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Getting a taste of a quintessential eastern North Carolina summer requires only a trip downtown after work on Wednesdays.

  • Go! guide May 17

    Fun stuff coming up in the Greenville area:

  • Arts datebook May 17

    Events and activities coming up in the Greenville-area arts scene.

  • After hours May 17

    A weekly listing of live music at area night clubs and restaurants:

  • Movie capsules May 17

    Capsules of movies playing at local theaters. New releases are indicated with an asterisk.

  • Rhodes: ‘Star Trek’ returns to big screen

    I faced J.J. Abrams’ 2009 reboot of the “Star Trek” franchise with trepidation. How could he hope to replace Capt. James T. Kirk and Mr.

UCF draws first blood

Probably the best ball hit by an East Carolina baseball player Thursday night went into the scorebook as an F9.

  • Whisnant headed to ECU

    Terry Whisnant, a 6-foot-3 guard, is transferring to East Carolina after playing two seasons for the Florida State men’s basketball team.

  • Santa Fe ends PCC's season

    ST. GEORGE, Utah — Pitt Community College’s softball team was bounced from the junior college national championship tournament on Thursday after falling to Santa Fe CC 4-0 in a loser’s bracket game.

  • Garrard says knee trouble led to retirement

    FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — David Garrard’s balky knee kept him from being a serious challenger for the New York Jets’ starting quarterback job.

  • Bradley breaks course record

    IRVING, Texas — Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round at the Byron Nelson Championship.

  • Title still in reach for ECU

    There are numerous possible outcomes to the final three days of play in the Conference USA baseball season, but East Carolina is focusing solely on the one that ends with the Pirates as outright league champions.

Reflector editorial cartoons

The Daily Reflector will feature political cartoons from in-house artist Dave Irwin on each Sunday's editorial page.

  • Editorial: Little Willie Center shines

    A shining source of hope and positive child development for 23 years, the Little Willie Center after-school program stands tall as one of this city’s most recognized faith-based support networks for families in need.

  • Letter: GOP presidents haunt nation

    The U.S. Supreme Court lost a lot of its legitimacy in my eyes with the 2000 Bush v.

  • Letter: First responders deserve better

    Picture a toddler in a playpen, distraught, crying and reaching up for her dad or mom to rescue her. As soon as possible, a parent is reaching down to her. That is easy.

  • Mooneyham; Lobbyists, rules

    For more than four years now, the North Carolina courts have been sorting through complex issues surrounding lobbying and public disclosure of clients.

  • Editorial: STD bill puts more at risk

    If judged only by the stated intent of its sponsors, legislation before the N.C. General Assembly that would require parental consent for children to have access to a wide array of medical care might be considered noble.

Storm: Kill the kill switch

Anyone who has ever perused a police report knows that cellphone theft is a problem. It’s not hard to understand why.

  • Burns: Right to know trumps privacy

    I was 16 when I got into my first wreck. It was on Clayton Road not far from where I went to high school in St. Louis. I had been drinking.

  • Grizzard: Low pay, long hours — but motherhood is dream job

    Even before newspaper reporter was ranked as the worst job of 2013, I was beginning to have my doubts.

  • Rutledge: Live like Beautiful Betty

    Work in a newsroom long enough and it’s bound to happen.

  • Speller: Gay stand causes stir

    NBA center Jason Collins recently announced he is gay, becoming the first professional male athlete to do so while still active in his sport.

  • Clark: How do jobs compare?

    I guess somebody could have told me sooner, but I learned last week that the job I started about 40 years ago and basically have stayed in ever since is now ranked dead last among 200 jobs in a recent survey.

Arboretum sale keeps growing

A record number of plants will be available on Saturday during the eighth annual Pitt County Extension Master Gardeners Plant Sale.

  • Sheriff car purchase scrutinized

    A plan to purchase $615,000 in new vehicles for the sheriff’s office and other county departments prompted Pitt County commissioners to review car purchases made by the sheriff’s office this year.

  • Manufacturing sector growing

    Pitt County manufacturing has been through tough times in the last five years, but it is coming out of it with growth and expansion, the Pitt County Development Commission’s executive director said.

  • Medicaid claim plan detailed

    North Carolina’s health care providers soon will have a new state system for Medicaid reimbursement claims, but they have no idea yet who their Medicaid management partners will be.

  • A gift of art

    A Taiwanese artist and former East Carolina University professor discovered a strong sense of community during her stay in Greenville, prompting her gift to the city, officials said at a Wednesday ceremony unveiling her artwork.

  • Medicaid alternative to be unveiled

    Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration today will detail its alternative to the federal Medicaid expansion plan he and the state Legislature rejected under the Affordable Care Act.

Police seek info on teen

Greenville Police are asking the public to help them locate a missing teenager who may have run away.

  • Drug task force arrests two

    Narcotics officers arrested two Greenville men drug and weapons violations this week after searching a home on Summerhaven Drive, a news release said.

  • Truck rams car at McDonald's

    FARMVILLE — The Farmville Police Department is asking the public to help identify a motorist who crashed into a vehicle in line at a fast food restaurant then sped away.

  • Crime: Man steals antique tub

    Deputies arrested a Farmville man on charges he sold a stolen bath tub and other metal items for scrap, officials said.

  • Third-grader assaults classmates

    A Lakeforest Elementary third-grader injured four classmates Thursday morning when the student broke off part of a pencil sharpener and scratched the students.

  • Police seek info in assault

    FARMVILLE — The Farmville Police Department seeking information about an altercation that occurred in the concert area parking lot at the Dogwood Festival.

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