
Sharryse Piggott
PM ReporterSharryse Piggott is ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾â€™s PM Reporter. Before she became the afternoon reporter in 2022, Sharryse first joined the station as a fellow for the American Homefront Project in 2021. She’s from a small town called Pocomoke in Maryland. It’s located on the peninsula of Eastern Shore Maryland. Sharryse served 4 years as an active duty U.S Marine and 5 years in the North Carolina Army National Guard. She has over seven years of broadcast experience. Sharryse interned at 101.9 Kiss in New Bern, N.C., and worked for Digital Dope Radio in Atlanta, G.A., as the chief blogger and radio personality. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Sharryse also has a podcast called Connect Like Minds.
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Natron Energy, a sodium-ion manufacturer based in California, announced Thursday that it will build a $1.4 billion plant in Kingsboro, North Carolina.
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The new Cherokee Language class is a four-course series that will count toward a full language college credit.
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NCCU has been brought on by Duke University to help with the $3.6 billion project for NASA’s Nancy Grace Telescope.
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UNC-Chapel Hill nursing students studying pediatric care used virtual reality technology to help make up missed clinical hours.
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The State Department of Transportation’s Office of Civil Rights is partly funding a two-year pilot with the goal of preserving and identifying these unmarked burial sites.
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The Blue Envelope Program is created through a partnership between Outer Banks Health Hospital, law enforcement, and Dare County for people with disabilities and conditions that older adults typically have.
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners approved an outdoor balloon release ban Tuesday, adding it to the county’s litter ordinance.
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The $6 million Harnett Regional Jetport Terminal opens with the goal of bringing more business to the county.
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The High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk, or HAWK, signal technology assists people walking across marked crosswalks. It’s installed in only a few areas across North Carolina.
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A new ordinance bans outdoor balloon releases within the boundaries of the town’s property.