Cheers, music and popping balloons filled the gym at Ridgewood Elementary School on Friday as students celebrated their inclusion in a new house system school officials say will strengthen bonds and encourage growth.

More than 800 students from kindergarten to fifth-grade gathered to be chosen by…

Early in his career at ECU, Ara Gregorian, who would go on to become a distinguished professor in the School of Music, struck a bit of a sour note during a visit with an arts patron.

It was not a musical note, of course. Gregorian, a Juilliard graduate who had moved to Greenville to teach two years…

The theme of the Pitt County Fair this year is "100 Years of Fun," and at one exhibit in the main hall you might add that it's about good, clean fun.

Nestled among the homemade pies, cakes, jellies, jams, clothing and quilts is a display of soaps created by soap maker and retired school teacher…

These three questions were part of preview coverage of William & Mary against East Carolina for the Pirates’ second home football game of the season and their second win. ECU won 19-7.

Here are three answers from the game:

1. What is the score to begin the fourth quarter? ECU led 13-…

Early in the season, East Carolina football is looking to find its rhythm offensively and first-year coach Mike Houston is looking toward three freshmen to come up with production in wide receiver C.J. Johnson and running backs Demetrius Mauney and Tay Williams.

Johnson, who recorded five…

East Carolina played its first close football game of the season Saturday night, kicking enough field goals and playing enough defense to hold strong at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and beat William & Mary 19-7 for the Pirates' second home win in three weeks against Football Championship Subdivision…

The day after Hurricane Dorian blew through, it was nice to see that one of our Town Council members was going around our community to see what damage was caused. The most comforting aspect of her inspection was that she rang my doorbell to check on one of her elder constituents — me. Thank…

I was a Climate Change Denier

with my head deep in the sand,

Then came the heat, that killed all the crops,

And left the dried up land.

I was a Climate Change Denier

with my head deep in the sand,

Then up came winds and down came rain,

And flooded all the land.

I was a Climate Change Denier

with my…

At almost the same moment our state was boasting of a $900 million cash surplus, one important sector of state government was encountering serious shortfalls. Lawmakers should address the funding problems with the N.C. Department of Transportation before considering refunds to taxpayers or other…

Q: My neighbor told me she went to an all-day event last year that was great for people with diabetes. Do you happen to know what, where, when? JS, Greenville

A: I am always happy to promote the Winning with Diabetes Event. Tuesday, Nov. 5, is the date for the 18th Annual Winning with Diabetes…

Every now and then I catch myself thinking about buying a newer, more fuel-efficient ride for the daily work commute. Something always comes along to jolt me back to my senses.

The good news is that I’m not usually inside the vehicle during the jolt.

My old ’96 S10 pickup has rolled 260,…

ANNAPOLIS, Md.

As Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry broke free for an 18-yard touchdown run less than four minutes into Saturday’s football game against East Carolina, sportswriters and ECU and Navy staffers in the press box naturally turned to Page 3 of Navy’s game notes to digest various…

Are you easily distracted by beautiful landscapes or unique gardens? Would you love to know the trick to growing fruits and veggies? Just wish you could figure out how to rid yourself of those stubborn mystery weeds?

Well, as a self-titled ‘professional plant nerd’, my answer to all of…