Animal lovers and their furry friends from all over eastern North Carolina enjoyed a pawfect Sunday afternoon as they gathered on the Town Common for the 19th annual Canine Crawl.

The event, which featured a one-mile fun, walk benefits the Humane Society of Eastern Carolina and organizer Sara…

To beard or not to beard. That is the question.

During the month of November, a number of deputies and other staff members of the Pitt County Sheriff's Office will be sporting beards and mustaches to support cancer research and to raise awareness of how the disease has impacted all of us.

The Pitt…

AYDEN — A two-month delay did not dim Ayden's appetite for the annual Collard Festival and clear, sunny skies helped the celebration go off without a hitch.

The festival originally was scheduled for Sept. 3–8. However, the arrival of Hurricane Dorian caused it to be pushed back about…

Ninety-four points, zero wins.

East Carolina’s football team was dealt that harsh reality in its first two games of November, scoring 43 in a three-point loss to Cincinnati at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and then on Saturday producing even more points — 51 — but also allowing more in a…

Frida night's games were the end of the line for three area teams, North Pitt, Farmville Central and Greene Central. For the remaining teams, Ayden-Grifton, J.H. Rose, D.H. Conley and South Central, there is still work to be done in the state playoffs. See who stood out in the final week of the…

SMU quarterback Shane Buechele had options on the final offensive play Saturday to finish off a 59-51 win against East Carolina.

It was fourth-and-3 with 55 seconds remaining at the Pirate 39-yard line. ECU had already taken its final timeout, and SMU then called a timeout after shifting to a pooch…

DALLAS

Tucked in a super clean and sometimes sleepy nook in Dallas is the campus at SMU, a private school that has stirred to life this fall behind a nationally ranked football team that provides excitement for its tidy, polite fan base with a fun-to-watch, prolific offense and an outside-the-box…

I know of no one who has been more of a pest to their friends and family than I have over the subject of solar electric farms in North Carolina. (Not to be confused with roof top solar panels on homes with battery storage).

You can not drive anywhere and miss seeing a solar farm near the highway. I…

Bless your heart Mr. Eugene James, former county commissioner. You were great and your presence is truly missed. You did not mind voicing your opinion and called a spade a spade. We need more like you. Best wishes to you.

BYH to the reader who wants new speed bumps and lower speed limits in the…

Individuals dealing with mental illness and substance use often find the stigma to be quite a challenge.

Besides handling the symptoms and disabilities of their disease, they face stereotypes and prejudices that arise because of misconceptions about mental illness, said Glenn Simpson, administrator…

WASHINGTON, N.C. — A few short miles from Greenville is the charming waterfront town of Washington, N.C. Strolling down the historic Main Street, just a few blocks from the Pamlico Riverfront, you can find quaint shops and restaurants featuring beautiful and charming decades-old facades. They…

DALLAS

Tucked in a super clean and sometimes sleepy nook in Dallas is the campus at SMU, a private school that has stirred to life this fall behind a nationally ranked football team that provides excitement for its tidy, polite fan base with a fun-to-watch, prolific offense and an outside-the-box…

Generation Z has had it with us baby boomers. We were handed a golden opportunity to make the world better and we blew it. “OK boomer” has become its rallying cry of collective mistrust.

I live with three Gee Zees (I made that up because it’s easier and more fun to say), and not…

Performances in athletics can be great, they can be memorable and they can be record-breaking, but that doesn’t always equal a win.

Sports outcomes can be cruel sometimes, which is what happened Saturday night when East Carolina played its best football game of the season — by far…