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The Winterville Town Council is holding a public hearing on a proposed 2023-24 budget that holds the town’s tax rate steady even though staff is urging the panel to consider “upward adjustments” in the future.

There was a time when concerts on the Town Common weren’t quite so common. So when a free, outdoor music series began there in the 1970s, a lot of people didn’t even give it a 50-50 chance. But Sunday in the Park has played on for half a century.

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Saturday, June 03, 2023

There was a time when concerts on the Town Common weren’t quite so common. So when a free, outdoor music series began there in the 1970s, a lot of people didn’t even give it a 50-50 chance. But Sunday in the Park has played on for half a century.

If there were any doubts about the need for a welcome center and playground at Wildwood Park they were drowned out by squeals of delight from dozens of children who swarmed the slides, swings and climbing elements at the grand opening ceremony.

The Greenville City Council next week is set to give final consideration of the city’s proposed 2023-24 fiscal year budget with a public hearing on Monday and a vote likely on Thursday.

Arts in the Park: Grifton Arts in the Park will be held from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday at Contentnea Overlook Park, 437 Creekshore Drive. The event will feature live music, fun and fellowship, vendors, food and more. The Historic Museum and Indian Village also will be open 1-5 p.m.

This spring, East Carolina University’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences partnered to bring nearly 100 elementary students to tour the ECU campus and learn about various subjects, programs and careers they can pursue through the college.

A Halifax man has been arrested for a shooting that injured a 25-year-old man earlier this month, the Greenville Police Department reported.

D.H. Conley High School senior Brooke Stancil has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship from the Alpha Nu Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa. She has been accepted to the East Carolina University Honors College and plans to pursue a nursing degree.