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Celebration brings Summer of Pride to a close
People from all over eastern North Carolina came to the Greenville Town Common last week to help the area’s LGBTQ+ community bring its Summer of Pride to a close. Greenville-Pitt County Summer of Pride 2024 was an event series created by local LGBTQ+ community leaders and allies with the support of Visit Greenville, NC and NAMI Pitt County. Saturday marked NAMI’s fourth annual LGBTQ+ Pride Event. NAMI Pitt County President...
Greens celebrate silver anniversary: Collard Festival deeply rooted in the culture of Ayden
Back in 1975, folks got a good chuckle over the fact that the woman who co-chaired the first-ever Ayden Collard Festival didn’t care a thing for collards. Lois Theuring had said as much in an article in what was then the local newspaper, the Ayden News Leader, in which the writer and artist had declared: “I hate collards.” Not long afterward, Willis Manning, who was president of the Chamber of Commerce at the time, invited Theuring to help head up the new festival that had...
Council on Aging activities for September
The Pitt County Council on Aging is offering the following classes and programs in September. All offerings are free and located at the Pitt County Wellness Center, 4551 County Home Road, unless otherwise noted. Registration is required unless otherwise noted by calling 752-1717, Ext. 201. Self Defense for Women, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 3-Oct. 8. Cost is $50 for the whole series.Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival featuring the music of Beethoven, Dvorak, Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff, 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 4.Home Health, Palliative Care & Hospice:...
City holding two more meetings on UDO
Greenville residents have two more chances next week to share their visions for the city’s growth. The city is holding two additional community engagement meetings focused on its planned Unified Development Ordinance, which will combine city rules that govern zoning, subdivisions and land use into a single document. Planning staff proposed creating it from existing rules to make development ordinances more user-friendly, easier to understand and make Greenville a better...
19 ECU Health nurses are recognized as Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — 19 ECU Health nurses are being recognized across the state as part of the Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina. This statewide honor exemplifies what nursing does for the healthcare profession as a whole. This is a once in a lifetime award, meaning a person can only receive this once throughout […]
Letters: Firearms ordinance needed; JFK, RFK, MLK, look away; Radical, not conservative; Decisions, decisions; Historic shenanigans
Firearms ordinance needed Support for a firearm ordinance for Pitt County is reasonable and necessary. City residents have Section 12-1-3 of the city code to address the irresponsible use of firearms. County residents have no protections at present. The Pitt County 2021 Firearm Ordinance that was not passed at that time needs to be reconsidered. It provides for setbacks from homes, schools churches, businesses and property lines consistent with those...
This was the year advanced practice nurses thought they’d get full practice authority in NC. They were wrong
Every so often, Megan Conner, a nurse anesthetist in Greenville said she sees a patient who’s driven for hours to come for a screening colonoscopy but who instead has to be sent to the emergency department. “I'm looking at their blood pressure on the monitor, and it's super high,...
First Friday ArtWalk events announced for September
Emerge Gallery & Art Center, in partnership with Visit Greenville, NC and the City of Greenville, will organize the Downtown Greenville First Friday ArtWalk and sponsor the Emerald Express Trolley for the 2024-25 season (September-June). Visit local downtown galleries, museums, restaurants, breweries and music venues from 5-8 p.m. on Sept. 6 to experience some of the best creativity and talent in eastern North Carolina. Explore at your own pace with a self-guided walking tour or hop on the Emerald Express Trolley for a swift journey...
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