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AYDEN — Pocket gardens were the topic of a June 8 presentation at the Ayden Senior Center.
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A Winterville woman has been arrested for disposing of evidence related to the Jan. 12 killing of a young mother south of Greenville in Pitt County.
A pair of rising seniors from Pitt County have been selected to work at Greenville Utilities as pre-apprentice linemen through the local TradesFormers program.
Squatted trucks may soon be banned from North Carolina roadways if legislators have anything to say about it, but some local vehicle owners do not see the bill as effective or necessary.
A driver charged in a wreck that killed four teens on June 3 was driving 75 mph in the rain, according to a crash report filed by the State Highway Patrol.
AYDEN — The Board of Commissioners approved Ayden's fiscal year 2019-20 audit and 2021-22 fiscal year budget at its June 14 meeting.
AYDEN — Marieka Harrison, principal of Ayden Middle School, recently completed the Distinguished Leadership in Practice program, a year-long leadership development program for practicing school principals.
SNOW HILL — Greene County and area residents will soon have another option for health care.
AYDEN — Despite pouring rain and a thundering sky, the June 10 Ayden Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours was deemed a success.
Sports Stories
NEWPORT – DaMarr Harvey earned two first-place finishes to lead the Farmville Central boys track team to a fourth-place showing at the Class 2A Eastern Regional meet on Saturday.
Two Pitt County tennis players will continue their seasons this week at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state championships.
RALEIGH – South Central High School will send six individuals and one relay team to the Class 4A Track and Field State Championships this weekend in Greensboro.
I really want to limit my thoughts this week to all that is happening in the NBA, but there are several subjects outside of basketball I have to at least mention.
Farmville Central produced nine champions, during the Eastern Plains 2A Conference championship track meet June 9 at Nash Central High School.
Pitt County high school track teams combined for 20 championships during the Eastern Carolina 3A/4A Conference championship meet held June 9 at New Bern High School.
Recent qualifying for the College World Series had me watching baseball more than normal recently, and I’ve come to some realizations.
Ten players will attempt to qualify for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state tennis tournaments during East Regional play this weekend.
Ten players will attempt to qualify for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state tennis tournaments during East Regional play this weekend.
FARMVILLE — The third time proved to be the charm for the Farmville Central baseball team last week on Senior Night.
Opinion Stories
Sometimes days simply do not go as planned. I am sure you readers have figured that out by now. I am also just as certain that all of you have different reactions when things don’t go the way you want them to.
I once found a $20 bill on a sidewalk in Washington, D.C. I picked it up, thus ruining the punchline of an old joke.
“I’m tired of reading yesterday’s news tomorrow,” a friend complained about his local daily newspaper. “I’m not going to pay to get Saturday’s ball scores in Monday or Tuesday’s paper.” The once proud newspaper profession has been humbled and weakened, causing concerns about the future of in…
No one has to tell me how hard it is to live like Jesus. The more you try, the more the devil will attack you.
I have written several pieces regarding racism and the effects it has on society and Christianity.
At a recent wedding, a grandmother of the bride commented on how pleased she was that the officiant gave a realistic picture of marriage, including that almost half of them currently end in divorce.
Can a Democrat win the race for U.S. Senate in North Carolina next year?
While we’re still fussin’ and fightin’ about the 2020 elections the 2022 races have already begun. Candidates have announced for the US Senate seat vacated when Richard Burr retires. Before going too far into next year’s races can we all agree we want fair elections, referendums that encoura…
My mother handed me a note that I had written to my father 40 years ago with an excuse for not mowing the lawn. She had run across it in a drawer.
I have been sitting on this story for months, wondering if I should write it or just let time pass. In today’s difficult times, I thought, maybe the story needs to be out there for others to take note of.
Features Stories
I read about a father who disappeared after coming around for a few brief visits during the earliest years of his son’s life. Told by the son, the story was about how for three decades he waited and wondered and applied what few things he knew about his dad toward assembling his own identity.
SNOW HILL — For more than 200 years, the Sauls Family Farm has been a homestead for descendants of Daniel Artis, a freed slave hailing from Norfolk, Virginia.
Five area high school graduates are among 215 rural North Carolina students selected to receive $12,000 scholarships from The Golden LEAF Foundation, the organization announced this week.
What does it mean to be anointed?
SNOW HILL — The Academy of Nakid Hair celebrated its opening by hosting a Juneteenth Block Party on Saturday.
AYDEN — After a 15-month shutdown due to COVID-19, Charles and Cathleen Swinson welcomed customers back into Cinderine’s pub on June 5.
FARMVILLE — The Nathan R. Cobb Sr. Foundation recently awarded six scholarships to deserving students in the Farmville area thanks to donations from supporters and a contribution from the H.B. Sugg Charitable Organization.
A pair of rising seniors from Pitt County have been selected to work at Greenville Utilities as pre-apprentice linemen through the local TradesFormers program.
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