Entrepreneurs who see an opportunity in pet grooming will have an easier time launching such a business in Greenville, following Tuesday's Greenville Planning and Zoning Commission meeting

The commission unanimously vote to add pet grooming to the uses allowed in the city's various commercial zones.…

The Greenville Utilities Board of Commissioners awarded a nearly $1 million contact to build an energy savings system that relies on a battery and not a generator.

GUC is launching a pilot project where it will use a 1,000 kilowatt/2,000 kilowatt-hour battery energy storage system to reduce the…

The case against a 22-year-old Greenville man accused of shooting another man at a Bethel night club in April of 2018 was dismissed on Tuesday due to insufficient evidence, the Pitt County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.

Nehemiah Christopher Austin was charged with attempted…

Ayden-Grifton notched its 21st consecutive conference win Thursday night, sweeping North Lenoir, 3-0 (25-11. 25-18 and 25-16). The Chargers ended the week 2-0 with wins over two of the top three teams in the 2-A Eastern Carolina Conference with wins over North and South Lenoir.

The Chargers (8-4, 4-…

Wednesday was publicly the day that East Carolina’s football representatives were done with talking about the loss to Navy last week.

The Pirates are fully focused on Saturday’s 6 p.m. home kickoff against William & Mary, which for defensive coordinator Bob Trott meant that he…

The Connecticut women's basketball team's final trip to Minges Coliseum as an American Athletic Conference opponent will be Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. as part of a women's-men's doubleheader for East Carolina hoops.

In conjunction with the American Athletic Conference, the Pirates and first-year…

In a crazy mixed up world one thing that has changed for the worse is community and neighbors supporting each other. As a true artist, one that has no choice but to art or die, I have been set up for years at the corner of Bullhead and Fort Run Road here in Greene County. Most days consist of hard…

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

We've had guns since the beginning of this country. But it wasn't until the Republican party became a wholly owned subsidiary of the NRA (who used to…

From my distant perspective half-a-world away here in Australia, it seems the ECU Pirate football program began to decline (with respect to Ruff) when Lincoln Riley left for Oklahoma, then went further downhill under Scottie Montgomery the last three years.

Coach Mike Houston obviously has a…

Q: My neighbor told me she went to an all-day event last year that was great for people with diabetes. Do you happen to know what, where, when? JS, Greenville

A: I am always happy to promote the Winning with Diabetes Event. Tuesday, Nov. 5, is the date for the 18th Annual Winning with Diabetes…

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…

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…

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…