A nonprofit economic development group has won a Natural and Cultural Heritage Education grant to establish the Roanoke River Underground Railroad Trail, the organization announced Tuesday.
The $25,000 grant is from the GlaxoSmithKline Foundation’s Ribbon of Hope program, Carol Shields,…
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Students and staff in the music department at Pitt Community College have lined up several performances for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, the college announced this week.
Students will present the first-ever Musical Theater night at Temple Free Will Baptist Church in Winterville,…
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The Greenville Police Department on Wednesday released images of a person wanted for questioning in a weekend shooting outside the Sheetz convenience store in north Greenville.
The incident occurred shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday at the Sheetz at 2521 N. Memorial Drive, the department reported.…
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An large and enthusiastic crowd at Minges Coliseum on Tuesday helped raise thousands and keep the community focused on helping their neighbors during the Concert for Hurricane Florence Relief, headlined by local and national fan favorites The Avett Brothers.
The Avetts along with fellow musicians…
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A Pitt County commissioner who was re-elected to a third term last week is stepping down in the new year because he’s accepted a job in the sandhills of North Carolina.
Glen Webb, whose District 6 seat encompasses southern Pitt County, has accepted the deputy police chief position with the…
Webb stepping down from commissioners in early 2019/News/2018/11/14/Webb-stepping-down-from-commissioners-in-early-2019.html11
The North Carolina Retired School Personnel of Pitt County will meet at 10 a.m. at Parker's Barbecue, 3109 S. Memorial Drive, for a general meeting. Attendees are asked to bring school supplies for the community service project and a record of volunteer hours for 2018.…
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A Wake County Superior Court judge on Tuesday heard arguments on whether he should dismiss a zoning appeal challenging a subdivision development on N.C. 33 East.
Judge Bryan Collins said he was going to review briefs submitted by attorneys for the homeowners who brought the suit, Pitt County…
Developer tries to have zoning case dismissed/News/2018/11/14/Judge-hears-motions-in-Luke-s-Landing-case.html11
Someone kicked open a door to a woman’s home on Brownlea Drive late Saturday in a reported first-degree burglary, according to a case report released by the Greenville Police Department.
The report released on Tuesday indicated that the intruder kicked in the back door resulting in $100 in…
A visit to East Carolina University by women’s and civil rights advocate Anita Hill originally scheduled for September is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Wright Auditorium.
Hill, who famously testified in 1991 against then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas about alleged sexual misconduct, will…
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No other medical school in North Carolina — and only one other in the nation — has produced a higher percentage of family physicians in the last decade than the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, according to a pair on family medicine organizations.
Officials…
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