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Fans hang in to bitter end to see Pirate victory

Doug Winder put on his gold Pirates shirt and drove in from Newport only to be sitting down Sunday when quarterback Dominique Davis threw the winning touchdown as time expired.

Unregistered sex offenders arrested in Pitt County

Three Pitt County men were arrested and charged with failure to register as sex offenders, according to a news release from the Greenville Police Department.

  • Police reports: Authorities investigating Friday afternoon assault

    Greenville police responded to a reported armed robbery at 3:28 p.m. on Friday in the 800 block of West 14th Street, according to a department news release.

  • Man arrested for assault, kidnapping

    Greenville police arrested a man on assault and kidnapping charges after being called to a domestic dispute at a hotel on South Memorial Drive on Thursday, a report said.

  • Office building targeted, items stolen from three businesses

    Greenville police are investigating reports that someone smashed in the side window of an office building in the 1700 block East Arlington Boulevard between 5:15 p.m.

  • Robbery suspect arrested in Greenville

    The U.S. Marshals Service and the Greenville Police Department on Wednesday arrested a man wanted on a variety of criminal charges, according a police department news release.

  • Cab driver is robbed, assaulted

    A cab driver was assaulted and robbed Tuesday afternoon, and officers arrested a suspect a short time later, the Greenville Police Department reported.

ECU on a quest for three straight Conference USA championships

Today, Steve Ballard gets to be just one of the crowd, at least for a few hours.

  • McNeill era begins today

    A feeling of newness is set to wash over Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium today, but the building's long-standing residents will enter it hoping for more of the same.

  • After fire, North Pitt athlete rises above adversity

    Sometimes it takes losing everything to gain something. North Pitt basketball player Leveon Hines recently experienced that, admitting last week that he has gained a new perspective on life after he and his family lost all of their belongings — and their home — in a house fire about a month ago.

  • LSU holds on against short-handed Heels 30-24

    By PAUL NEWBERRY AP College Football Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Against all odds, undermanned North Carolina nearly rallied from a 20-point halftime deficit before losing 30-24 to LSU on Saturday night.

  • Rose romps over rival

    WINTERVILLE — South Central's football team got to see all the colors of Nigel Rainbow on Friday night during its game against J.H. Rose, but for the Falcons, it wasn't a pretty sight.

  • Farmville Central rally in fourth falls just short

    FARMVILLE — A second-half comeback attempt fell just short for Farmville Central in a 21-19 football loss to Northeastern on Friday.

Kim Grizzard: Frolicking Flo finds new friends on her flights of fancy

After our dog's 10th escape in 110 days, we had planned to get her a microchip I.D. last Saturday. But she got away again last Friday.

  • Warehouse makeovers: New uses for tobacco buildings

    Pitt County's first commercial tobacco crop is believed to have sprouted under the watch of Leon Evans in 1886. The industry bloomed as cotton prices declined and railroads arrived. Tobacco occupied 70 acres in 1889 and more than 12,900 acres one decade later, according to “The Architectural Heritage of Greenville, North Carolina.”

  • Pet lost and found Sept. 5

    LOST: neutered reddish-brown Boxer, white chest, no collar, Cherry Oak subdivision, (902) 4754 or 814-5910;

  • Pet news Sept. 5

    Animal Shelter The Pitt County Animal Shelter's featured Pet of the Week is Jada, a medium, young female hound mix.. Animals available for adoption at the Pitt County Animal Shelter can be viewed at www.pittcoanimalshelter.petfinder.com.

  • Sept. 5 meeting place

    Barbershop Chorus: The Greenville Area Barbershop Chorus “Brotherhood of Harmony” meets at 7:30 p.m.

  • Library to host discussion of Duncan novel

    There will be a group discussion of the book “Plant Life” by Pamela Duncan at 7 p.m. Tuesday in room A at Sheppard Memorial Library.

Editorial: Pitt sheriff's office transition must be professional

Following a bitter primary election battle, incumbent Pitt County Sheriff Mac Manning and his victorious challenger, Neil Elks, spoke of respecting the results and abiding by voters' will.

Al Clark: Portsmouth, a meeting place of sand, sea and time

As I write, Hurricane Earl is beginning its brush with fame or obscurity; I hope the latter, especially so after a recent trip to Ocracoke and Portsmouth islands.

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