Two requests to operate two separate sand mines in different parts of Pitt County top the agenda of tonight’s Board of Commissioners meeting.

Public hearings for these requests and a rezoning item are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in the commissioners’ second floor auditorium of the…

WINTERVILLE — Plans for development of commercial property and residential homes were halted last week by the Winterville Planning Board.

The planning board voted 7-0 to deny a rezoning request from Wayne Worthington.

Worthington and his family own approximately 92 acres on Worthington Road,…

The Greenville City Council will learn about possible alternatives to raising stormwater fees to fund system improvements at a workshop scheduled for 4 p.m. today.

The Council’s workshops typically are held early in the month, but were changed this month because of a scheduling conflict.

The…

Spencer Brickhouse and Bryant Packard being healthy and in the batting order every day has played a big role in East Carolina baseball’s surge since the start of March.

No hit was bigger Saturday than Brickhouse’s go-ahead, three-run home run to lift the Pirates to a 7-4 comeback…

WINTERVILLE — Pitching got the job done in both games for the Pitt Community College baseball team Saturday afternoon, winning 11-1 and 5-2 over visiting Bryant & Stratton College.

Sophomore right-hander Dylan Patrick pitched all six innings of Game 1. He gave up only one hit, which came…

Some of the veterans and emerging leaders of the new-look East Carolina football offense, namely in the form of quarterback Holton Ahlers and lead running back Darius Pinnix, ensured that the Pirates could celebrate touchdowns Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

Saturday morning marked the…

The Portland, Maine, Press Herald

This may surprise anyone who’s been caught outside on an early summer night in Maine, but the number of insects is declining rapidly — and that’s not good for anyone.

The first global review of reports of insect population decline confirmed that…

Experiencing your first broken bones and surgery at 70-plus years of age is a bit traumatic.

However, living in a community of caring friends and having exceptional medical facilities and professionals makes the journey much easier.

My anxiety and concerns were addressed along the entire path of…

Gov. Roy Cooper is not known for booming rhetoric, and in the same quiet way that he might deliver his speeches he has gone about dramatically shifting the balance of the North Carolina judiciary.

Cooper appointed North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Mark Davis to fill the seat left vacant by…

I'm writing this in the air, flying home in a Boeing Max 8. They just announced the plane would be taken out of service as soon as we land. I'm not really worried that the plane has some hidden technical defect. I'm worried that the pilot's parents might have been rich enough to bribe his way in to…

With characteristic calmness, 88-year old owner Wilber Shirley is assuring customers of his renowned Wilber’s Barbecue in Goldsboro that the recently-shuttered restaurant will be back in business before long.

His iconic, wood-burning eatery, known for its whole hog barbecue, closed for…

There comes a time of year when one lets one’s thoughts drift out of classrooms to the sunny shores of spring break. And no place is more synonymous with epic spring breaks than Florida, be it the crunch of calcite shells underfoot, or the sandy curls of George Washington on the beach.…

I'm writing this in the air, flying home in a Boeing Max 8. They just announced the plane would be taken out of service as soon as we land. I'm not really worried that the plane has some hidden technical defect. I'm worried that the pilot's parents might have been rich enough to bribe his way in to…

With characteristic calmness, 88-year old owner Wilber Shirley is assuring customers of his renowned Wilber’s Barbecue in Goldsboro that the recently-shuttered restaurant will be back in business before long.

His iconic, wood-burning eatery, known for its whole hog barbecue, closed for…

There comes a time of year when one lets one’s thoughts drift out of classrooms to the sunny shores of spring break. And no place is more synonymous with epic spring breaks than Florida, be it the crunch of calcite shells underfoot, or the sandy curls of George Washington on the beach.…