A man who originally was charged with 25 counts of cruelty to animals pleaded guilty Monday in Pitt County Criminal Superior Court to one count of abandonment of an animal.
Lee Vann Crawford Jr., 47, of 436 Hill Drive, Chocowinity, was charged with multiple counts of cruelty to animals after a…
Dog trainer pleads guilty to one count of abandoning dog/Crime-and-Rescue/2017/05/18/Dog-owner-pleads-guilty-to-one-count.html11
Wednesday’s annual meeting of the United Way of Pitt County gave the organization’s board members and community supporters a portion of reality with their lunch — and a taste of the power a united community has to rise above its challenges.
Before keynote speaker and nationally-…
Challenging year for United Way countered by accomplishments/News/2017/05/18/Challenging-year-for-United-Way-bolstered-by-uplifting-accomplishments.html11
A Pitt County commissioner on Wednesday raised the possibility of a property tax increase to meet the need for additional staffing and vehicles for the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office.
Commissioner Glen Webb asked Sheriff Neil Elks if Elks would endorse a tax increase to fund seven new positions…
Tax increase considered during budget talks with sheriff /News/2017/05/18/Webb-Increasing-sheriff-s-funding-may-require-increasing-taxes.html11
It was a trio of bare flagpoles in front of C.M. Eppes Middle School in Greenville that got Melinda Fagundus thinking.
Why were no flags flying? Wouldn’t a coat of paint and some new banners waving in the breeze encourage school pride and patriotism? Could the students benefit?…
Parents graduate as advocates for public schools/News/2017/05/18/Parents-graduate-as-advocates-for-public-schools.html11
FARMVILLE — One group of Farmville girls is learning more about the wide world of opportunities they can chase as they move through school and toward a career.
Occupations Women Likely Skip or OWLS is a new class this year at Farmville Middle School focusing on introducing STEM (Science,…
Farmville Middle's OWLS program introduces girls to technology, electronics/News/2017/05/18/Girls-study-technology-in-Farmville-Middle-program.html11
A 25-year-old Greenville man was arrested early Monday on a charge he carried a concealed gun after or while consuming alcohol.
Greenville officers responded about 2:05 a.m. on Monday to Club 519 at 519 Cotanche St. in downtown Greenville after receiving a call about an individual with a gun.
Aaron…
Crime: Man charged with having gun while drinking at club/Crime-and-Rescue/2017/05/18/Crime-Man-charged-with-having-gun-after-drinking.html11
The Republican Women of Pitt County will hold their monthly meeting from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room at 400 Saint Andrews. A lunch buffet will be served for $14 per person. The speaker will be Hal Weatherman, chief of staff for Dan Forrest. To RSVP, call…
May 18 Community News/News/2017/05/18/May-18-Community-News-6.html11
A man is charged with with robbery with a dangerous weapon and going armed to the terror of the people after an armed confrontation Tuesday night at a tobacco store.
Shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday, Greenville police officers were called to D’s Drive Thru Tobacco Mart at 2753 E. 10th St. for…
Man charged after armed confrontation at tobacco store/Crime-and-Rescue/2017/05/17/Man-charged-after-armed-confrontation-at-tobacco-store.html11
