Over $1,000 in electronic items and clothing was stolen from a home during a break-in Monday, according to a case report released by the Greenville Police Department.

The incident took place between 6:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. June 24 on the 3900 block of Sterling Pointe Drive.

Items listed as stolen…

WINTERVILLE — The state budget took center stage on Tuesday, both in Raleigh and in Pitt County.

North Carolina lawmakers unveiled their $24 billion budget plan, in hopes of adopting it this week to send to Gov. Roy Cooper before a deadline of July 1.

And Tuesday evening, State Rep. Kandie…

State legislative leaders filled out East Carolina University's Board of Trustees on Monday with the appointment of two members who will take seats next month.

Robert B. "Robbie" Moore Jr. of Winterville and Thomas J. "Jim" Segrave of Kinston were approved as trustees with a vote by the state House,…

Gov. Roy Cooper signed House Bill 389 on Wednesday, allowing Boards of Trustees at University of North Carolina system schools to decide whether to open alcohol sales to the general public at their stadiums and athletic facilities.

Previous legislation limited beer and wine sales only to select…

D.H. Conley graduate Jahmois Barnhill announced his commitment to play basketball at Limestone College.

Barnhill surpassed 1,000 career points at Conley on Jan. 30.

“It seemed like the best fit for me and my family,” he said. “I love the coaching staff and the environment down…

BETHEL-Tuesday evening brought about the beginning of the Grant Smith era for the North Pitt boys basketball program, as he was officially introduced as the leader of the squad or the 2019-2020 season.

Smith brings 14 years of high school coaching experience to Bethel, most recently coaching at…

I’m confused.

It has been reported that several oil tankers have been attacked and damaged in international waters near the Strait of Hormuz. Among those vessels a Japanese tanker, reportedly, damaged by a magnetic mine, one of which did not detonate and was later removed by individuals in a…

According to my concordance, Christ talked about hypocrites exactly 20 times. And it is the sheer hypocrisy that galls me most about our modern-day elected Republicans, who let Drumpf (his ancestral name) get away with things that would make their heads explode if it was Obama or any Democrat doing…

With friends like Vic Corey (Public Forum, July 15), God and the Trumpster need no enemies.

Tinsley E. Yarbrough

Greenville

Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and the gaze of the world landed on the Moon.

Fifty years ago, that Moon was six feet closer to the Earth than it is today.

Every year, in fact, the Moon retreats from Earth by 1.5 inches, as a spinoff of gravity. Gravity pulls on both the Moon and…

I know there will be some of you who will say, “Bob Garner ought to stick with exclaiming ‘Mmm-mmm’ over his food and stay the heck out of politics.”

Believe me, I get that, and generally I agree. One of the things I love about being a foodie is that food can often help…

It is no secret that health care communication can be incredibly complex. This is especially so for patients who experience language and cultural barriers.

Luckily, there is a group of specially-trained Vidant Health Language Access Service interpreters who offer a voice to patients in-need, 24/7.…

Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and the gaze of the world landed on the Moon.

Fifty years ago, that Moon was six feet closer to the Earth than it is today.

Every year, in fact, the Moon retreats from Earth by 1.5 inches, as a spinoff of gravity. Gravity pulls on both the Moon and…

I know there will be some of you who will say, “Bob Garner ought to stick with exclaiming ‘Mmm-mmm’ over his food and stay the heck out of politics.”

Believe me, I get that, and generally I agree. One of the things I love about being a foodie is that food can often help…

It is said that millennials, people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s, are not big on buying cars. They apparently prefer public transportation or ride-sharing services over the financial and environmental liabilities that come with car ownership.

I have three teenage reasons to believe…