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Nurses lobby schools to OK Narcan

School nurses are lobbying the Pitt County Board of Education to allow them stock Narcan to administer when the encounter suspected overdose cases.

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Verity, Futrell lead Pirate All-AAC picks

Verity, Futrell lead Pirate All-AAC picks

East Carolina’s Jake Verity made the most field goals among American Athletic Conference football kickers this season, but he was named second-team All-AAC on Wednesday instead of earning the first-team distinction.

PREP SPOTLIGHT: Daylin Brown

PREP SPOTLIGHT: Daylin Brown

Freshman point guard Daylin Brown impressed in his first career high school game Tuesday, as South Central narrowly escaped First Flight in its season opener. Brown finished with a team-high 22 points and brought fans to their feet with his handles. Preps beat writer Jake Keator spoke with B…

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Jaguars cruise past rival Chargers

Jaguars cruise past rival Chargers

The Farmville Central boys’ basketball team’s wining streak grew to 35 straight Wednesday evening following another dominating victory over rival Ayden-Grifton, 100-47.

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Disappointment, frustration emerge after last ECU loss
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Disappointment, frustration emerge after last ECU loss

East Carolina’s basketball team wanted to focus on defense to stop a three-game losing streak, but after an 85-75 home loss to Coppin State on Tuesday handed the Pirates their fourth straight defeat, more concerns only rose to the surface.

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Who needs NATO when Trump has Putin?

Who needs NATO when Trump has Putin?

When French President Macron called NATO “brain dead,” the brain he was talking about was U.S. leadership. Donald Trump is the first president in American history to undermine the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, formed in April 1949 as a military alliance between 29 North American and Eu…

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Democrats pursue impeachment in bad faith

Democrats pursue impeachment in bad faith

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats are trying to remove President Trump from office “prayerfully,” “sadly” and “with a heavy heart.” In fact, as anyone who has been watching knows, many Democrats have been itching to impeach Trump since the day he took office.

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Harris failed to articulate strong vision

Harris failed to articulate strong vision

Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, which began with possibility like none other in this election cycle, ended abruptly for the most prosaic of reasons. It “simply doesn’t have the financial resources we need to continue,” she announced Tuesday.

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Harris failed to articulate strong vision

Harris failed to articulate strong vision

Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, which began with possibility like none other in this election cycle, ended abruptly for the most prosaic of reasons. It “simply doesn’t have the financial resources we need to continue,” she announced Tuesday.

Give generously this season, all year

Give generously this season, all year

Were you among the crowds rushing to stores for bargains on Black Friday or did you wait for Small Business Saturday? Perhaps you joined those spending a record $9.4 billion on Cyber Monday. As exciting as these days might have been, let us suggest the most important day was Tuesday — Giving…

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Performance features new roles, large cast

Audiences who are familiar with “The Nutcracker” will recognize characters such as Clara, the Nutcracker Prince, the Mouse King and Mother Ginger at this weekend’s performances. But there are a few surprises in store as Dance Arts Theatre enters its 28th season of performing the classic Chri…

Bob Garner: It's hard to be humble, but we try

Bob Garner: It's hard to be humble, but we try

There’s a particular verse from the Bible that’s become sort of an earworm to me, sort of like a random song. I can’t get it out of my head and seated in its proper place — and that’s the problem.

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