Warren County Coverage

High school senior uses community donations to help students get ready for prom

Mackenzie Stallings found some people in her Warren County High School had to sit out because the cost of buying dress clothes was too expensive. So she found a solution.

High School senior provides students dress clothes for prom at no cost in Warrenton pop-up shop

For many people, prom night is one to remember. Mackenzie Stallings found some people in her Warren County High School had to sit out because the cost of buying dress clothes was too expensive. She found a solution.

Heidi Kirk, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

Warren County woman still missing after two months

Dana Leigh Mustian has been missing since Nov. 30, 2023. She was last heard from on Nov. 30, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. Her last known location was Dorothy Drive in Warrenton.

WRAL staff

Driver dead after shooting and fiery car crash

According to the Warren County Sheriff's Office, deputies, along with State Highway Patrol and the Drewry and Norlina Fire Departments, responded to the 400 block of Manson-Drewry Road and the I-85 northbound exit. When they arrived, they found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames. Upon further investigation, authorities discovered the vehicle appeared to be involved in a shooting.

WRAL staff

Warren County considers consolidating elementary schools

Warren County Schools is planning to consolidate three elementary schools into one. The district's superintendent said it's because of the age of the buildings.

Warren County considers consolidating three elementary schools into one

Warren County Schools is planning to consolidate three elementary schools into one. Superintendent Keith Sutton said it's because of the age of the buildings.

Heidi Kirk, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

Warren County family working to rebuild life, restore spirits after their house destroyed by fire

No one ever expects their house to catch on fire, especially days before Christmas. For the Newton family, they're working to rebuild their life.

Willie Daniely, WRAL reporter

Tar Heel Traveler: Warren County High School Marching Band

Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, and food, but it's also a time for parades! The marching band at Warren County High School is one of the best at delivering a dynamic parade performance.

Tar Heel Traveler: Lawrence and Perry BBQ

The two 36-year-old friends met in kindergarten in Warren County. Today, they operate a barbeque food truck. Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason caught with the duo, who came to the state fair to sell barbeque for the first time.

Two planes crash hours apart, one person dead

One person died in a plane crash in Orange County early Sunday afternoon. Just hours later, another plane crashed, this time in Warren County.

FAA releases report for Orange County plane crash that left one person dead; no report released for Warren County plane crash

One person is dead after a small plane crashed in Orange County on Sunday. Another plane crash was confirmed in Warren County later in the afternoon by fire crews in the county.

Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter & Destinee Patterson, WRAL reporter

3 people charged with 1st degree murder after man found dead, face down in yard

Three people have been charged after a man was shot to death in Warren County earlier this month.

Warren schools sees improvement in school bus inspections

For years, Warren County Schools bus inspection scores failed to meet expectations for the precious cargo on board. In fact, the 76 defect points in 2022 ranked worst among all counties in the WRAL viewing area.

Protecting precious cargo: Warren schools make huge strides in bus safety after years of underperformance

For years, Warren County Schools bus inspection scores failed to meet expectations for the precious cargo on board. In fact, the 76 defect points in 2022 ranked worst among all counties in the WRAL viewing area.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

Tar Heel Traveler: Sickle cell soap

Our week highlighting craftsmen continues with a soap maker from Warrenton. Many of his soaps are in the shapes of sickle cells, and many of his profits go toward research of sickle cell disease which is what his son suffers from.

Gov. Cooper extends condolences to family of slain Warren County deputy

Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday said Warren County Deputy Jose Deleon died in a car crash while responding to a call over the weekend.

Community mourns the deaths of Warren County deputy, detention officer

The Warren County Sheriff's Office is grieving the loss of two of its members this week.

'I was convinced I was going to die': NC man, witness to wife's murder, takes the stand

Prosecutors and the defense questioned John Alford, a witness to his wife's 2018 murder, on the stand Wednesday in a Warren County courthouse.

Wake County Board of Education appoints new board chair

Mahaffey replaces Keith Sutton as leader. Sutton, representing east Raleigh and farther east, served as chairman for the past two years.

Warren County Schools hires new superintendent

Keith Sutton is the new permanent superintendent of Warren County Schools and, by law, he must resign from as the Wake County Board of Education Chairman once he officially moves out of the county and into Warren County

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Rural Warren County high school among nation's first Space Force programs

Warren County High School is one of only 10 schools in the country to partner with the U.S. Space Force on its new JROTC program.

Warren County High becomes second school in the country to set up Space Force JROTC program

Warren County High School is one of 10 schools in the country to partner with the US Space Force on its new JROTC program.

Keenan Willard, WRAL Eastern North Carolina reporter

Two Warren County schools switch to online learning due to COVID-related staffing shortages

A pair of Warren County schools are switching to remote learning in light of staffing shortages at the schools.

High school graduates celebrating 50th reunion recall going through integration of public schools

A group of high school graduates from Warren County are set to celebrate their 50th class reunion this weekend, and while the world has changed a lot in those five decades, one of the biggest changes for them came while they were still in school.

Keenan Willard, Eastern North Carolina reporter

$82M expansion, 200+ jobs coming to Warren County as Glen Raven expands

Warren County is about to get an economic boost from a Glen Raven expansion project. Here are the details.