A woman was injured about 2:30 p.m. Sunday after she was struck by an SUV while crossing the road near Charles Boulevard and Ficklen Drive, the Greenville Police Department reported.

The woman suffered minor injuries and was transported to Vidant Medical Center, department spokeswoman Kristen…

Animal lovers and their furry friends from all over eastern North Carolina are expected to gather next week for an event that’s doggone entertaining.

At the Humane Society of Eastern Carolina’s 18th annual Canine Crawl on Oct. 6, residents can enjoy an outing with…

A former Iranian refugee turned evangelist will be the featured speaker at a fundraiser next month for the Carolina Pregnancy Center.

Author and speaker David Nasser will give the keynote address at the Celebrate Life Banquet, an annual fundraising event for CPC, a faith-based nonprofit…

Henry Hostetler, owner and manager of Baywood Racquet Club in Winterville, is bound for the The North Carolina Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame.

Hostetler, Tarboro native Bea Burnette and former N.C. State standout Matt McDonald will be inducted Jan. 26 at the Pinehurst Resort and…

D.H. Conley posted tennis wins on three consecutive days last week, and the Vikings lost just one of the 27 matches played.

The Vikings started the run with consecutive victories over against South Central, 8-1 last Tuesday and 9-0 on Wednesday, and then they downed Eastern Wayne 9-0 on Thursday.…

If Charlie Strong was surprised by his South Florida football team’s close call against East Carolina on Saturday night, he was not letting it show Monday.

In fact, the coach said his 4-0 Bulls were very happy to still have a zero on the other side of their record after gutting out a 20-13…

There has been a terrible death in the family for baby boomers: The beloved Volkswagen Beetle.

Volkswagen has announced it will quit making the Beetle next year, shutting down production of a car that debuted in 1930s Nazi Germany but became a counterculture icon for America’s hippie…

Rick Dove took to the air to see what the storm had wrought. A longtime advocate for protecting North Carolina's rivers from pollution, Dove looked down from a small plane on a submerged landscape stitched with swollen streams and rivers and engulfed by newly formed lakes and ponds.

It was not a…

As “The Big Bang Theory” CBS juggernaut rolls into a record 12th season on Sept. 24, most of the gang exploring mysteries of the universe have gone vegan, opting for plant-based eating.

Leading actress Kaley Cuoco (Penny) also campaigns against Canadian slaughter of baby seals. Mayim…

I apologize if this messes with any diet resolutions, but here is a recipe that is worth the indulgence. This is no ordinary chocolate chip cookie. It has all the delicious aspects of a traditional, chewy Toll House-style cookie, but then notches it up a level with almond butter, chocolate chunks…

There was a time when Brunswick stew was a restaurant favorite in eastern North Carolina, especially in barbecue restaurants.

I’m saddened to say that the quality of the stew in several popular eastern barbecue joints has been in a downward spiral during the past couple of decades. Without…

Like all North Carolinians, I am worrying about the flooding causing heart-rending damage throughout our state following Hurricane Florence.

I have a special worry. It is about a puppy in Kinston.

Would the floods from Hurricane Florence put that puppy out of business in the same way that Hurricane…

Sharon and I took our first college student out for a late dinner this week after some computer shopping. An amazingly knowledgeable young man in the computer store hooked us up with what he considered the optimal choice in a laptop for engineering majors.

I keep reassuring Carly that she is free…

It should come as no surprise that Pitt Community College found its new president, Lawrence Rouse, just 63 miles down the road in Kenansville.

Rouse is a native of Sumpter, South Carolina, but he spent 13 years in Duplin County as president and CEO of James Sprunt Community College.

That’s…

How did Carrboro writer and teacher Georgann Eubanks become the leader of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association?

In a word, she earned a top role in our state’s cultural community by her diligent and unselfish community service that has made things better for all of us. For…