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Mitchell Oakley: Spring kicks tractors, tractor operators, into gear
It’s been a year and seven months. Nineteen months of trying to figure out how to live with lymphedema, a lymph system that doesn’t work as it should. There are many causes. I won’t go into them all. Instead, mine is probably the result of a rare gene disorder. For those past months I have had chills and fever along with leg and feet soreness. I’ve written about it a...
Ayden ... Way Back When: Stop and take a look back
For no apparent reason, I feel a need to take a look back at the columns I have penned since the first in September 2017. I cannot put into words how much I have enjoyed my work with the editors of our local newspapers. It has been a privilege and an honor. When the column originated, I knew that I wanted to write about the Ayden of the middle of the 20th century. All of us Aydenies like to think that Ayden is a special...
Celia Stone: Hospitality is a practice worth reviving
Chances are that when you are walking down the busiest part of Main Street in any southern town, you will be greeted cheerfully, even by people you don’t know. If you’re an adult, others might call you “ma’am” or “sir.” These practices still are considered charming and polite by most of us. It used to be more typical in days past that neighbors would sit together on the porch and socialize or regular churchgoers would invite visitors over for lunch after worship. Several writers of...
J.M. Biggs: Get serious about the word of God
Today I want to speak to you about two serious matters you will somewhat find hard to receive. First, I want to speak to you about the little children. Satan — through evil people and circumstances — is destroying, even killing our little children. I’ve touched on this subject before, but no one seems to get it. God is using little children in these last days. No one, even the...
Pitt County Arboretum seeks entries in logo contest
The Pitt County Arboretum is seeking a new visual identity through an updated logo that can be used in signage, digital and print media and other materials to market the facility. It is accepting submissions through May 15 and will offer a $500 cash prize to the person who submits the winning design. The arboretum is a public garden at the Government Circle office complex in Greenville that opened to...
Pitt Partners for Health: Pitt County Celebrates Public Health Week
Earlier this month, the Pitt County Health Department celebrated National Public Health Week. The county Board of Commissioners also proclaimed April 1-7 as Public Health Week. All across America, health departments recognize and promote the work they do around several themes each year. This year, National Public Health Week highlighted the following areas: Civic engagement. These are the actions that we and our communities take to identify and address problems,...
High school roundup: Conley's Knight steps away to address health needs
William Knight has stepped away from his favorite place in front of the bench of the D.H. Conley girls’ basketball team. He hopes it won’t be for too long. Knight, who also guided the North Pitt girls in recent years, is in need of a kidney transplant to replace the one he received a little more than a decade ago. Knight left his post as the Conley girls’ coach about...
Farmville teens form Fortify youth group
FARMVILLE — A group of Farmville teenagers are taking their youth group name Fortify and putting it into action by raising money to build water infrastructure in third-world countries. The group was formed in November by Spring of Living Water Church associate pastor Wes Thomas. “I started it because my son asked me to go to a youth group in Greenville … He asked why we didn’t have one here,”...
LEAP program builds teacher pipeline
Lenoir Community College and public school systems in Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties are collaborating with East Carolina University to help build the local teacher pipeline by offering free tuition to high school students. The schools in February signed an agreement to participate in the Lancer Educator Apprenticeship Promise, also known as “LEAP.” The program is a fellowship for high school students to gain scholarships covering tuition and fees throughout their entire educational pathway from associate to bachelor’s degree, and also to gain on-the-job training...
A reluctant National Hockey League fan
Have you ever disliked something because you wanted to? Maybe it felt foreign, was something you enjoyed making fun of or maybe you also really enjoyed making fun of the people who liked it. Maybe it was all of the above. Did you end up liking it anyway? If so, you can relate to my path to hockey fandom. I have made fun of hockey for as long as I...
Greene County volunteers recognized
SNOW HILL — The North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service has presented the 2024 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award to five people from Greene County. Lynwood Bunn, Robert Daugherty, Lemuel Allan Harper, Tony Shingleton and Melva Lee Taylor were honored for significant contributions to their community through volunteer service, the county said. The award was created in the Office of the Governor in 1979 to honor outstanding volunteers throughout...
Explore Lenoir career camp set at LCC
Summer camp at Lenoir Community College is back with a two-week career experience that gives young participants a chance to “Explore Lenoir” in June. “We are excited to bring back the summer camp experience to LCC with a two-week career camp,” says Vice President of Instruction and Institutional Effectiveness Timothy Maddox-Fisher. “Explore Lenoir will give campers an opportunity to participate in engaging and fun activities in 16 career areas culminating in team building and fun challenges.” ...
Explore Lenoir career camp set at LCC
Summer camp at Lenoir Community College is back with a two-week career experience that gives young participants a chance to “Explore Lenoir” in June. “We are excited to bring back the summer camp experience to LCC with a two-week career camp,” says Vice President of Instruction and Institutional Effectiveness Timothy Maddox-Fisher. “Explore Lenoir will give campers an opportunity to participate in engaging and fun activities in 16 career areas culminating in team building and fun challenges.” ...
Wildlife Resources Commission confirms new cases of CWD
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is confirming 13 new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from deer samples submitted since July 1, 2023. This brings the total number of positive results in North Carolina to 24, since the disease was first detected in a Yadkin County deer harvested in 2021. “These additional cases are not entirely unexpected,” said Wildlife Management Division Chief Brad Howard. “After the initial detection in...
High school roundup: Conley soccer rallies to beat Rose in OT
Center backs rarely get to jump in on the offensive fun in a soccer match. So when a player with Aubrey Mayberry’s skill set and 6-foot frame was asked to join the scrum in the goal mouth in overtime of a match against a crosstown rival, she was ready. Mayberry’s header off a corner kick by Rebekah Ochoa in the 95th minute was the match-winning goal in D.H. Conley’s 4-3 victory over J.H. Rose on Tuesday in a Big Carolina 3A/4A Conference girls soccer showdown. ...
Ayden man arrested in 2022 killing in Greenville
A 22-year-old Ayden man was arrested last week in connection to a Greenville man’s death two years ago, authorities said. Greenville Police Deparmtment officers on April 17 charged David Infitar Tarrant, 22, 370 Thad Little Road, with an open count of murder in the death of William Christopher Rushing, 36. Police found Rushing dead on March 24, 2022, in a grassy area at the 3900 block of Vancroft Circle near...
High school roundup: Conley, Rose girls' soccer both dominating
The D.H. Conley girls’ soccer team not only kept winning last week in the buildup to a Tuesday night showdown with rival J.H. Rose, but the Vikings kept doing so in lopsided fashion. The 10-3 Vikings entered the match against the equally impressive 10-2-1 Rampants riding a three-game shutout string in which they outscored their opposition by a combined score of 23-0. In the final tune-up for the Rampants, Conley...
No shortage of applicants for PCC president position: Experts report increase in higher education leadership turnover
There is no shortage of candidates interested in becoming the sixth president of the sixth-largest community college in the state. The number of applicants seeking to fill the position held by Pitt Community College President Lawrence Rouse has exceeded expectations, PCC Board of Trustees Chairman Charles Ellis said. The application deadline is Friday. “There’s already been a significant amount of interest in the job as there was when Dr. (Dennis)...
Looking Back ... The Last 100 Years
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Festival fun comes to Farmville: Dogwood celebrations marks 35th season
The 35th Annual Farmville Dogwood Festival opens Thursday and organizers said that visitors can expect the same quality of vendors, rides and entertainment that have delivered Dogwood good times for years. Amy Johnson, festival director for the past 15 years, she said they will have over 100 participants this year including food vendors, arts and crafts makers, commercial and nonprofit booths as well as music and entertainment throughout the event, which continues though Sunday. ...
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