Williamston

Martin General Hospital abruptly shut down in 2023, and local leaders and ECU Health are seeking funding to reopen it as a "rural emergency hospital."

Politics

'Crisis of healthcare': Williamston seeks state funding to reopen shuttered hospital

Colin Campbell

For more than two years, Williamston’s local hospital has sat empty. The closure of Martin General Hospital has meant much longer ambulance rides and big concerns about the state of healthcare in this rural county.

The vacant Martin County General Hospital sits abandoned behind a chain since being closed since being closed in August of 2023 in Williamston, N.C., Wednesday, April 10, 2024. After Williamston's only hospital closed, residents there say they're not only worried about their health, but they've lost trust in politicians. The struggle to reopen its only emergency room could signal trouble for President Joe Biden's re-election campaign, which is centered around his health care accomplishments.

Health

After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians

Associated Press

Williamston, North Carolina's struggle to reopen its only emergency room could signal trouble for President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, which highlights his health care accomplishments.

Arts & Culture

"Freedom Rallies" Honored in Williamston

Leoneda Inge

The “Freedom Rallies” of 1963 were remembered and honored yesterday with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The “Freedom Rallies” took place in…