Jaylen Holloway
Reporter/MMJ
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Jaylen Holloway was born and raised in Opelika, Alabama. He is a 2019 graduate of Opelika High School.
Jaylen comes to WITN from the University of Alabama, where he graduated with a degree in News Media with a Sports Concertation. During his time at the University of Alabama, Jaylen excelled academically. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in three years and finished at the top of his graduating class.
Jaylen's passion is in sports, but he understands the importance of local news as well. Jaylen is super humbled to be apart of the WITN family and can't wait to tell news/sports stories within the Greenville community.
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Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 11:41 PM EST
|By Jaylen Holloway
Candlelight vigil recalls great New Bern fire 100 years later
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 11:41 PM EST
|By Jaylen Holloway
Longtime Bertie County Sheriff John Holley steps down 5 days early
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 11:42 PM EST
|By Jaylen Holloway
Following the tragic death at Raleigh Christmas Parade, the city of Kinston is putting safety first ahead of theirs this Saturday.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 11:42 PM EST
|By Jaylen Holloway
Three separate shootings happened over the weekend in Kinston
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 11:40 PM EST
|By Jaylen Holloway
Firefighters are warning people about the potential dangers of cooking in the kitchen because fires tend to happen often on Thanksgiving.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 11:40 PM EST
|By Jaylen Holloway
LGBTQ community members in the east mourn the lives of the victims killed during the LGBTQ nightclub shooting Saturday night in Colorado Springs.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 11:44 PM EST
|By Jaylen Holloway
12-year-old Josh Stroud of Pink Hill started his own food drive back in 2020, which is aimed to help those in need of a meal on Turkey Day.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 7:51 PM EST
|By Jaylen Holloway and WITN Web Team
The Town of Ayden held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday afternoon to take the first step toward establishing a food processing plant.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 1:49 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
Pepper, a Belgian Malinois, died after a snake bite last week, according to the police department.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 7:59 PM EST
|By Jaylen Holloway and WITN Web Team
A longtime Navy veteran has been cycling every November from Virginia to North Carolina to bring awareness to veteran suicides around the world.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 5:46 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
Duplin County deputies say when they arrived at 187 John Rich Road last Wednesday, they found 68-year-old Leslie Savage and 72-year-old Craig Smith dead.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 10:00 PM EST
|By Jaylen Holloway
Senior citizens from around the state are in Greenville this weekend for the 29th annual North Carolina Senior Games Basketball Finals.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 8:19 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
The Greenville City Council voted to discontinue its red light camera program Monday by a vote of 5-1.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 10:32 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Roundtable discusses improving school safety
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 11:43 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
A large crowd of ECU students gathered Wednesday night for a chance to learn about preventative measures against sexual violence.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 11:56 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Town of Pink Hill appoints new mayor Yvonne Deatherage, two weeks after former mayor Mike Hill's sudden resignation.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 11:37 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
A fire broke out at a Winterville home Monday around 10 p.m. and the homeowner believes his truck is what caused the fire.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 11:44 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
American activist Erin Brockovich among speakers in Jacksonville Thursday night apart of Camp Lejeune justice tour
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 4:37 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
Deputies say a 75-year-old man and store owner was robbed and assaulted in Beaufort County on Monday as suspects appeared to be lying in wait for him.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 11:41 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Greenville businesses and residents make preparations ahead of Halloween despite nationwide inflation impacts.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 12:18 AM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway and WITN Web Team
A group of local organizations and residents came together Monday for a candidate forum to give people the chance to get to know the names on their ballots.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 11:46 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Greenville mother Latavia Little speaks out four years after her son, Raekwon Moore's stabbing death in Uptown. The two suspects, who murdered Moore fled the country after grand jury indicted them.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 8:56 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
The City of Kinston has unanimously voted to start a process that is aimed at making it easier to sell city-owned properties to interested parties.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 11:46 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Beaufort County held a forum Monday for candidates running in the November election and residents had the opportunity to hear their plans if elected.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 9:08 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team, Courtney Bunting and Jaylen Holloway
The Washington City Council met Monday night to consider adopting social districts in the downtown area, a few days after the two Greenville districts went into operation.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 11:40 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Several gas stations in Eastern Carolina experience abrupt price changes Wednesday following OPEC's decision to cut production for increased oil pricing
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 11:44 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Law enforcement officials connect with community members during 38th annual Havelock National Night Out.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 5:34 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
Amid drink tampering and sexual assault allegations at ECU's Theta Chi frat house, the university's Student Government Association is asking for the frat to be suspended.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 6:46 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway and WITN Web Team
In Washington, water levels are expected to remain high through midnight before slowing down near sunrise Saturday morning.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 11:45 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Residents of the Kinston community gathered to get their heads shaved on Wednesday during an annual childhood cancer fundraising event.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 7:57 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
Greenville police say they were called to Amigos Tobacco Shop on North Greene Street after a customer discovered the clerk suffering from serious injuries.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 7:45 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
ECU football player fighting cancer has plans to hit the field again
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 11:42 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
The City of Greenville gathered at a groundbreaking ceremony for the new welcome center and play area at Wildwood Park.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 11:51 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
“Safety is a big thing for me as a momma so I was really proud to see the people walking around and being checked coming in the door," said a Pitt County parent on Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 11:52 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Greenville City Council and Greenville Utilities Commission came together Monday night to discuss increasing employee health insurance rates.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 11:41 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Community members gathered Thursday night in Jacksonville for a town hall meeting on safety
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 11:40 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Greenville businesses see record-breaking sales thanks to early season success from the ECU Pirates football team.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 6:54 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
An alert sent out by East Carolina University says the alleged drink tampering of two people, one of which led to a sexual assault, took place on Aug. 20th.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 5:07 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway and WITN Web Team
Beginning with the Class of 2027, the change will discontinue the practice of automatically having the valedictorian and salutatorian as graduation speakers.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 12:02 AM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
“It seems strange because all my life she was my monarch and queen," said a British ENC resident on Thursday in reaction to Queen Elizabeth II's death.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 11:42 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
NAACP members, Board of Education leaders, and other organization representatives meet to discuss school safety after Northside High School stabbing.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 11:42 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Onslow County board members gave residents a chance to voice school safety concerns during meeting following the school stabbing
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 10:34 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
Daughter returns from deployment to surprise her dad at football game
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 8:01 AM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
Freeboot Fridays happen the day before East Carolina University home games.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 11:45 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Greenville businesses are gearing up for a big weekend with the Pirates game
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 11:42 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
National Overdose Awareness Day brings New Bern residents together for remembrance event
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 7:47 AM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Cancer survivors and their families came together on Tuesday for a dinner in their honor.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 7:12 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team and Jaylen Holloway
From Aug. 29 through Sept. 11, law enforcement statewide will be stepping up patrols to stop impaired drivers during the annual Labor Day Booze It & Lose It campaign.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 11:46 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway
Residents of Pitt County came out in large numbers Thursday for public hearing regarding World Cat air permit request
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 5:29 PM EDT
|By Jaylen Holloway and WITN Web Team
Rep. Greg Murphy recognized retired Army Sgt. John Tyson Thursday with multiple medals of accommodation in front of his family.
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