Local residents who have tried to visit the Pitt County Fair this week might be interested to know that back in 1976 folks had to wait until October.

And unlike 2016, the weather was dry for the festivities. That’s hardly fair, is it?

Still, Sam C. Winchester, fair manager, said he was…

SNOW HILL — A dozen pig cooking teams have converged on Greene County for the first BBQ For Paws whole-hog cooking contest and plate sale to raise money for the local animal shelter.

The Animal Advisory Board of Greene County and supporters are hosting the N.C. Pork Council sanctioned cook-…

FOUNTAIN — Town officials led by Mayor Shirley Mitchell are planing to host a fall festival in October they hope will replace the late-summer Peanut Festival that was canceled earlier this year.

“The main thing was to have something ... that the community will enjoy,”…

East Carolina has perhaps never been more confident to play in Lane Stadium than the Pirates are today.

Not only does ECU enter today's 12:30 kickoff armed with two wins in two games against the host Virginia Tech Hokies, but the Pirates also have a chance to extend their Atlantic Coast Conference…

BETHEL — Allen Wooten said he knew his Greene Central football team earned Friday night’s win at North Pitt in the game deemed “Wooten Bowl 1,” but he and his twin brother Brent also had difficulty recapping the night.

Wooten and GC pulled away in the second half for a 45-21…

East Carolina fans can expect to see many of the same principles that have long been linked to veteran coordinator Bud Foster and Virginia Tech’s defense on Saturday when the Pirates travel to Blacksburg for a battle of optimistic 2-1 clubs.

It is on offense where VT is likely to look…

When you were young and got into arguments with siblings or peers the adult in the room would try to sort out the dispute. One side would inevitably claim, “He started it,” to which the other would respond, “Did not. She started it.” The adult would most always intervene by…

Orange County (Calif.) Register 

Knowing that police officers are patrolling K-12 schools makes many parents feel better about sending their children off to class each day. But how much safer do the school police make students, staff and campus property?

A real answer to this big question…

The Asheville Citizen-Times

In 1894, the textile industry was a mainstay of the New England economy. In the 20th Century the mills were moved south to take advantage of cheaper labor in states such as North Carolina. Then they were on the move again in search of even cheaper labor…

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About My Father’s Business, 2407 Charles Blvd., will host the ninth annual men’s conference at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7-8 and 11 a.m. Oct. 9. Speakers include Apostle Ron Daniels of Out of the World Deliverance Ministries; Pastor Bryant McNeil of Word of Life Deliverance Christian…

Q My girlfriend and I have been seeing each other for almost eight months, and we still each live separately and have our own houses. We have two different opinions on various household and yard tasks that take more than a couple hours. She is a do-it-yourselfer. She is very handy and prefers…

Deciding to remake “The Magnificent Seven “ with a fresh batch of movie stars is certainly no sin. John Sturges’ 1960 tome, itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s classic “Seven Samurai,” is a fun confection of star power and charismatic bravado, sure, but held in…

In the long battle to convince us that habits our mother lectured us about aren’t as bad as they seem, industries and lobbying groups are attempting to shape scientific research.

Mom warned you that smoking was bad for your lungs, right? Well, the tobacco industry has made considerable effort to ease fears about the effects of secondhand smoke.

The house we’re renting belongs to a wonderful couple spending two years abroad as missionaries. They left their pet cockatiel in our care.

They didn’t say a word about not giving us our deposit back if they come back to a bird that chirps expletives.

Whether or not that colorful bird…

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season began seven months, 26 races and 9.969 miles ago.

The Chase for the Sprint Cup begins today at Chicagoland Speedway with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400. I typed that sentence solely for the thrill of seeing that race name in print, although I’ll admit…