Mother and son drowned Tuesday evening near where the Chowan River meets Albemarle Sound; 11-year-old rescued. Community mourns the loss.

When crews arrived, they rescued an 11-year-old girl and recovered the bodies of 35-year-old Shaunna Jernigan and 14-year-old Timothy Jernigan. Both were found around 150 yards from the shore, ...

MERRY HILL – A mother and her teenage son tragically drowned Tuesday afternoon at Bertie Beach. Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin identified the victims as Shaunna Jernigan, age 35, and 14-year-old ...

The Bertie County Sheriff’s Office said two people have drowned at Bertie Beach in Merry Hill. Bertie Beach is a recreation ...

A mother and son drowned at an eastern North Carolina park beach earlier this week.First responders were called to Bertie ...

BERTIE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Chowan University’s Department of Biology is partnering with Bertie County for a conservation and education project. The collaboration is called the Tall Glass of ...

Dalton Conner, age 54 of Colerain – who was served with a Domestic Violence Protection Order on Monday afternoon – admitted to Bertie Sheriff’s deputies that he intentionally set a house on fire on ...

The newest unemployment numbers for North Carolina for the month of May show Bertie County and Chowan County tied with the lowest unemployment rate: 8.1%.

While some local residents believe the Timbermill Wind project gives Chowan County a contemporary Holland-style look during the daytime, residents on the Bertie County side of the Chowan River say ...

During the process, Holley said, “a Bertie County Sheriff’s deputy was involved in a fatal shooting.” Holley said additional information would be forthcoming as the investigation continues.

The advisory was issued for Bertie and Chowan counties. "The Flood Advisory will expire at 5 p.m. this afternoon for a portion of northeast North Carolina, including the following areas, Bertie ...

Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Chowan County, an area which ...