counties that showed an increase.

SNOW HILL A single art class at East Carolina University was the spark that lit Dinah Sylivant's love for painting on fire.

In 1999, state lawmakers created a foundation to manage half the state's proceeds from a multi-billion-dollar national tobacco settlement.

The Greene County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in apprehending a man who robbed a Beaman's Restaurant employee Friday night.

Agnes Ho believes every thriving community should have library where education, information, recreation and culture come to life.

Family artistry will take the stage in Snow Hill this weekend as sisters Jackie McLawhorn and Karla Jennings gather at the Greene County Museum during a "Meet the Artists" opening reception Sunday.

Bobby Taylor unseated incumbent Sam Johnson to win the mayoral seat for the Town of Hookerton by a 30-vote margin Tuesday night in Greene County.

A man is accused of killing his dog Monday afternoon, a dog that weighed just a two pounds.

There wasn't a big crowd at the Sweet Potato Festival in Snow Hill Saturday. The weather didn't cooperate.

There will be plenty of tater-slinging, tossing, bowling and tasting in Snow Hill during the second annual North Carolina Sweet Potato Festival.

Those running for elected office in Snow Hill rank the town's finances and economic development as top priorities.

More than 100 seniors pass through the Greene County Senior Center on a daily basis.

Lenoir County's unemployment rate dropped during September but remained above the state average for the same period.

With temperatures dropping near the freezing point overnight, the threat of frost could have the potential to damage major cash crops here in the east.

Hal Tarleton has been named the new branch manager for the Wilson-Greene branch of the Wayne/Wilson/Greene chapter of American Red Cross Tarleton, 60, former editor of The Wilson Times, began work Oct.

After Hurricane Floyd swept through the area in 1999, Greene County residents were left searching for way to deal with the devastating effects of flooding left in the storm's wake.

There are more charges against a man who authorities say was keeping more than thirty dogs near Hookerton.

A trio of Greene County brothers - Landon Moye, 13, Davis Moye, 11, and Carter Crumpler, 4 - will pack up their goats and head to the North Carolina State Fair today to compete in the livestock competition.