Greenville city employees have returned to handwritten citations and reports while experts work to restore systems shutdown after a ransomware virus attack on April 10.

Greenville City Manager Ann Wall said there is no deadline for when the city’s systems will return to normal but information…

Pitt County public school students will get an extra day off after spring break due to an educators rally at the General Assembly.

Pitt County Schools students, who are on spring break from today until April 29, will miss school again on May 1. School officials said there is no makeup day required.…

A school bus from Farmville Central High School was involved in a wreck on Thursday afternoon, a school official said. 

The wreck happened shortly after 4 p.m. near the intersection of Bs Barbeque Road and Best Road.  

Students were on the bus at the time of the crash but no injuries have…

Farmville Central basketball star Dy’Quavis Wilkins had plenty of reasons to celebrate Wednesday, as he signed his letter of intent to join NCAA Division II powerhouse Tusculum (Tenn.) University on his 19th birthday.

Wilkins, a 6-foot-6, 175-pound forward, won a 2-A state title in his…

A pre­mier matchup on the pitcher’s mound should high­light Game 1 of the Con­necti­cut-East Carolina base­ball se­ries, which be­gins to­day at 6:30 p.m. and ends Satur­day at Clark-LeClair Sta­dium.

Jake Ag­nos has been the ace for the…

Farmville Central softball catcher Sydney Wade has played a big role for the Jaguars in her three seasons. The talented junior is the team’s go-to player behind the plate thanks to her quick reactions and powerful arm. Preps beat writer Jake Keator spoke with Wade about what it takes to…

Thank you for publishing the article on Wednesday concerning mental health challenges in the workplace! May is Mental Illness Awareness Month, as formally designated nationally for many years.

As a board member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Pitt County, mental illness in the…

The Telegraph of London

There are few more iconic buildings in the world than the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. The fire that has ripped through the great building is not just a tragedy for France but for the whole of Europe.

The church, with its familiar double towers and spire, now sadly…

I recently spoke at the University of North Carolina Clean Tech Summit and I was inspired by our state’s enormous potential to fully transition to a clean energy economy. I challenged the students and business leaders in attendance to embrace disruption and exemplify the leadership North…

Best of Enemies is the recent release based on the true story of an unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader.

Set in Durham, N.C., during the racially charged summer of 1971, Atwater and Ellis come together to co-…

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am nervous about the idea of going to therapy. I was invited to go in order to build a stronger relationship with a family member, but I cannot imagine how talking to a stranger will help.

Whenever my relative and I are around each other for more than a couple of hours, we…

If "Unplanned" was an ordinary movie, its creators would be busy right now studying second-week box office numbers while starting negotiations with the digital giants that stream products to the masses.

But this has never been an ordinary movie, which is why it's an important test case for…

One of the challenges of middle age is a memory that fizzles in and out like a radio station with a weak signal.

Some days are frustratingly full of unanswered questions. Where did I park my car? Why did I walk into the living room? Who was I supposed to call after lunch? What happened to the pen I…

Who is the best North Carolina-based political columnist?

Lots of people would say, “Hal Crowther, if only he were still writing.” Crowther’s razor-sharp wit and biting commentary drew blood regularly in the “The Independent Weekly,” “The Spectator,” and…

Since we moved back to Tennessee three years ago, I have engaged heavily in my father’s favorite summertime activity: grass mowing. It’s a passion he did not pass on to his older son.

The five acres he did pass down to me was a hayfield before I came home to claim it. Now it’s my…