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Kathy Kolasa: Farm2Clinic initiative improving health of eastern NC
Dear readers, I love sharing the accomplishments of ECU faculty and students addressing the nutritional health of people in North Carolina. And I like to point out great local opportunities to learn more about healthy eating. Today I will share both. Dr. Lauren Sastre, a native of western North Carolina, joined the ECU Nutrition faculty in 2018 and was struck by the stark disparities in rural eastern North Carolina, especially in the rates of food insecurity, diabetes, hypertension and stroke. Recognizing that poor nutrition is...
Election 2024: Pitt County Board of Commissioners District C candidate statements
Mac Manning, Democrat Age: Not provided Address: 3000-A Mulberry Lane, Greenville Occupation: Not provided Qualifications: Associate and bachelor’s degrees, BLET Highest Academic Achiever, certification in advanced law enforcement, criminal justice instruction, detention officer instruction; Pitt County Sheriff’s Office 1981-2010 (sheriff...
ECU RB Harris says Pirates need to reset, finish season stronger
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — ECU’s football team has a bye week this week and is using it to rest and rebound from a loss at Charlotte this past weekend. The Pirates fell 55-24, dropping to 3-3 on the season. A tough test in undefeated Army awaits the Pirates on Oct. 19. Army is the leading […]
Election 2024: Candidates make case as election draws near
Candidates for state and local races are making their case to voters in The Daily Reflector starting this week as the voter registration deadline nears and officials gear up for early voting in Pitt County. The newspaper asked candidates seeking state legislative office and seats on the Pitt County Board of Commissioners and Board of Education to share statements about their candidacy in their own words. The candidates were asked...
Lenoir County breaks ground on new middle school facility
LA GRANGE, N.C. (WNCT) — In Lenoir County, crews broke ground on E.B. Frink Middle School’s new facility Monday. School leaders said that Monday marked an exciting milestone. E.B. Frink Middle School has broken ground on a new project that’s aimed to enhance educational studies. The middle school is the oldest in Lenoir County. People […]
Letter: A businessman, afflicted by a tornado, still inspires
The sunset included ominous breezes and repeated rumbling thunder on a November day in 1957. After dark, a small businessman returned to his Edgecombe County home on a unique 18 acres surrounded by traditional farms on all sides. In the darkness, he saw outlines of the destruction done by a horrid tornado less than an hour before. His ranch home, auto and part of his landscape nursery were destroyed. Three traumas were blown into his existence in one disastrous minute. ...
High school football: Chargers triumph in low-scoring battle
LITTLEFIELD — As simple as it sounds on the surface, what pleased Ayden-Grifton football coach Paul Cornwell most on Oct. 4 was that his Chargers just kept playing. It paid off for Ayden-Grifton in a grinding, hard-fought 10-8 win over Greene Central in an Eastern Plains 2A Conference matchup. “The kids just kept playing,” Cornwell said. “That’s the key. They just kept playing. Bad things happen, you just keep playing.” ...
Kinston students learning fire safety practices
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — It’s fire safety week in Kinston and firefighters are teaming up with law enforcement and EMS to teach students life-saving skills. More than 200 kindergarteners and first-graders from three elementary schools got an up-close look at what it takes to prevent a fire and stay safe if one breaks out. They […]
Drivers should expect another week of delays at Douglas Crossroads
As construction of a roundabout in Beaufort County nears completion, drivers should expect some delays over the next couple of weeks. At Douglas Crossroads, N.C. 32 and U.S. 264, the N.C. Department of Transportation contractor will pave the area, Oct. 2- 9. The following week, Oct. 9 – Oct. 16, crews will construct concrete islands. […] The post Drivers should expect another week of delays at Douglas Crossroads appeared first on Washington Daily News.
Improvements coming to highway in Fountain
FOUNTAIN — Work began this week to reconstruct a half-mile section of N.C. 222 through the town of Fountain. A contractor is starting the project by replacing the concrete curbs and gutters, driveways and sidewalks along the highway where it crosses U.S. 258. Drivers should slow down, be alert and expect brief delays while traveling through this work zone, the Department of Transporation said. ...
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