WINSTON-SALEM — A North Carolina university administrator has apologized for a 1982 yearbook photo of her standing in front of a Confederate flag, but students are calling for her resignation.

The picture shows Wake Forest University Dean of Admissions Martha Allman, who graduated from the…

Numbers released by the Greenville Police Department in a memo to City Manager, Ann Wall showed crime in Greenville is trending downward, even as its population continues to rise.   

The Feb. 13 memo notes that violent crimes have dropped from nine per 1,000 people to five per 1,000…

RALEIGH — Democrat Dan McCready said on Friday that he’s running, again, for the country’s last vacant congressional seat now that North Carolina has ordered a new election.

McCready told supporters on Friday at a brewery in Waxhaw, near Charlotte: “I am running in the…

A 17-0 run in the second quarter allowed Farmville Central’s girls basketball team to pull away from rival North Pitt in the Eastern Plains 2-A Conference tournament final Friday night.

The Jaguars walked away with an 83-54 win, adding yet another accomplishment to an already stellar season.…

The South Central boys basketball team’s dynamic duo of guard Shykeim Phillips and center Day’Ron Sharpe combined for 36 points Thursday night in the Falcons’ 103-53 win over Eastern Wayne in the semifinals of the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference tournament.

However, neither…

A pair of Pitt County softball players have joined the already plentiful group of local athletes to sign for college athletics teams this year.

Wednesday afternoon, Farmville Central star Kate Lancaster made her commitment official after signing with Pitt Community College. Lancaster will have…

“An imperial presidency is dangerous for everyone … I don’t think we are going to get anything across the president’s desk that will pass a veto but I do think we should put it on his desk and let him know that the elected officials of Congress, Republicans and Democrats…

The world of manufacturing is in the midst of a new industrial revolution. Today’s factory floor has evolved far beyond yesteryear’s steam-powered workshop, just as today’s Tesla Model S — internet-connected, nearly autonomous — has evolved far beyond the horse-drawn…

Do you watch the TV game show Family Feud? It is good fun as one family competes with another for cash prizes, but we all know that real life family feuds can be bitter, divisive and cause great damage.

For many years the United Methodist Church, along with many other denominations has been having…

Capsules of movies playing locally. New releases are indicated with an asterisk.

*ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL — A deactivated female cyborg is revived, but cannot remember anything of her past life and goes on a quest to find out who she is. (2 hours, 2 minutes) Rated PG-13. 

AQUAMAN…

February has rolled around once again, and I’ve been invited to another wild game supper on a nearby farm.

The menu always depends largely on what’s in the freezer.

This year, it looks like our feast will include bear stew, since three bears were harvested on the farm during the most…

I love living in the south and eastern North Carolina. I also love that within thirty minutes, I can be walking on the idyllic boardwalk overlooking the Pamlico River in the charming town of Little Washington. Most weekends, many of us seek adventure on the roads or on the river, so just hop…

One Father's Day, when I was 6 years old, I asked my dad why there was no such thing as "Kids' Day," and he said, "Because every day is kids' day." And that's my feeling about Presidents Day. Every day is Presidents Day. Besides, I'm not quite sure if not getting my mail is going to make me think…

One of the surest signs of middle age is a Facebook feed full of friends detailing their medical ailments.

Just this week, I counted not one, not two, but three pals who were undergoing knee replacement surgery. One proudly posted a post-op X-ray showing what looked like a spring in her leg.…

I told the physical therapist that she had a motivated patient. And sure enough, I covered enough ground to end our weekly visits after just three.

On the scale for reasons to be in a physical therapy clinic waiting room, a hurt finger ranks low. Something about sitting there wearing an ace bandage…