Local Wiki
Edgecombe County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Room (2nd Floor), Edgecombe County Administration Building, 201 St. Andrews Street, Tarboro, NC 27886.
- Register of Deeds
- Aisha M. Windross · 252.641.7928 · aishawindross@edgecombeco.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.edgecombecountync.gov/residents/agendas.php
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected from seven single-member districts to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Leonard Wiggins (District 3). Vice-Chairwoman: Viola Harris (District 2).
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Towns (9)
- Conetoe
- Leggett
- Macclesfield
- Pinetops (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Princeville (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Sharpsburg (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Speed
- Tarboro (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Whitakers
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Edgecombe County Public Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (17)
- Battleboro Rural Fire Department, H. L. Harrison Fire District, Inc.
- Conetoe Volunteer Fire/EMS Company
- Fountain Rural Fire Association, Inc.
- Heartsease Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Leggett Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Lewis Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Macclesfield Rural Volunteer Fire Department
- Pinetops Fire Department
- Princeville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Rocky Mount Fire Department
- Sharp Point Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Sharpsburg Fire Prevention Association, Inc.
- South Edgecombe Rural Fire Department
- Speed Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Tarboro Fire Department
- West Edgecombe Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Whitakers Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Airport (1)
- Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Drainage (1)
- Edgecomb County Drainage District 2
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)
- Princeville Housing Authority
- Rocky Mount Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Edgecombe Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)