2+ week, 1+ day ago   (318+ words) GREENVILLE – A second person has been arrested from an Aug. 22 shooting in Lewiston Woodville that wounded four victims. This afternoon (Friday), Bertie Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin said that 23-year-old Dre’quan Demonte Robinson of Lewiston Woodville was taken into custody today by…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (351+ words) RALEIGH – A tasty item made in Bertie County is among the 88 products nominated for the seventh annual “Coolest Thing Made in NC” competition. Conducted by the NC Chamber and presented by Allegacy Financial, the public contest celebrates North Carolina’s innovative…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (317+ words) Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald MURFREESBORO – It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our love one Donna Kay Rhoades, 75, of Murfreesboro, North Carolina, who peacefully departed this life at her home on Friday, August 21, 2026, with her sons by her…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (619+ words) AHOSKIE – Ordinarily, this would’ve just been another first game to start a new season; however, for Ridgecroft School and Bethel Assembly Christian Academy, this game was anything but ordinary. Friday, both schools played their first-ever 8-man football game. This was…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (207+ words) MURFREESBORO – The town of Murfreesboro is looking to expand its recreational “reach.” That was the report that Ashanti Bowser, the town’s recreation specialist, gave to Murfreesboro Town Council at their meeting on Aug. 18. Bowser said the town’s youth basketball program…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (731+ words) Farming the fertile soil has spanned generations of local families here in the Roanoke-Chowan area, as well as across North Carolina and the United States. That way of life, complete with dealing with whatever Mother Nature has to offer as…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (53+ words) Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald AHOSKIE – Meturice Deloris Beale, 63, of Ahoskie died Friday, August 21, 2026 at ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at First Baptist Church Murfreesboro. Hunter’s Funeral Home, Ahoskie, is handling the arrangements....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (256+ words) WINDSOR - Equity Films announces the annual Pecan Pickling Film Festival, taking place during the week of Sept. 7 in Windsor. Now in its fourth year, the festival continues to grow as a celebration of independent filmmaking while advancing Equity Films' vision…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (59+ words) Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald WINDSOR – Mac James Pugh, 85, of Windsor died Sunday, August 16, 2026 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Indian Woods Missionary Baptist Church, Windsor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Wilder’s Funeral…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (204+ words) Ed started his professional career as a barber in Edenton, NC. After returning to living in Bertie County, he worked as a sales representative for Roberson Brothers in Rosemead. Lastly, he worked for about 18 years as the manager of Southern…...