The American Red Cross Donation Center, 700 Cromwell Drive, is open 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today. It is also open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday. Blood donors are needed. Walk-ins welcome; appointments, which can be made online, are recommended. Blood drives at…
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A resolution intended to show unanimous support for the UNC System in an ongoing dispute with Vidant Medical Center fell one vote short because an East Carolina University Board of Trustees member was not fully informed of the action in advance, the member said.
East Carolina University trustees…
ECU trustees want Vidant to restore seats/News/2019/07/14/ECU-trustees-want-Vidant-to-restore-seats.html11
A pair of presentations in Greenville on Monday will offer information on voter photo identification requirements that go into effect for the 2020 election, according to the Pitt County Board of Elections.
Photo identification is not required for any elections in 2019, officials said. However,…
Elections officials hold voter ID session Monday/News/2019/07/14/Elections-officials-hold-voter-ID-session-Monday.html11
A new Saturday meal program at Greenville’s nonprofit soup kitchen will help supplement meals provided to area youth during the week, organizers said at a kick-off event for the program.
JOY Soup Kitchen held an open-to-all lunch at its Albemarle Avenue facility to mark the beginning of the…
Saturday outreach aims to increase food security, spread JOY/News/2019/07/14/Saturday-outreach-aims-to-increase-food-security-spread-JOY.html11
Pitt County’s corn crop is in “dire straits” and a number of other field crops are suffering due to this summer’s hot, dry weather, an agriculture expert said.
“Things are in pretty bad shape right now,” said Andy Burlingham, N.C. Cooperative Extension…
Pitt County crops hit hard by hot, dry weather/News/2019/07/13/Pitt-County-crops-hit-hard-by-hot-dry-weather.html11
Opponents of the GOP state budget are urging local lawmakers to support a veto of the plan and to move away from what they called “either-or” thinking on state spending priorities.
Members of Progress NC Action and other advocacy groups visited Greenville on Thursday for a stop on their…
Town hall focuses on state budget/News/2019/07/13/Town-hall-focuses-on-state-budget.html11
The American Red Cross Donation Center, 700 Cromwell Drive, is open 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today and Sunday. It is also open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday. Blood donors are needed. Walk-ins welcome; appointments, which can be made online, are recommended. Blood…
July 13 Community News /News/2019/07/13/July-13-Community-News-6.html11
A member of ECU’s Board of Trustees cast the deciding vote for a new chairman on Friday after a nominee tried to block her from participating via telephone, forcing her to travel to campus to attend the session.
The vote ended with Vern Davenport being elected in a 7-6 vote over Angela Moss,…
ECU trustees battle over chair/News/2019/07/13/ECU-trustees-battle-over-chair.html11
