Jennifer Hollowell Watkins, 45, was last seen about 6:30 a.m. on Friday, June 27, 2025, in the vicinity of Ponderosa Road off VOA Road in Washington, North Carolina. She was reported missing two days later, on Sunday, June 29, 2025. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation.

Accounts differ on what she was wearing when she vanished. Reports say she may have had on a teal-colored shirt, possibly with the words Simply Southern, and black leggings. A surveillance photo taken roughly seven hours before she was last seen shows her in a long gray sundress with a knot at the bottom and brown open-toed sandals, carrying what appeared to be a white wallet. She may also have had a green backpack and a black handbag.

There have been no significant breakthroughs and it remains unclear whether she left on her own or someone else was involved. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to her whereabouts. If anyone saw Jennifer that morning or knows anything that could help, please come forward.