BYH Greenville for continuing to have roads like Regency, Fire Tower, Charles, Memorial and Greenville Boulevard when you have made it deadly and dangerous to attempt to cross in anything but a multi-ton motor vehicle. What is your agenda against people walking, riding or trying to take a bu…
The Pitt County Department of Social Services staff and its partnering agencies through August will observe Child Support Awareness Month.
Pitt County Animal Services will offer a low-cost rabies vaccination clinic north of the river for dogs and cats on Aug. 14.
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DOT crews are set to install all-way stop signs at a pair of Pitt County intersections to improve safety for motorists, the agency announced.
Agencies providing rental assistance expect an influx of applications after a pandemic-inspired moratorium against evictions ends nationwide today.
Choosing from the largest pool of applicants in its history, ECU’s Brody School of Medicine welcomed its most diverse class of medical students ever during Friday’s White Coat Ceremony.
After 30 days of summer school, thousands of the county’s public school students have about three weeks off before beginning the next school semester, which school officials say should be unlike the previous academic year.
KINSTON — Town managers and board members from Greene, Lenoir and Wayne counties joined members of the Global TransPark recently to celebrate the creation of the Global TransPark Economic Development Region with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
A Greenville man has been arrested for striking an acquaintance in the head with a blunt object and causing him to bleed.
ELIZABETH CITY — Civil rights leaders are demanding Pasquotank County form a community panel to investigate the practices of the sheriff’s office.
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At this point in the offseason, three-plus months after former East Carolina basketball star Jayden Gardner announced he was transferring to Virginia, ECU coach Joe Dooley views Gardner like he was a senior on last season’s team.
A pair of local swimmers competed last weekend in the U.S. Masters Swimming Short Course National Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
As Pitt County high schools prepare to begin fall sports practices on Monday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a new executive order urging those in indoor spaces – vaccinated and unvaccinated – to wear face coverings.
NEW YORK — Day’Ron Sharpe probably wasn’t surprised to hear his name called at Thursday night’s NBA Draft.
East Carolina junior quarterback Holton Ahlers was named to the 2021 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, according to an announcement by the organization Thursday.
A trio of Pitt County’s high school coaches was named to East-West All-Star teams for this year.
BYH Greenville for continuing to have roads like Regency, Fire Tower, Charles, Memorial and Greenville Boulevard when you have made it deadly and dangerous to attempt to cross in anything but a multi-ton motor vehicle. What is your agenda against people walking, riding or trying to take a bu…
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Recently, I had the chance to donate to The Children’s Miracle Network. Figuring that we would be donating later, I just didn’t bother. Then I drove by the Children’s Hospital and thought about all the hope and anguish within. Shame on me that those frail children should have to wait for my …
The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines brought great hope in the battle against the deadly pandemic that has affected our way of life for nearly a year and a half. Now, more than seven months into the largest vaccination effort in history, the data and science is clear: the vaccines are effect…
Bless my heart. People are saying they can’t pay their rent. Here’s an idea. Get a job. Everyone is hiring.
Over the years, presidents have leaned on their predecessors for help in the White House. Lyndon Johnson, for example, asked Harry Truman for assistance to win approval of Medicare. More often, however, they have kept their distance.
Donna Davis works for Pitt County government, supporting technology. She has called eastern North Carolina home nearly all her life. She enjoys jamming with local musicians, running and writing. Contact her at donnadavisdavis@gmail.com.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Rapper DaBaby was cut Sunday from Lollapalooza's closing lineup following crude and homophobic remarks he made last week at a Miami-area music festival.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after President Joe Biden's administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool k…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — After her work as a substitute teacher in New York City dried up, Ameena Ahmed got a welcome $4,200 boost last summer in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday decided to reverse course from guidance he issued last week and will now urge all K-12 public school students and staff to be masked, even if they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's health department will require workers, volunteers and others at 14 state-run health care facilities to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Sept. 30 unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption, according to a memo.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims' families nearly $33 million to settle their lawsuit over how the company marketed the firearm to the public.
Spurred by skyrocketing consumer demand during the pandemic, restaurant delivery companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats are rapidly expanding their services to grocers, convenience stores, pharmacies, pet stores and even department stores.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Fred Ware and his son were researching the history of the home he's owned in the Hartford suburbs since 1950 when they discovered something far uglier than they expected.
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BLY, Oregon (AP) — Firefighters in Oregon reported good progress in the battle against the nation's largest wildfire, while authorities canceled evacuation orders near a major blaze in Northern California.
PHOENIX — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California could witness a stunning turnabout in a nation of deeply polarized politics if the liberal state dumps Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and elects a Republican to fill his job in a September recall election.
MTV is marking its 40th anniversary with a relaunch of its iconic image of an astronaut on the moon, with an MTV flag planted nearby.
MAZIKOY, Turkey (AP) — Wildfires raged near Turkey’s holiday beach destinations of Antalya and Mugla and in the surrounding countryside for a fifth day Sunday as the discovery of more bodies raised the death toll to eight while villagers lost their homes and animals. Residents and tourists f…
TOKYO (AP) — The 100 meters at the Olympics is the event that turns sprinters into kings: Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt.
TOKYO (AP) — A Belarus track sprinter alleged her Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan in a dispute that led to a standoff Sunday evening at Tokyo’s main airport.
CHICAGO (AP) — Rapper DaBaby was cut Sunday from Lollapalooza's closing lineup following crude and homophobic remarks he made last week at a Miami-area music festival.
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