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High school football: Cardinals too much for Vikings
While the running game of Jacksonville’s football team could not be stopped, it didn’t break D.H. Conley coach Nate Conner’s ability to stay positive. The Vikings lost to the Cardinals 62-43 Friday night in a Big Carolina 3A/4A Conference game at Hollywood Crossroads. But while Jacksonville rolled up 688 rushing yards – including 390 yards and six touchdowns on 28 carries from the Cardinals’ Demon June, a University of North...
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. ...
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...
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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