Ken Watlington
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Greenville, NC, United States
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ECU players, fans still soaking in record-setting Birmingham Bowl win
Former D.H. Conley standout Holton Ahlers closed out his East Carolina University football career with a Birmingham Bowl-record five touchdown passes as the Pirates rolled to a 53-29 win over Coastal Carolina. → Read More
ECU Pirates arrive, begin prep for Birmingham Bowl
The Pirates arrived around 3 p.m. with a police escort to the hotel. The team took a charter flight out of Kinston Friday afternoon and are now setting up what will be home base for the next few days. → Read More
Founder of renowned Down East NC barbecue joint dies
AYDEN, N.C. (WNCT) — Latham “Bum” Dennis, the creator, owner and operator of Bum’s Restaurant in Ayden, has died. He founded the Ayden restaurant in 1963 and helped turn the eatery into a BBQ establishment in North Carolina. His method of fixing BBQ, cooking the pig over a wood fire, put his business on the […] → Read More
Touchdown Friday: New Bern, East Duplin clinch titles
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — One was an epic game and the other was not. In the end, both led to significant moments for the teams that won. East Duplin won the annual battle of Duplin County, edging Wallace-Rose Hill 13-12 on Friday. The win gives the Panthers (8-1) the East Central 2-A regular season title. […] → Read More
Touchdown Friday Week 7: Rose, Riverside, FC pick up wins
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Week 7 is mostly in the books except for some games that were pushed to Monday due to anticipated bad weather from Ian. Whew. It seems to happen every football season. 2022 is no different. Games that were scheduled for Friday were moved to Wednesday and Thursday this week. All of […] → Read More
Michael Jordan’s team returning to Big Rock Tournament
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — Michael Jordan’s “Catch 23” team is officially registered for next week’s Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. → Read More
‘It’s gonna be an exciting weekend’: Texas coach previews Greenville Super Regional
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Longhorns have arrived. The Texas baseball team landed in Greenville Wednesday night. On Thursday they’ll continue final preparations for their Greenville Super Regional matchup against East Carolina. The Pirates (45-19) will host the Longhorns (45-19) starting Friday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The first game is slated for noon and will be […] → Read More
East Carolina keeps rolling, pounds Coppin State 17-1
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Bryson Worrell homered from both sides of the plate, driving in four runs, in the third inning and top-seeded East Carolina rolled past fourth-seeded Coppin State 17-1 on Friday in the Greenville Regional. The Pirates (43-18), the overall No. 8 seed making their 34th regional appearance, broke it open with five hits […] → Read More
May is a time to support foster care initiatives
GREENVILLE, N.C. — May is National Foster Care Month.Since 1988, it’s become a time to recognize what we can all do to enhance the lives of children in foster care.Sammy and Desta Hudson are foster parents to 12-year-old Maria. It’s a situation that might not be possible without the assistance they get from the Methodist […] → Read More
NCHSAA baseball playoffs second round recap
NCHSAA scores, pairings: Class 1-A | Class 2-A | Class 3-A | Class 4-A Scroll down to see highlights from several of Thursday’s NCHSAA baseball second round games featuring eastern North Carolina teams. → Read More
People & Places: Cafe Madeleine Bakery in Farmville
FARMVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A trip to Cafe Madeleine is more than just a place to eat. What used to be a tobacco town has transformed is now the home of a unique French bakery. You might think of such a place in New York City, probably not Eastern North Carolina. However, that’s just what […] → Read More
Week 10 high school football scores: Four ENC teams wrap up conference titles with Friday wins
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Break out the water coolers. There’s still a week left in the high school football regular season. That’s not stopping several area teams from wrapping up their respective league titles. New Bern (Big Carolina), East Duplin (East Central), West Carteret (Coastal) and West Craven (Eastern Plains) each wrapped up their respective […] → Read More
High school football Week 7: Tarboro coach gets milestone win, Kinston rallies, numerous blowout games
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — There were close games, blowouts and a milestone to celebrate during Week 7 of the high school football season. Tarboro football coach Jeff Craddock picked up his 200th career win as the Vikings won at Gates County, 42-8, on Friday. According to Van Holland, who owns the Tar River Times newspaper, […] → Read More
High school football Week 5 scores: New Bern rolls to win over Havelock; Kinston stays unbeaten with victory
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — What was billed as maybe the top high school football game of the season ended up being all New Bern on Friday. The Bears, the No. 1-ranked team in the Touchdown Friday Top 9 poll, rolled to a convincing 42-7 victory over a tough Havelock team, which came in as the […] → Read More
Week 2: Rose falls to Cleveland; Washington, Jacksonville each improve to 2-0
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — When it was all said and done, Week 2 of the high school football season had at least 10 postponed or canceled games. But there was football. Friday’s game of the night was a one-sided affair as Cleveland beat J.H. Rose, 55-14. Omarion Hampton, who is headed to the University of […] → Read More
People & Places: Social House Vodka & Pumphouse 1906 in Kinston
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — A local company is using craft cocktails to pump new life into a century-old building in Kinston. Social House Vodka opened a distillery in 2017 at the site of the city’s old power plant on Atlantic Avenue. It quickly found success, becoming the top-selling local vodka in North Carolina. That success […] → Read More
J.H. Rose, Havelock, Jacksonville among big high school football winners in Week 3
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — It was another big week of high school football for schools in Eastern North Carolina. Some of the scores definitely indicate it. J.H. Rose, Havelock and Jacksonville were some of the big winners on Friday. Overall, there was a lot of offense put up by those and other teams, most against […] → Read More
Sup Dogs wins America’s Best College Bar
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) It turns out the best college bar in America once again calls the East home. Greenville’s Sup Dogs was crowned Friday night Best College Bar by Barstool Sports. The Twitter tournament wrapped Friday after a few weeks of play. The bracket style competition began with 64 college bars from across the nation. […] → Read More
People and Places: Downtown Plymouth
PLYMOUTH, N.C. (WNCT) There’s plenty to see and do in Washington County, especially if you’re a nature lover. In fact, the world’s highest black bear density is in this part of the state. “We say that Plymouth is the base camp for your wildlife excursion,” said Tom Harrison. We feel like we’ve got the best […] → Read More
People and Places: The Borrowed Artist
RICHLANDS, N.C. (WNCT) It looks like a regular storefront on the outside, but there’s so much more to this Richlands art studio. “We want to offer a nice, safe, secure, enjoyable place for people to be able to come to spend some time,” said Malia Torres, owner of The Borrowed Artist. The Borrowed Artist is […] → Read More