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First Christian Church holds Blessing of the Animals service
First Christian Church of Grifton invited the community to bring their pets to give thanks and celebrate the furry friends that God has blessed them with when they held their first Blessing of the Animals service at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the Grifton Overlook Park. Around 25-30 people attended the Blessing of the Animals service, including volunteers and representatives from Pitt County Animal Services (PCAS), Mutt Strutters and community members, who all came out to the Overlook Park with their pets, blankets and...
OPINION: Be prepared for misinformation, disruption and violence
The County Compass is a tabloid-sized weekly publication distributed free to Pamlico, Beaufort, Craven, Jones and Carteret counties. It claims to offer “360 degrees of thorough and honest news coverage — furnished FREE to thousands of loyal readers every week.” The truth is that it is about 90 percent ads and any editorial content is so far to the right as to make Atilla the Hun look liberal.
Pitt County farmers help crops adjust to sudden cold front
PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Temperatures have been on the colder side of the spectrum the past few days, and local farmers are once again re-adjusting due to weather extremes. With the current cold front the majority of the crops won’t be too interfered with. However, Pitt County Cooperative Extension crop experts say that peanuts […]
New Bern, Greenville group welcomed home after helping WNC
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Some local hometown heroes are back after being deployed to help in Western North Carolina. The team is made up of people from New Bern and Greenville who spent 13 days in the Western part of the state helping with rescue and recovery efforts. “We were initially assigned to Richmond County, […]
Change in city restaurant rules raises concerns about bar regulation
Greenville’s planning board this week gave an initial nod to new rules that change how restaurants can operate, but not without concern over how they would impact efforts to regulate drinking establishments in the city. The planning and zoning commission on Tuesday voted 3-2 to recommend the Greenville City Council amend the definition for a conventional restaurant. Members Brad Carter, John Collins and Billy Parker voted to recommend the changes; Demond Hairston joined Carlos White in voting against the regulations. ...
Election 2024: Local candidate statements, ongoing coverage
The Daily Reflector 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. Click the links to the left for statements about why they are running, what they believe to be the most important issue or issues facing the office they seek and how those issues should be addressed. Recent coverage about the races also is listed. Early in-person voting in Pitt County is ongoing. Residents...
High school roundup: Vikings claim BCC volleyball crown over Falcons
Given the quality of high school volleyball programs in Pitt County, picture how difficult it is to go through one season undefeated in a conference such as the Big Carolina 3A/4A. Then realize that D.H. Conley’s program has done so in consecutive seasons. But a game South Central team didn’t make it easy for the Vikings on Thursday in a 3-1 (25-13, 22-25, 25-22 and 25-17) victory in the conference tournament championship match on Rob Maloney Court at Hollywood Crossroads. ...
Harvey Estes: Pulp non-fiction: Our paper shows how we change
“A verbal agreement isn’t worth the paper it’s written on!” I remember hearing that joke way back when I was a kid and I like it. But I do wonder if the day will come when I say that to a young person and they just stare at me with scorn and ask, “What is paper?” That’s on days when I feel good. When I feel bad I wonder not if, but when. ...
ECU Notes: Professor, student team up to study impact of foreign medical missions
Lindsay Jarman started volunteering on mission trips shortly after graduation as a nurse from Georgia Southern University — in Kenya, Honduras, Ecuador and Zimbabwe — to help provide a range of primary, preventative and community-based care solutions in developing countries across the world. She also participated in a global medical partnership with Emory University that took her to Vietnam. “I worked in an emergency room in downtown Atlanta at the Level 1 trauma center. It was dynamic and challenging, and I always felt like that...
Talent contest, Farmville concert planned
The PCC Music Department is preparing to close out October on a high note with a pair of special events planned for the community, including the very first “Pitt County Has Talent Competition.” Music and Drama Coordinator Michael Stephenson is organizing the competition along with a PCC Symphony Orchestra concert that will take place in Farmville. He says both events are free and open to the public and added that donations to support future music department activities would be accepted during the programs. ...
PCC Notes: Faculty, staff contributions demonstrate commitment to student success
WINTERVILLE — The Pitt Community College Foundation concluded its 2024-25 Employee Fund Drive this month having set new records for participation and total dollars pledged through the annual fundraiser. PCC Development Officer John Bacon said the drive took place Sept. 4 to Oct. 2 and generated $98,436 for student scholarships and various educational activities at the college. He said the event’s previous fundraising high of nearly $98,000 was set during the 2018-19 academic year. ...
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