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ECU, AD Jon Gilbert agree on new contract through 2029
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (241+ words) GREENVILLE, N.C. (ECU ATHLETICS) - East Carolina University Board of Trustees today approved a three-year contract extension for Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert, following a recommendation from Chancellor Philip Rogers to the board during its regularly scheduled meeting. Gilbert will continue as…...
WITN 7.2 to broadcast ECU Pirates baseball and softball games at Campbell
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (132+ words) GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - WITN's MyTV 7.2 will broadcast two ECU Pirates athletic matchups against the Campbell Fighting Camels as part of a partnership between WITN and Campbell University. Baseball fans can catch the Pirates take on the Fighting Camels on Tuesday, February…...
ECU trustees approve new contract for head football coach Blake Harrell
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (176+ words) GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - East Carolina University's Board of Trustees has approved a new contract for head football coach Blake Harrell. Under the terms, Harrell will receive a salary increase of $175,000 starting on March 1, bringing his total annual salary to $875,000. Trustees also…...
Saving Graces 4 Felines: Meet Dory
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (177+ words) GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - WITN is working with Saving Graces 4 Felines to find cats and kittens "fur-ever" homes. Meet Dory. Dory and her sister Darla are two darling kittens who were discovered in the yard of a SG4F"s foster mom. These two…...
ECU S.H.O.E.S. project ‘steps up’ to support struggling students
15+ hour, 30+ min ago (255+ words) GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - As you walk along ECU's Mall, you may notice hundreds of shoes scattered in silence, but their meaning shouts courage. Over 470 pairs of shoes collected from ECU and Hope Middle School are arranged along the Mall Thursday, symbolizing…...
Couple of 55 years shares marriage advice
19+ hour, 12+ min ago (60+ words) Couple of 55 years shares marriage advice'WITN Couple of 55 years shares marriage advice Former sheriff's wife faces second round of drug and DWI charges in Lenoir County Road reopens after four-vehicle crash in Craven County Pitt County voters hit the polls…...
Where the Riviera meets the Olympics
21+ hour, 1+ min ago (453+ words) NICE, FRANCE (WITN) - Just over 250 miles west of the central hub for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy, sits Nice, France, stretched along the blue curve of the Mediterranean Sea. Palm trees line the Promenade des Anglais. Sunlight glistens…...
Win Tickets To The Beaufort Wine & Food Festival
21+ hour, 5+ min ago (118+ words) Win Tickets To The Beaufort Wine & Food Festival'WITN Swirl, smell, sip, and repeat at the Beaufort Wine and Food Annual Spring Festival April 16 to April 19! The festival offers something for everyone. Enter to win a pair of tickets for the…...
Greenville couple of 55 years shares marriage advice
22+ hour, 10+ min ago (336+ words) GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - With Valentine's Day coming up, one Greenville couple is celebrating a love story spanning over five decades. Now 83 and 78, Bob and Kathleen Clinkscales met in their twenties and have been married for over 55 years. "It's been a wonderful…...
Pamlico BOE statement on basketball team forfeiting remaining games
1+ day, 18+ min ago (141+ words) Pamlico BOE statement on basketball team forfeiting remaining games'WITN BAYBORO, N.C. (WITN) - Following an incident in their road game at Lejeune on January 27th, Pamlico County's Board of Education issued a statement Tuesday announcing the rest of their four games will be…...