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  • Police report no movement in Taft inquiry

    Raleigh police offered no new details Thursday about their investigation into the assault of a Greenville woman at a Raleigh residence and her subsequent death.

    Kathy Taft, 62, was discovered March 6 at the Cartier Drive home of her friend John M. Geil.

  • Grant, loan helping Bethel replace aging water system

     

    The Town of Bethel is expected to replace much of its aging water system beginning this summer with a loan and a federal grant.

    U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C. 1, announced Thursday that Bethel will receive a $256,000 loan and $2.4 million federal grant for water system improvements.

  • ECU holds student apartment fair

    Hundreds of East Carolina University students gathered information on the housing options in Greenville and the surrounding areas on Wednesday at an apartment fair on campus.

    The Office of Off-Campus Student Services hosts the fair every spring semester for students to explore companies that offer apartments and other rental properties in Greenville.

  • School board races unusually competitive

    Pitt County is facing one of the largest school board elections in recent memory, with 21 candidates filed to run for six seats.

    “We generally do not see this number of school board candidates; it is unique,” said Dave Davis, director of the Pitt County Board of Elections.

Picturing hunger

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.

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A look at the issue

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.

Spiritual trends

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.