AYDEN — Officials on Wednesday decided to move ahead with a modified Ayden Collard Festival to be held on Sept. 11, provided state and CDC guidelines allow it.
A Democratic congressman who has secured major funding for Greenville in the past said he will consider new funding requests carefully now that earmarks have been restored as an option for U.S. representatives.
The Tar River is now host to three designated habitat areas for a threatened river mussel found in only in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland.
Vidant Medical Center recently passed a major milestone for safer, less invasive cancer treatment.
Following a wet winter, some school officials say they have been inundated with complaints about the need for shelter outside of Chicod School.
The North Carolina House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday that would give five school systems, including Pitt County’s, control of their school calendar.
Vaccine clinic
Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1095 Allen Road, is hosting a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in partnership with the Pitt County Health Department. CDC guidelines will be followed. All participants must register at www.mycmbcnc.org. Follow the directional signs and designated persons. Call 752-4156 for more information.
Vehicles were tampered with and broken into in neighborhoods in the Grimesland area, according to reports from the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office.
Beer and music have been added to an outdoor celebration sponsored by the City of Greenville.
AYDEN — Organizers of Ayden’s Collard Festival have scheduled a meeting for tonight following a post that prematurely announced the festival had been canceled.
After watching the now-graduated quarterback Nick Hamilton lead the D.H. Conley football team to a conference championship in 2019, junior Bryce Jackson had some big shoes to fill in his first season as the starter this year.
Live red-zone sequences and continual work on special teams were highlights from East Carolina football practice Tuesday as the Pirates prepare for a full weekend scrimmage at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Juan Powell was a true freshman starter in the East Carolina football secondary for the final game of the 2019 season, and he might be a starter for this year’s opener Sept. 2 versus Appalachian State, but he definitely will still be a freshman.
Some anxious, waiting moments Sunday ended up being a positive experience for the East Carolina’s women’s soccer team.
Former East Carolina basketball star Jayden Gardner made his next destination official Monday night when he tweeted he had committed to Virginia.
Memphis’ Hunter Goodman is one of the most feared hitters in the American Athletic Conference, and he totaled three RBIs during Saturday’s game at Clark-LeClair Stadium, but East Carolina’s plethora of pitchers held him without a home run for the entire series and to zero RBIs in three of th…
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When it comes to American corporations expressing themselves, Republican U.S. Sen Mitch McConnell would rather these businesses put their money where their mouths are than listening to them when they speak and act up.
Javier Castillo’s letter to the editor published in the expanded April 11-12 edition of the paper about “Latinx” says that “If your chromosomes are XX or XY you will remain a male or a female for the rest of your life, therefore you will be a Latino or Latina.”
It’s been almost four years since North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders capitulated to global economic pressure and effectively admitted the error of their ways by agreeing to repeal the infamous anti-transgender law known as House Bill 2.
A careless comparison meant to skewer Jordan Peterson is backfiring in a big way.
One problem with government emergency actions is that the political class never wants them to end. Witness the Biden Administration’s extension of the eviction and foreclosure moratoriums, which by now are creating more trouble than they’re worth.
Catholic leaders often whisper about “Christmas and Easter Catholics”: people whose names are found on parish membership rolls, but who are rarely seen in the pews — except during crowded Christmas and Easter rites.
Rhubarb and rosemary are surprising bedfellows in this creme brulee.
Breakfast for many is the most important meal, a chance to fill up with delicious food to get through the day. Villa Verde Dos, located at 2247 W. Arlington Blvd. next to Vidant Medical Center, is Greenville’s newest morning filling station. We all know and love Villa Verde for lunch or dinn…
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