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Pitt County Towns

Ayden
  • Town Hall: 4144 West Ave., P.O. Box 219, 746-7035
  • Mayor: Stephen W. Tripp
  • Manager: Adam G. Mitchell
  • Clerk: Dorothy Bridges
  • Commissioners: Louise Pritchard, Leonard Gibson, Donald Skinner, Gloria Dixon, Mary Alice Davenport
  • Meetings: Second and fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the District Courtroom on the second floor of town hall
  • Population: 4,624
  • Tax Rate: 52 cents per $100 valuation
  • Police Chief: Charles Crudup
  • Fire Chief: Jeff Tripp
  • Rescue Captain: Shane Hall
Bethel
  • Town Hall: 141 W. Railroad St., P.O. Box 337, 825-6191, Fax: 825-1060
  • Mayor: Frank M. Hemingway
  • Clerk: Allen Smith
  • Town Manager: Greg Zephir
  • Town Commissioners: Ed Dennis, Robert Briley, Janet Davis, Fred Whitehurst, Gloristine Brown. Commissioners and mayor elected at-large to two-year terms.
  • Meeting: 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month
  • Tax rate: 59 cents per $100 valuation
  • Population: 1,681
  • Police Chief: Reginald Roberts
  • Fire Chief: Doug House
  • Rescue: Provided by Pitt County
Falkland
  • Town Hall: 5901 S. Main St., 757-1648 (Office staffed on Thursday nights)
  • Mayor: J.P. Stancil
  • Clerk: Vickie Wells
  • Town Commissioners: David Carraway, mayor pro tem, Herbert Dail, James Norville. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms.
  • Meetings: Regular meeting 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Falkland Community Building
  • Tax Rate: 45 cents per $100 valuation
  • Population: 112
  • Police: Provided by the Pitt County Sheriff's Office
  • Fire Chief: William Ed Proctor, Falkland Volunteer Fire Department
  • Rescue Captain: Jamie Norville
Farmville
  • Town Hall: 3672 N. Main St., P.O. Box 86, 753-5774
  • Mayor: Bobby Evans
  • Clerk: Amy Johnson
  • Town Manager: Richard N. Hicks
  • Board of Commissioners: Joe Kue, Oliver Murphrey, Joe Hillard, George Tyler, Lester Gay. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms. Mayor elected every two years.
  • Meetings: 7:30 p.m. at town hall first Tuesday of each month
  • Tax rate: 49 cents per $100 valuation
  • Population: 4,586
  • Police Chief: Robert Smith
  • Fire Chief: John Baker
  • Rescue Captain: Helen Reel
Fountain
  • Town Hall: 6777 W. Wilson St., P.O. Box 134, 749-2881
  • Mayor: Shirley Mitchell
  • Clerk: Letha Hines
  • Commissioners: Darlene Gaynor, Carloyn Moore, Irvin Oakley, Gloria Kesler, Ronnie Strickland (mayor pro tem). The mayor is elected to two-year terms, commissioners serve four-year terms.
  • Meetings: 7 p.m. second Tuesday of each month at the Fountain Community Building
  • Tax Rate: 60 cents per $100 valuation
  • Population: 537
  • Police: Provided by Pitt County Sheriff's Department
  • Fire Chief: Steve Ellis
  • Rescue Captain: George Bell
Grifton
  • Town Hall: 528 Queen St., P.O. Box 579, 524-5168.
  • Mayor: Tim A. Bright
  • Town Commissioners: William C. Smith, Johnny Craft, Billy Kornegay, Eugene Fleming, Richard Hill. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms.
  • Meetings: Regular meeting at town hall every second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
  • Tax Rate: 57 cents per $100 valuation
  • Population: 2,238
  • Town administrator: vacant
  • Town Clerk: Pat Bryan
  • Police Chief: Warren Morrisette Jr.
  • Fire Chief: Ed Meeks
  • Rescue Captain: Ervin Harper
Grimesland
  • Town Hall: 7592 Pitt St., P.O. Box 147, 752-6337
  • Mayor: Edward Earl Aldridge
  • Town Clerk: Dorothy Sullivan
  • Board of Aldermen: Mayor Pro-tem Gerald Whitley, Thomas J. Dixon, Danny Strickland Jr., John Farr. Aldermen are elected at-large to two-year terms.
  • Meetings: 6:30 p.m. second Tuesday of each month at town meeting room adjacent to town hall
  • Tax rate: 45 cents per $100 valuation
  • Population: 439
  • Police: Provided by Pitt County Sheriff's Office
  • Fire Chief: Mitchell Holloman
Simpson
  • Town Hall: 2768 Thompson St., P.O. Box 10, 757-1430
  • Mayor: David C. Boyd Jr.
  • Clerk: Jeannette Newbern
  • Town Council: Mayor Pro-tem Brenda Hawkins and Andy Giordano. Council members are elected at large to two-year terms.
  • Meetings: Regular meetings at 7 p.m. at town hall the third Monday of each month
  • Tax Rate: 45 cents per $100 valuation
  • Population: 475
  • Police Chief: Tony C. Jackson
  • Fire Chief: Johnnie Mayo, Simpson Rural Fire Department
  • Rescue Captain: William H. Brown, Eastern Pines Rescue Squad
Winterville
  • Town Hall: 2571 Railroad St., P.O. Box 1459, 756-2221
  • Mayor: Doug Jackson
  • Manager: Bill Whisnant
  • Clerk: Tangi Williams
  • Board of Aldermen: Velma Harper, Ed William Worthington, David Hooks, Jim Schaffer, Wayne Holloman. Aldermen are elected at-large to four-year terms.
  • Meetings: Regular meeting 7 p.m. at town hall second Monday of every month
  • Tax rate: 45 cents per $100
  • Population: 5,102
  • Police Chief: Billy Wilkes
  • Fire Chief: Danny Coward
  • Rescue Captain: Jon Yuhas