Martin County News

The opportunity to get away for a few days, meet new people, and build some good character traits was given to William Whitehurst by Edgecombe-Martin County Electric Membership Corp.

There's been another shooting in Martin County, the fifth shooting in the past six weeks.

Two teenagers are arrested in connection to a Martin County shooting that left another teenager dead back in May.

A pedestrian was killed Thursday morning after being hit by a vehicle in Martin County.

Workers interested in tapping a pool of federal dollars designated for making homes more energy efficient must first clear obstacles of state-mandated training and up to $80,000 in up-front investments.

The next steps for Edgecombe County agencies to try to gain federal stimulus funds came in the classroom Tuesday at Edgecombe Community College.

Hey, read the rules! A Martin County family believes a lightning strike touched off a fire they say only took four minutes to reduce their home to rubble.

Published: Friday, June 5, 2009 at 3:19 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 5, 2009 at 6:01 p.m. Last fall, former Williston Middle School teacher Jessica Wishnask was the subject of two school district investigations into a 'possible inappropriate relationship' with a student at the school, New Hanover County Schools officials said in a statement ...

Hey, read the rules! One week ago a Greenville man was fatally shot while walking down the street in his hometown.

Published: Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 12:08 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 12:08 p.m. A former New Hanover County school teacher already facing a criminal charge for allegedly taking indecent liberties with a 15-year-old boy was jailed again today as new charges were filed.

Hey, read the rules! A man from Greenville is dead after a drive-by shooting in Martin County.

A group of parents working to keep a local high school open, though their school board voted to close it, will be watching what happens at the state school board level Tuesday.

Hey, read the rules! Martin County Sheriff Dan Gibbs confirms that two teens were shot on Chestnut street in Oak City Saturday night around 10:00pm. The sheriff would not go into detail only saying,"it was a gang related shooting." Gibbs says the teens range in ages from 17 to 19.

Published: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 1:14 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 1:14 p.m. An anonymous tip and a police officer's observation of a driver swerving in his lane were not enough to reasonably suspect drunken driving, judges on the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

Two people are charged with a robbery in which a customer at a Martin County convenience store was dragged across the floor and then shot at in her car as she tried to get to safety.

If you saw Extreme Makeover Home Edition on Sunday you know they came back to North Carolina.

Jeff Cooper served in Operation Desert Storm as a combat medic specialist. The Army veteran now suffers from Gulf War syndrome and multiple sclerosis, but it has never slowed him down from advocating for his fellow veterans.

Besides being the President of the United States, Barack Obama is also being dubbed by some the gun salesman of the year.

Hey, read the rules! Investigators are trying to determine how a fire began this morning that claimed the life of a Martin County man.

One moment put Ashley Denton's whole spring break in perspective. It is a moment with which millions of fans of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" are familiar.