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Thursday, January 14, 2021
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Pitt County District Court is gearing up for its first full day of hearings in weeks now that an order postponing all in-person court activity is set to expire.
HOOKERTON — Officials decided they needed more information before deciding on a conditional-use permit for a communications tower during Hookerton’s Jan. 5 Board of Commissioners meeting.
AYDEN — Ayden will soon join New Bern, Tarboro and Washington, N.C., in issuing a letter to N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein regarding complaints about Suddenlink internet service.
SNOW HILL — Snow Hill has entered into an agreement with Greene County for the listing, supervising and collecting of property taxes at a rate of 5 percent after failing to negotiate a lower rate.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
About two dozen school nurses covering more than three dozen public schools have found themselves overextended during the coronavirus pandemic, school officials said, but an effort is underway to remedy the situation.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Widespread exposure to COVID-19 prompted Pitt County Schools to pivot to all-virtual instruction this week following a 7-2 vote of the Board of Education on Monday night.
Greene Early College is gearing up for the process of welcoming in its next freshman class.
Commercial airline passenger service is flying in and out of Greenville once again, albeit on a modified schedule.
Pitt County officials said they would establish a call center to take reservations for the COVID-19 vaccine after the Pitt County Board of Commissioners raised questions about the roll-out during their meeting on Monday.
Sports Stories
Thursday, January 14, 2021
FARMVILLE — As the Farmville Central High School volleyball team made its way home from a victory against BeddingieldJan. 5, they were greeted by members of the Farmville community who gathered to show their support.
Wednesday, December 02, 2020
WILLIAMSTON — The boys cross country team from Greene Central High School finished second overall in a nonconference meet Monday at Riverside High School.
Thursday, November 26, 2020
LITTLEFIELD — There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned five-set volleyball match between Pitt County rivals to start the season.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
FARMVILLE — Janiya Foskey has made her college choice.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
North Carolina Democrats thought the stars had finally aligned for smashing victories in 2020.
Thursday, November 05, 2020
On the morning after this crazy election — which very well may still be playing out by the time this column is published — I realized how much I miss election nights in the newsroom. Mostly I miss the pizza. The calling out and tallying of precinct returns, not so much.
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Who will be serving in the new presidential cabinet?
Opinion Stories
Thursday, January 14, 2021
For years there has been a metal sign bolted to the rear entrance of Farmville’s Community Center welcoming people to the “Pitt County Council on Aging Senior Center.” The problem is that town officials now say our elderly friends should enter through the front door.
“When he [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” (Matthew 9:36)
Without consulting “the Google” or any other resource answer these questions. What are the three branches of government? How many justices serve on the U.S. Supreme Court? What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? How many voting members are there in the US Congress? Name …
One of North Carolina’s important public intellectuals has stepped down.
With Democrats in charge of the White House, and U.S. House, and (possibly as of this writing) the U.S. Senate, you can expect a push by left-wing activists and politicians to repeal some federal tax cuts enacted by the previously Republican Congress and signed by President Trump.
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 is a date which will live in infamy, along with 9/11, Nov. 22, 1963 and Dec. 7, 1941.
I have read many posts on social media about “virtual” education or “online” education and I have participated in some of the discussions. I don’t mean to label all school systems by what I am getting ready to impart, but I do think it needs to be said that most children in North Carolina ar…
I have spoken on this subject a lot in the past, but there is still a great need.
Thursday, January 07, 2021
After getting many political predictions wrong in 2016, including but not limited to the results of the presidential election, I threw my long-cherished crystal ball out and started building a new one.
After getting many political predictions wrong in 2016, including but not limited to the results of the presidential election, I threw my long-cherished crystal ball out and started building a new one.
Features Stories
Thursday, January 14, 2021
The Optimist Club of Greenville is accepting applications for its annual youth essay contest, won last year by D.H. Conley High School senior Abbey Dunnigan.
Six Greene Early College students have been inducted into the Shown the Lenoir Community College chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.
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For 25 years now, I have used this space to publish innocuous thoughts about daily life. I get away with it because most readers have had similar thoughts and can chuckle at mine.
One reader asked why I start each column with a reminder to eat healthy, be physically active and follow the three Ws. “You would think we would all know it by now,” he said. I said, looking around, we all need gentle reminders.
FARMVILLE — After a Dec. 29 fire destroyed his business, Farmville resident Travis Fletcher said he is seeking to rebuild.
Start-ups. The United States Census tells us that the population of Ayden went up dramatically during the first part of the 20th century: 557 in 1900; 990 in 1910; 1,673 in 1920; 1,750 in 1937. More citizens means more opportunities for business start-ups.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Birthdays
Thursday, January 07, 2021
After the new house was completed nearly two years ago, I left the inside trim work for me to finish. Friends and family warned that a house lived in is easy to leave unfinished. They were right.
Birthdays