BETHEL
Town Hall: 141 W. Railroad St., P.O. Box 337, 27812; 825-6191, Fax: 825-1060
Mayor: Frank M. Hemingway
Clerk: Maggie OÕNeill
Town Manager: Ron Niland (interim)
Town Commissioners: Ed Dennis, Robert Briley, Carl Wilson, 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: 1,760
Police Chief: Barry Stanley
Fire Chief: Doug House
Rescue: Provided by Pitt County

FALKLAND
Town Hall: 5901 S. Main St., 27827; 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 SheriffÕs 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, 27828; 753-5116
Mayor: Robert L. Evans
Clerk: Amy Johnson
Town Manager: Richard N. Hicks
Board of Commissioners: Joe Kue, Charlotte Batton, 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, 27829; 749-2881
Mayor: Shirley Mitchell
Clerk: Letha Hines
Commissioners: Sharon Pryor, 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: 550
Police: Provided by Pitt County SheriffÕs Department
Fire Chief: Steve Ellis
Rescue Captain: George Bell

GRIFTON
Town Hall: 528 Queen St., P.O. Box 579, 28530; 524-5168
Mayor: Billy Ray Jackson
Town manager: Shawn Condon
Town Clerk: Angel Hudson
Town Commissioners: William C. Smith, Johnny Craft, Alton Clements, Ardathy Spikes, 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: 55 cents per $100 valuation
Population: 2,374
Police Chief: Warren Morrisette Jr.
Fire Chief: Ed Meeks
Rescue Captain: Ivey Cook

GRIMESLAND
Town Hall: 7592 Pitt St., P.O. Box 147, 27837; 752-6337
Mayor: Gerald Whitley
Town Clerk: Barbara Chitmon
Board of Aldermen: Thomas J. Dixon, Danny Strickland Jr., Mitchell Holloman, Mayor Pro-tem vacant. 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: 441
Police: Provided by Pitt County SheriffÕs Office
Fire Chief: Tina Crouse

SIMPSON
Town Hall: 2768 Thompson St., P.O. Box 10, 27879; 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
Fire Chief: Johnnie Mayo, Simpson Rural Fire Department
Rescue Captain: Adam Viverette, Eastern Pines Rescue Squad

WINTERVILLE
Town Hall: 2571 Railroad St., P.O. Box 1459, 28590; 756-2221
Mayor: Doug Jackson
Manager: Bill Whisnant
Clerk: Tangi Williams
Board of Aldermen: Velma Harper, Mark Smith, David Hooks, Jim Schaffer, vacant. 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: 7,698
Police Chief: Billy Wilkes
Fire Chief: David Moore, interim
Rescue Captain: Michelle Guthrie