There was a time in Carla Pastor’s life when she thought sickle cell disease was a death sentence. Now that her daughter is 12, she’s happy to report she was wrong.

Pastor was among many family, friends and caregivers of people affected by the disease who gathered at the “Shine…

Volunteers will gather at the Tar River on Saturday morning to clean it up.

The Greenville Noon Rotary Club will hold its second annual Splash for Trash Tar River Clean Up from 8 a.m.-noon, starting at the Greenville Town Common boat ramp, 105 E. First St., said John Murphy Person, event organizer…

Inside the Greenville Museum of Art are tranquil scenes by artist Sarah Blakeslee that have remained unaltered for decades. But just outside the museum’s front doors, due to the growth of the Central Business District, the view is changing.

“Greenville, Then and Now” is an effort…

From kicking specialists to soon-to-be Pirate signees to exuberant youngsters and women ready to take the field and play more football, first-year East Carolina coach Mike Houston is using June and July to welcome all kinds of campers to ECU football's facilities and fields.

Last week provided a…

East Carolina baseball athletic trainer Zac Womack was first to receive a call from the Cleveland Indians about ECU injured pitcher Trey Benton, who received the final call from the Indians on June 5 when they drafted him in the 15th round of the Major League Baseball Draft.

Benton, a junior right-…

BETHEL — North Pitt head football coach Greg Watford became the fourth coach of the Panthers in as many years prior to the start of the 2018 season, as the program looked for continuity and stability to begin a top-to-bottom rebuild.

Watford also has a personal history with the school, which…

BYH insurance companies. Geckos, emu's, Flo's, Farmers, mayhem, etc. Millions of dollars spent on "cute" commercials at whose expense? Personally, I would prefer better rates!

BYH to the planners who want to connect uptown with the hospital district by displacing families, going over budget and…

I know there will be some of you who will say, “Bob Garner ought to stick with exclaiming ‘Mmm-mmm’ over his food and stay the heck out of politics.”

Believe me, I get that, and generally I agree. One of the things I love about being a foodie is that food can often help…

I am neither pro nor con on the abortion issue. There are things in favor of abortion and things that are against abortion. Both arguments have merit. Those who are against abortion have a strong argument which I can agree with. But, on the other hand, women should have the right to decide what…

It is no secret that health care communication can be incredibly complex. This is especially so for patients who experience language and cultural barriers.

Luckily, there is a group of specially-trained Vidant Health Language Access Service interpreters who offer a voice to patients in-need, 24/7.…

Q I saw a story in a cooking magazine with the headline, “yes ultra-processed foods could be killing you.” What are ultra-processed foods and is that a true statement? CC, Winterville

A I have said in this column, in talks, when counseling patients and when feeding family and friends,…

Even though I’ve spent a significant portion of my adult life working in TV, I was often too busy to actually watch much of it, or at least to pay much attention to the commercials.

Now that I’m semi-retired and am watching more television, mostly on cable news channels, I’m…

I know there will be some of you who will say, “Bob Garner ought to stick with exclaiming ‘Mmm-mmm’ over his food and stay the heck out of politics.”

Believe me, I get that, and generally I agree. One of the things I love about being a foodie is that food can often help…

It is said that millennials, people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s, are not big on buying cars. They apparently prefer public transportation or ride-sharing services over the financial and environmental liabilities that come with car ownership.

I have three teenage reasons to believe…

I will aspire to follow Mr. Lockhart’s lead and ‘make allowances’

You can tell old friends by the way they address each other’s parents. My longest forever friend is Paul Lockhart. Maybe it’s a Southern thing, but I could never call his parents anything besides Mr. and…