Professors' research delves into the work of nonprofit food banks and demonstrates that a wide range of people rely on them to meet nutritional needs.

Practices by officials at some of North Carolina's local Alcoholic Beverage Control Boards have raised questions statewide about the value of the ABC system. The Daily Reflector asked how Pitt County officials to answering them.

• Calls for privatization, reform of ABC system stir debate
• Liquor rep gave Pitt official racing tickets

A growing number of congregations in the Greenville-area are finding that a permanent home is not necessary build a church, meeting in variety of locales from hotels to theaters.

• Churches draw faithful to different facilities
• Theater's the ticket for growing number of churches