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Schools hope law will drive better behavior

Pitt County high school students who don’t behave may soon find themselves legally unable to drive starting this semester.

  • School board seeks applicants for Seat 1A

    The Pitt County Board of Education is searching for eligible citizens to fill a vacant seat, the district announced Wednesday morning.

  • Warren will not seek re-election

    Rep. Edith D. Warren will not seek an eighth term in the state House of Representatives, she announced Tuesday.

  • District changes won't affect fire services

    BETHEL — Proposed revisions to how Pitt County’s rural fire service is funded won’t alter the delivery or management of that protection, county officials said.

  • Plea bargain offered in 2010 murder case

    A 2010 murder case was continued Tuesday so the defendant could review a plea bargain offer.

  • Revaluation notices to go out Feb. 20

    Revaluation notices should go out to Pitt County property owners on Feb. 20, tax administrator Cathy Booker reported to the Board of Commissioners on Monday.

Police: Kidnapping report false

Greenville police arrested an Edgecombe County man Monday after he claimed he was kidnapped and forced to smoke crack cocaine.

  • Update: More info on robbery

    Greenville police on Wednesday released more information and provided descriptions of two suspects in the robbery of a homeless man.

  • Breakdown details drop in crime

    A breakdown of crimes in a Greenville Police Department report offers specifics about a 17 percent decrease in incidents from 2010.

  • Men caught with merchandise

    Police recovered property stolen from two Greenville businesses last week after apprehending men attempting to steal merchandise from a third business.

  • Crime: Couple injured during robbery

    A Greenville couple suffered moderate injuries when they were robbed in their home early Saturday, according to reports issued Monday by the Greenville Police Department.

  • ECU student's parents killed

    REIDSVILLE — An East Carolina University student was injured in a Reidsville home invasion that took the lives of her parents early Saturday morning.

Sue Myrick won't seek re-election in 9th District

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep.

  • Reynolds American 4Q profit up 16 pct

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Reynolds American Inc., the nation's second-biggest tobacco company, said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profits rose 16 percent as higher prices and productivity gains helped offset declining cigarette sales.

  • Reynolds American 4Q profit up 16 pct

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Reynolds American Inc., the nation's second-biggest tobacco company, said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profits rose 16 percent as higher prices and productivity gains helped offset declining cigarette sales.

  • Man who killed NC police officers seeks new trial

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Lawyers for a man convicted of killing two Charlotte police officers are seeking a new trial, saying their client was mentally ill and incapable of assisting in his defense.

  • Wright brothers' Ohio bike shop may be demolished

    DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio building constructed around the first Wright brothers' bicycle shop has been declared a public nuisance and may eventually be demolished, despite a resident's effort to preserve the site.

  • House bill would increase number of NC mustangs

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The size of the wild mustang herd on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks would be larger under a new measure in the U.S. Congress.

Financial Health: Finding best gas prices

Don’t you wish we could bring back those good old days when regular gas prices were low and you could fill your tank without groans and sighs?

  • Financial Health: Diversified defined

    In financial terms, diversification involves spreading your investments across a variety of assets to reduce the overall risk of your portfolio.

  • Bridal shop to close

    Bowing out of the bridal business after more than 12 years, the owner of Affordable Elegance said she’s ready for retirement but will miss “my brides.

  • Overconfident investing is bad

    There’s a field of economic research — behavioral economics — where psychology plays a major role in developing ideas about how and why people behave the way they do.

  • Medical company expands business

    The Greenville-based division of Pioneer Surgical Technology Inc. announced a facility expansion Thursday so it can ramp up its manufacturing capabilities to produce more of three types of bone void filler used in surgical procedures.

  • Don’t allow ‘mind games’ to lead to poor spending

    In the November 14 edition of Bloomberg Businessweek magazine there was an interesting article regarding how individuals viewed two different forms of tax incentives provided during the (G.W.) Bush and the Obama administrations.