The local business community heard how the candidates for the Pitt County Board of Commissioners think about issues involving economic development, education and health care during a virtual forum sponsored by the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce.
The local business community heard how the candidates for the Pitt County Board of Commissioners think about issues involving economic development, education and health care during a virtual forum sponsored by the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce.
Drive-in Shrek
Pitt County drew another high-profile face in the race for president on Tuesday as the campaigns continued a push to win a state that is considered a toss-up two weeks from Election Day.
A proposal to limit gunfire near homes in unincorporated areas could be taking shape after a preliminary discussion at the Pitt County Board of Commissioners on Monday.
Greenville City Council members on Monday asked whether a proposed street mural would properly address ongoing racial concerns or promote more community discord.
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This morning, Pitt County Schools is expecting to see the largest influx of students since March as elementary learners return for weekly on-campus instruction.
The average daily number of new COVID-19 cases fell slightly in Pitt County over a seven-day period ending Monday, while the state’s average rose for the sixth straight week with two new one-day highs.
Drive-through immunization
Voting for the November election is off to a record-smashing pace in Pitt County as nearly 26,700 people have already cast ballots, including 20,330 people at early voting sites and 6,344 by mail, the county Board of Elections reported.
Vidant Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health, along with other major health systems in North Carolina, are participating in a community research partnership with patients to better understand the spread of COVID-19.
More than 21,500 people have already cast their ballot in Pitt County for the Nov. 3 election, including 15,162 people at early voting sites and 6,344 by mail, the county Board of Elections reported.
A street mural with a Black Lives Matter theme is among three public arts projects the Greenville City Council is scheduled to vote on at its 6 p.m. Monday meeting.
More furloughs are expected at East Carolina University as a new committee begins the work of reshaping the institution to take on financial challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
ECU’s Lifelong Learning Program has been discontinued due to lack of funding, but university officials said the cancellation of programming is expected to be temporary.
The only black person ever elected to the bench in Pitt County is facing a challenge from a successful private attorney who touts she will be the court’s first conservative woman if she’s elected.
All roads are open in downtown Greenville now that a project to prevent flooding is “substantially complete.”
An East Carolina University faculty member’s latest patent may change the way restless legs syndrome (RLS) is treated, leading to more effective care over a longer period of time for patients.
