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    The man hoping to unseat Pitt County’s sheriff is waging his campaign with a considerably larger war chest, more volunteers and more active canvassing, according to records and information from both candidates. His opponent said he is unconcerned about the numbers.

  • Man charged with growing marijuana in Farmville attic

    Farmville police arrested a man and charged him with three felony counts after they say they uncovered a marijuana-growing operation in the attic of the his home on Wright Drive.

  • Daily Reflector wins 10 awards in N.C. press competitions

     

    The Daily Reflector received 10 awards in two North Carolina press competitions during ceremonies Thursday in Chapel Hill.

  • Chile race pushes athletes to the edge

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  • Black support high for Obama's race-neutral stance

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- In this banking center walloped by the Great Recession, where unemployment just hit a 20-year high and as many as one in three black people are out of work, blacks could easily be frustrated with President Barack Obama's insistence that a rising economic tide for all will lift African-American boats.