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First Bank grant awarded to Eagles Wings Food Pantry
From First Bank: First Bank recently awarded a $10,000 grant to Eagles Wings Food Pantry in Washington, NC as a part of First Bank’s Power of Good Grant program in 2024. The funds will be used to help feed and fuel families in Beaufort County. The team members at First Bank in Washington have been […] The post First Bank grant awarded to Eagles Wings Food Pantry appeared first on Washington Daily News.
Three-day tent revival slated for eastern NC
GREENVILLE — A Pitt County-based nonprofit organization led by former world champion water skier and Greenville native Kristi Overton Johnson will put on a three-day tent revival later this month. Kristi Overton Johnson Ministries is presenting the Revival of Hope event, which is slated for Sept. 19-21 and will include five free events at the venue with speakers from across the country who will lead women’s and men’s conferences as well as nightly services. All events are open to the public and do not require...
PCC to host forklift rodeo
WINTERVILLE — PCC is partnering with local businesses and organizations to hold a Forklift Rodeo Safety Competition on National Manufacturing Day. According to Patrick Jacques, dean of PCC’s Construction and Industrial Technology Division, the rodeo will take place on Pitt’s campus from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 4. In addition to PCC, the event is being sponsored by Hyster-Yale Group, Gregory Poole Lift Systems, Pitt County Economic Development and RiversEast Workforce Development Board. ...
September arts and entertainment calendar
Events coming up in the Greenville area offer music, arts, theater and family fun. Here is a sampling. Collard Festival The 50th annual Ayden Collard Festival continues today in downtown Ayden. The event will include a parade, live bands, rides, vendors, a collard eating contest and an art show. Visit aydencollardfestival.com. Fisk on Fourth ...
Young Warriors fall short at D.H. Conley 27-20
WINTERVILLE — A Hunt High varsity football team that is long on youth and short on experience in spots had its chances in Friday’s game at D.H. Conley but the Warriors fell short in a 27-20 loss. The 3-A Quad County Conference Warriors, now 1-2 after their final nonconference outing, never had the lead but tied the score in the […] The post Young Warriors fall short at D.H. Conley 27-20 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
ECU Notes: Soccer success translates to nursing promise
When she joins the team at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, East Carolina University graduate and nurse Rachael Wilsynski will have a lifetime of high-level experience with teamwork and overcoming adversity to help guide her as she takes on the duties of an emergency department nurse. Wilsynski was identified early as a standout on the pitch. She was recruited into soccer academies, first for the Baltimore Armour and then the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit, which meant she didn’t have a traditional...
Sallie B’s Reyes wins 2nd race of season
Mina Reyes won for the second time in as many cross-country races as the the Sallie B. Howard School junior crossed the line first in the girls 5K race in a four-team meet hosted by the Eagles on Thursday, Sept. 5, at Gillette Athletic Complex. Anna Pearson Garrett was fifth for Sallie B., but the Eagles only had those two […] The post Sallie B’s Reyes wins 2nd race of season first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Mitchell Oakley: It will be all collards, entertainment today in Ayden – but don't forget the founders
By the time this column is put to bed and placed in subscribers’ homes and at various open sales kiosks, the Ayden Collard Festival will be in the process of celebrating its 50th event. In fact, as you read today’s paper, the festival will offer a full day of entertainment for the family. I would urge you to pack up the family and take off to Ayden as you read this very first paragraph. For years I never missed a Collard Festival, from its inception...
Carolina Sports Festival coming to convention center
The Carolina Sports Festival is set to take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 28 at the Greenville Convention Center showcasing competitions in wrestling, weightlifting and powerlifting. The festival promises a day of athletic excellence with the NC Hall of Fame Wrestling Tournament, the ECU Open for weightlifting and Powerlifting America’s Carolina Classic. Competitions start at 9 a.m. with ECU Open Session 1 and the Powerlifting America...
Happenings: Events, activities and community announcements
Email announcements at least two weeks in advance to community@reflector.com for publication in The Standard and The Daily Reflector. Church anniversary Mount Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 230 Boyd St., Winterville, will observe its 145th Church Anniversary and Homecoming Services on Sunday. The morning guest at 10 a.m. will be Pastor Johnnie Phillips and New Jerusalem Church, and the 3 p.m. afternoon guest will be Dr. Daniel House and St. Peter...
Celia Stone: Pumpkins, back to school, football offer fresh start
And just like that, summer 2024 has come and gone. Although it is officially not over until Sept. 22, Labor Day often feels more like the end of the season. The stores are full of pumpkins, gourds and scarecrows with a profusion of orange and gold leaf swags providing a backdrop around almost every corner. McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks are offering an assortment of pumpkin spice lattes, apple cider donuts, pumpkin muffins, apple croissants, maple sugar bacon breakfast sandwiches and pumpkin pies. It makes...
Law enforcement searching for suspect in potential stabbing, robbery in Morehead City
MOREHEAD CITY — The Morehead City Police Department responded Friday to a call concerning a potential stabbing and robbery. A victim was found shortly after 3 p.m. in the area of The Happycakes Cupcakery in Morehead City. EMS workers took the victim to Carteret Health Care with minor injuries. Law enforcement searched the area for […]
ECU enrollment exceeds numbers in years past
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — East Carolina University representatives said they have more students enrolled this year than in years past. They have more than 4,000 first-year students, 1,500 transfer students and a little less than 2,000 graduate students. School officials said there are many reasons for the increase, but one is programs that help non-traditional […]
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