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Sense and Sensitivity: Mom of nine faces divorce, uncertainty
Q I am a housewife and mother of nine children, ranging from toddlers to teenagers. Yesterday, my husband told me he wants a divorce. He says he no longer loves me and believes we should part ways. I have to face the reality of supporting our large family on my own. He proposes splitting custody of the children, but I have no clue how I am going to manage financially when the children are with me. I understand that child support will help, but it...
Focus on the Family: It's never too late to learn something new
Q I won’t give my exact age, but I’m somewhere “mid-life.” My struggle is that I fear I’ve wasted too much time and won’t ever achieve anything worthwhile. Do you have any thoughts or encouragement? A You might be in your thirties or forties, maybe even into your fifties. Regardless of your age, or what you have (or have not) done yet, keep looking forward. The best may be yet to come. ...
Ask the Doctors: Recognize and treat heat-relared dangers
Q My landscaping business keeps me outside a lot, and my son has a job as a line cook. We both worked through heat waves last summer that made our jobs dangerous. Can you please write about how to know if you’re in trouble with the heat and what you can do about it? A You and your son are among an estimated 50 million workers in the United States whose occupations put them at physical risk during periods of extreme heat. This is a...
Business community works to restart Grifton chamber
GRIFTON — Members of the local business community are in the process of re-establishing a chamber of commerce to promote the town’s merchant culture and help it grow. Denise Pugh is leading the effort as chairwoman of the organizing board, while Waldo Alicea is serving as the vice chair. Pugh is the owner and operator of NewGround Restoration Life Center, which she said is a multi-business that has worship services...
Letters: Why oppose HR 4895?; School vouchers; Optimum
Why would anyone but Republicans and big pharma oppose HR 4895. U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy’s half page ads imply HR 4895, a House bill not a President’s act, is bad? HR 4895 aims to lower prescription charges for Americans when passed. These misleading ads are sponsored by Seniors for Better Care? But you cannot find out who they are? Maybe big pharmacy companies? Wonder how much your congressman is being paid? And since when does Congressman Murphy care what the people want? You should be worried about the Republican platform’s aim to reduce Social Security and Medicare, and the Republican...
Byron York: Without a no-brainer, Trump diligent on VP choice
Former President Donald Trump once privately told associates that the problem he faced selecting a running mate was that the field of potential partners did not include a no-brainer — a candidate whose appeal was so strong, so obvious and so broad that he or she would have been a consensus pick that Trump could make without agonizing deliberations. Not having that no-brainer meant Trump would have to choose between less-than-perfect possibilities. On Monday afternoon at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, he announced his choice: Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance. ...
July 20 Community News
Email announcements at least a week in advance to community@reflector.com. Transplant benefit Salvation and Praise Full Gospel Church Ministries, 9243 W. Marlboro Road, Farmville, will host a liver transplant benefit service at 4 p.m. Sunday to assist Suzanne Sheppard, co-pastor at Victory & Dominion WOC in Snow Hill. Those who can’t attend can donate at tinyurl.com/psfmwytn. ...
PCC Notes: Next NC Scholarship making college affordable for state residents
WINTERVILLE — A new financial aid program has made higher education more affordable for North Carolina residents, and there’s still time for prospective Pitt Community College students to apply for funding for the upcoming fall semester. Announced earlier this year, the Next NC Scholarship helps most North Carolinians from households with an adjusted gross income equal to or less than $80,000 pursue a higher education by fully covering tuition and fees at PCC and other public colleges in the state. ...
Pet news
Lost and found pets LOST: dog, “Princess,” female bulldog, white and gray, 919-420-4688; dog “Roxie,” spayed Lab, black with a small white patch on chest, deaf and has a tumor on base of tail and a callus on inside of leg, 13 years old, 80 pounds, ears droop, long tail, Windley Road near Lee Chevrolet, Washington, 945-1653 or 402-9941, email dhcherry65@gmail.com; dog, “Cookie,” female, black, and tan and brown male dog, 565-3432; black Lab, 945-1653; cat, “Cyrus,” white, neutered, microchipped #982091062648327, blue eyes, 4 years...
Animals for adoption
Animal Services The Pitt County Animal Services Pets of the Week are Wesley, a medium-size, young male Labrador-retriever mix, and Magnolia, a female gray tabby kitten. The animal shelter, located at 4550 County Home Road, is open weekdays by appointment. Call 902-1725. Visit 24petconnect.com to view animals available for adoption. Humane Society ...
Gene Lyons: Biden can't find his way to escape hatch
We'll probably learn within a week or two whether President Joe Biden's vow to persist in his 2024 candidacy will hold, or whether he'll yield to what Democrats urging him to step aside see as political reality. Writing in The New York Times, former Clinton campaign guru James Carville posits that whether he admits it or not, Biden's candidacy is on life support. "The jig is up," he believes, "and the sooner Mr. Biden and Democratic leaders accept this, the better. We need to move...
Greene County breaks ground for new high school, center of unity, pride
SNOW HILL — Greene County leaders broke ground for a new high school on Friday, with many excited about a facility that will carry on a tradition of education, pride and unity from a building that served the community since 1961. The new Greene Central High School is expected to open in August of 2026 on land directly next to the existing high school on School Road in Snow Hill. ...
PCC names first woman president in college's history: Former assistant vice president Maria Pharr to take position
Maria Pharr, a former Pitt Community College assistant vice president, has been selected as its new president, becoming the first woman to lead the college. Pharr, who has served as president of South Piedmont Community College since 2017, will become the sixth president in PCC’s 63-year history, effective Aug. 13. She follows President Lawrence Rouse, who retired at the end of June. PCC’s Board of Trustees made the announcement Friday...
Faulty software update causes havoc worldwide for airlines, hospitals and governments
NEW YORK — A faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday, grounding flights, knocking down some financial companies and news outlets, and disrupting hospitals, small businesses and government offices. The breadth of the outages highlighted the fragility of a digitized world dependent on just a few providers for key computing services. The trouble was sparked by an update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and only affected its customers...
ECU roundup: AAC basketball schedule outline released
The American Athletic Conference announced game and opponent assignments for the upcoming men’s basketball season. East Carolina’s conference schedule will consist of 18 league games, with three opponents in home-only games, three opponents in away-only games and six home-and-home series. The Pirates will play six teams inside Minges Coliseum and on the road — South Florida, Florida Atlantic, Temple, Tulane, UTSA and Charlotte. ...
Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world
FRANKFURT, Germany — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack — and that a fix was on the way. The company said the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update...
Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday after a faulty software update disrupted companies and services around the world and highlighted their dependence on just a handful of providers. The trouble with the update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and affecting computers running Microsoft Windows was not a security incident or cyberattack, according to CrowdStrike, which said a fix was on the way. ...
'Relationships are everything': Speaker and educator Michael Bonner surprised by former students
Educator and author Michael Bonner, who gained national attention when he and his students were featured on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” has become a popular public speaker over the last several years. But the former Pitt County Schools teacher of the year was at a loss for words Wednesday when he stood to address the audience at East Carolina University’s Rural Education Summer Learning Exchange. What left the eastern North...
July 19 Community news
Email announcements at least a week in advance to community@reflector.com. JOY Toy Jubilee JOY Community Center, 700 Albemarle Ave., will host a toy giveaway from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday in partnership with The Marine Corps League Sgt. W.E. Plueddemann Detachment 1186. Children can enter the MCL Toy Land and choose a toy, learn about animals from Donna’s Animal Adventures, meet men and women who served in the Marines and...
Crime Roundup: Greenville man charged with Pitt County shooting
A 20-year-old has been charged with shooting at an occupied vehicle in southeastern Pitt County last month that was connected to a robbery in Greenville. The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded at 6:19 p.m. on June 30 to shots fired in the 2300 block of Mills Road with a person possibly injured. The area is between N.C. 43 and Ivy Road. Deputies did not locate any victim on...
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