The Planning and Zoning Commission voted on Tuesday to approve a design adding 188 single-family homes off Eastern Pines Road, despite a few concerns expressed about the effects of the development.

The addition is part of a 63.9-acre design by Bill Clark Homes of Greenville LLC. The building…

Filing for judicial seats in Pitt County continues, with a judge first appointed in 2013 filing to retain his seat on the bench.

According to records released Tuesday, Pitt County District Court Judge Lee Teague on Monday filed his formal notice of candidacy with the North Carolina Board of…

The sale of about 650 miles of railroad by CSX railways includes about 100 miles of track in eastern North Carolina, including a section that passes through Greenville.

CSX announced earlier this month that it is soliciting bids for six segments of track located in New York, Kentucky and West…

A Farmville-area man was arrested on an assault charge after a neighbor confronted him about blowing yard debris onto his property, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office reported on Tuesday. 

Marvin Earl Bryan Jr., 47, is accused of striking his neighbor with a piece of metal, according to a…

Two men from eastern North Carolina are celebrating separate $1 million wins in the North Carolina Education Lottery.

Anthony Chavis of Greenville said he spent the weekend sleeping on a scratch-off ticket worth $1 million.

“Once I saw that I won I put it under my mattress,” Chavis said.…

RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest’s campaign can seek monetary damages for a television ad run by a group backing his opponent, even though he won the race, a divided state appeals court panel ruled Tuesday.

Forest’s campaign committee sought action against…

RALEIGH — A federal judge has definitively ruled out judicial primaries in North Carolina this election year, favoring Republican legislative leaders who said they wanted to avoid confusing the voters.

U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles announced Tuesday she would side with the GOP…

New local rules have been approved for operating drones in unincorporated areas of Pitt County.

The Pitt County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a new ordinance governing the takeoff and landing of drones during its Monday meeting. Because the vote was unanimous, the ordinance goes in…

The public can learn what rules are being considered for guiding future development along the Southwest Bypass during an open house being held on Monday at Pitt Community College.

Pitt County government, Greenville, Ayden, Winterville, the Greenville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization,…

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Umbrella Market 

The Umbrella Market in downtown Greenville will be open from 5-8 p.m. at Five Points Plaza, corner of Evans and Fifth Streets. It offers fresh produce, meats, seafood, handmade arts, jewelry, antiques, vintage items, homemade bath products, baked goods, local craft brew…