Steve Williams knows all too well the mostly-friendly debate surrounding eastern and western North Carolina barbecue. 

Born and raised in Jacksonville, Williams, 53, moved to Charlotte years ago and has had his fair share of both styles of ’cue. For him, it’s not really much of a…

AYDEN — A local appropriation for the Ayden schools stirred debate among the Ayden Board of Commissioners during final approval of the town’s $19.7 million budget for fiscal year 2018-2019 at Monday’s meeting.

The proposed budget included $3,000 a piece for Ayden Elementary School,…

WINTERVILLE — The Winterville Town Council voted 4-1 Monday to approve a $24.71 million 2018-19 fiscal year budget.

Councilman Tony Moore opposed the budget.

“We must pay down some of our debt as our finance director pointed out, and not use fund balance funds to balance the budget. We…

The D.H. Conley football team is known for its spectacular athletes. Fast, physical and athletic are all adjectives often used to describe the Vikings players.

The Vikes finished with an 11-2 record in 2017, led by a perfect 6-0 mark in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A play. With star quarterback…

Ayden-Grifton sophomore Jackson Upchurch knows what it means to work hard and grind to improve at the plate.

Upchurch batted for a .418 batting average, 24 runs, 23 hits and 11 RBIs, which earned him hitter of the year honors for The Daily Reflector’s All-County Baseball Team.…

J.H. Rose senior Hunter Christopher knows how to retire batters.

Christopher had an ERA of just 0.72 in his final season with the Rampants, helping to earn him the 3-A/4-A Eastern Carolina Conference player of the year honor and The Daily Reflector’s All-County pitcher of the year accolade.…

BYH Balot family for providing $2 million in scholarships for students to attend John Paul II Catholic High School. Greenville is fortunate to have PK-12 Catholic education (St. Peter’s and JPII) and blessed to have the Balots helping to provide access to private education for those who…

It seems that both the vice president and the attorney general have misread the Bible when they use it to support President Trump's policy of taking children away from parents of immigrant parents as they reach the U.S. border.

Mathew 19:14 (KJV) reads, "And Jesus said, Suffer little children, and…

“What would [a coherent national policy that take’s the country’s war’s seriously] look like? It would probably look like rescinding the open-ended Authorization for the Use of Military Force and making the president regularly go before Congress to explain where and why he…

Bug Hunt

River Park North, 1000 Mumford Road, will host Bug Hunt from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday. Participants will take a 1.5-mile hike to search for insects. Cost is $3 for city residents and $5 for others. Call 329-4560.

Summer reading

Sheppard Memorial Library, 530 Evans St., and its branches will…

D.H. Conley High School has announced the following scholarship awards:

Tia Adkins – Greenville Pitt Educational Association

Jackson Allsbrook – St. James United Methodist Church Scholarship

Michael Arce – Pitt Community College Visions Scholarship

Nick Baldwin – East…

Q Our 15-year-old daughter has told us she’s in love with a 20-year-old guy who is in the Army and intending to make the Army his career. We’ve met him, and he is extremely respectful and well-mannered, and has told us he’s in love with her. We’ve made it clear to both of…

Pitt County is home to world-class eastern North Carolina barbecue.

But there probably aren’t many who realize that different branches of the same family have cooked and sold barbecue in the Ayden area alone for more than 150 years. In fact, two of the best barbecue joints in North Carolina…

My wife is a fantastic cook. She's done so well over the years at providing a wide variety of meals for our daughters that they expect the same kind of service even when she’s away from home.

It is during those lean-table times when my children will actually call upon dear old Dad to come…

The 15-year-old boy came to the house for dinner after a long morning of plowing behind a mule.

He washed at the hand pump on the back porch and decided on a quick smoke before being called to the table. There was just enough Duke’s in his drawstring pouch for one cigarette.

A younger sister…