It appears rain kept voters away on the first day of early voting in Pitt County.

Elections Director Dave Davis said 187 ballots were cast Wednesday at the center at Alice F. Keene Center, 4561 County Home Road.

That’s less that the first-day turnout in the 2017, 2015 and 2013 municipal…

The holidays will be happier for some lucky people when they win a share of $3,000 in cash prizes — including a $2,000 grand prize — from The Daily Reflector in our BINGO game.

The fun begins on Sunday when all home delivery subscribers will receive a unique BINGO card in their paper,…

A man suspected in an Oct. 8 bank robbery at a Wells Fargo in Greenville has been arrested at a Greyhound bus station in Fayetteville, the Greenville Police Department reported Wednesday night.  

Justin Moon, 35, of Durham was taken into custody about 6 p.m. He also was wanted in Columbia,…

Area football teams find themselves in the home stretch of their schedules, and the hunt for conference championships are still wide open. Check out the action packed schedule tonight.

Ayden-Grifton (4-2, 0-2) at South Lenoir (2-5, 0-3), 7 p.m.

The Chargers are looking to quickly end their two-game…

It was a night of celebration at South Central as the school's boys' soccer team recorded a 4-2 win over New Bern on Thursday, earning its first-ever 3-A/4-A Eastern Carolina Conference championship.

SC had to shake off a slow start, as the Bears notched a goal each in the first half from Brayden…

Donnie Kirkpatrick doesn't think Demetrius Mauney is going to get any faster during his East Carolina football career, but he does think the freshman is bound to improve with time as a more complete running back.

Mauney, who is leading the Pirates in rushing this season but he has no starts and no…

It appears the Trump administration is trying to find a way to get us into a war with Iran without Congressional approval. Why else sacrifice our allies the Kurds?

I disagree with op-ed columnist, Marc Thiessen’s assessment that “The cry that America is fighting ‘endless…

BYH, my wife just stopped and looked at me and said, 'you weren't even listening, were you?' I just thought to myself, 'what a strange way to start a conversation'.

BYH to the "man" whose Baptist wife wouldn't let him drink a beer at the ECU game. Tell her to build you a Baptist wall, then pounding…

In his most recent “tour de ignorance” in Sunday’s Reflector, Vic Corey again praises the Trumpster and condemns the Democratic Party as “Communist.”

Some time ago, after a writer applauded Mr. Corey as a product of the “school of hard knocks,” I lamented…

Q: I saw the news that it’s ok to eat red and processed meat. What and who do I believe? J and B H. Formerly of Greenville

A: Yes, a surprising study was released the week of Sept. 30 saying that eating less red meat may not make your healthier. It found fault with previous nutrition studies…

Pitt Partners for Health is celebrating a quarter century of helping community residents live healthier lives.

Established in 1995, PPH is Pitt County’s community health coalition. The group is led by a steering committee whose members represent Vidant Medical Center, the Pitt County Health…

Around the globe parents are buckling their children into car seats with the very best intentions. Unfortunately, some are missing the mark, placing their most precious cargo in danger.

Following the fine points of car seat safety can reduce the risk of a child’s death in a car crash by as…

Supporters of Dan Gerlach, interim chancellor at East Carolina University, launched a sustained attack against The Daily Reflector last week because of a story we published about photographs of Gerlach bar hopping in Greenville. My response to them and their cries of fake news is that our coverage…

Some people can get away with sitting all day, every day. I wish I’d realized sooner that I’m not one of those people. Nearly 30 years of newspaper work nearly ruined my lower back — not to mention my backside.

A comfortable desk chair can turn you into the proverbial frog in a…

NORFOLK, Va.

East Carolina sophomore quarterback Holton Ahlers was asked Saturday night about the last time he enjoyed a bus ride after a road football game and he knew immediately that it was when he was a student and star at D.H. Conley High School.

ECU first-year coach Mike Houston was more…