Pitt County Schools’ final budget and pay raises likely will be delayed for several more weeks even though the state House voted last week to override a veto that’s but state funding on hold, officials said.

The state House on Wednesday voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of…

The local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will mark the 232nd anniversary of the U.S. Constitution with a bell-ringing today, and a school group will read the document at the Pitt County Courthouse.

Greenville’s Susanna Coutanch Evans Chapter of the National Society of the…

For the last eight years Victor Ramirez-Nava has communicated with his mother only by phone. His daughter, now 17, last saw her grandmother 16 years ago when the family traveled to Hidalgo, Mexico.

On Sunday afternoon, Ramirez-Nava and his mother, Lorenzo Nava-Garay, were reunited during the Mexico…

Former East Carolina football head coach Scottie Montgomery, who was fired by ECU last December and is offensive coordinator at Maryland, played a big role in the Terrapins' 2-0 start to the season and No. 21 national ranking.

That included scoring 142 total points during the first two weeks.

But…

Without giving much detail on the specifics of the injury, East Carolina football coach Mike Houston said Monday that starting running back Darius Pinnix got hurt while rushing for a career-high 134 yards against Gardner-Webb during Week 2 of the season.

Pinnix traveled with the Pirates to Navy on…

A 3-0 weekend record by the East Carolina volleyball team extended its winning streak to four matches and gave the Pirates a tournament title in their annual early-season home event. 

ECU won the Pirate Invitational in defeating George Washington on Friday and then Norfolk State and USC…

The recent purchase by the city of the “Big Splash” property on U.S. 264 by the Tar River is indeed good news. The 163 acres is intended to “create a park focused on river and lake-based recreational activities,” something sorely needed in Greenville. The property includes a…

Bless my heart, the filter must have torn when making my morning coffee and now it's full of grounds. Do I keep on sipping or dump it out?

BYH, there is no federal law saying any law enforcement must hold someone based upon an ICE detainer. Only a judicial action can detain a person.

Bless your…

Bless my heart, the filter must have torn when making my morning coffee and now it's full of grounds. Do I keep on sipping or dump it out?

BYH, maybe this will be published, there is no federal law saying any law enforcement must hold someone based upon an ICE detainer. Only a judicial action can…

Q: My daughter has been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome. What lifestyle measures can help her? JF, Winterville

A: Yes, lifestyle changes can help your daughter and other women who are diagnosed with PCOS and can reduce some of the undesirable side effects. Chloe Opper, a Brody medical…

“Like parent, like child” is an often-used idiom reflecting an individual’s tendency to carry on the traits of prior generations.

In the case of type 2 diabetes, take heart. While it does tend to run in families, lifestyle changes now can help one avoid, or at least delay, its…

Cucina LaMantia Sicilian Ristorante at 3700 S. Memorial Drive in front of Lowe’s has some exciting news for their customers. Starting Oct. 1, they will be serving lunch off a menu 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 

They have been open for almost a year and in that time have built…

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…

When my wife chose Sept. 13 for our wedding day in 1997, she was not looking ahead to see that our 22nd anniversary would fall on Friday the 13th under a full moon.

“So what are we going to do on our anniversary?” I asked Sharon a few days before.

“Oh, probably the same thing we…

Before Mike Houston celebrated his first victory as East Carolina’s football coach and brought much-needed joy to Pirate fans, he already had won over Pirate Nation.

What unfolded Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, whether viewing from a fresh seat inside TowneBank Tower or a traditional…