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Greene Schools celebrate additional $12M for new high school; Additional grants fund animal shelter, wastewater projects
Greene County Schools has received a $12 million grant to supplement $50 million in N.C. Education Lottery Funds it received for the construction of the new Greene Central High School. The funding was announced on Feb. 27 during a visit by N.C. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt. It was distributed through the state Department of Public Instruction's Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund and is among several grants announced recent to fund projects in Greene County, including wastewater infrastructure and animal shelter improvements. ...
College roundup: ECU softball throws combined no-hitter, improves to 16-1
The East Carolina softball team tossed a combined no-hitter on Sunday against N.C. Central in the first game of a doubleheader. Jordan Hatch, Taylor Apple, Payton Hudson and Devin Long combined to no-hit Central in a 6-0 win. It was the first no-hitter since Toni Paisley tossed one in 2011. The Pirates nearly accomplished the feat again in the second game, allowing just one hit in a 5-0 win. ...
High school basketball: Three area teams claim top state seeds
A trio of local high school basketball teams will enter the state playoffs this week as No. 1 seeds and will be at home for the balance of the postseason. The Farmville Central boys and the South Central and North Pitt girls all grabbed top seeds after all three won their respective conference tournament titles on Friday. The South Central boys also won their Big Carolina Conference tourney championship but...
Speaker urges rally participants to get out the vote
AYDEN — A local church leader rallied a congregation of political candidates and civil rights advocates to climb any obstacles put before them in the upcoming election and work hard to get out the vote. Bishop Antonio Blow gave the keynote address at the Pitt County NAACP’s GOTV Rally in Zion Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, telling the crowd that measures like photo ID requirements show the right to vote can never be taken for granted. ...
High school basketball: Jaguars in dominant form as state playoffs open
FARMVILLE — Larry Williford is confident that his Farmville Central boys were ready for the postseason, which could be unsettling news for opponents in the NCHSAA Class 2A basketball playoffs. This sentiment came in the aftermath of his Jaguars rolling over Washington 90-59 on Feb. 23 in the Jaguar Den for another Eastern Plains 2A Conference tournament title. “We’re ready,” Williford said of the Jags, who hosted Ayden-Grifton in the...
High school basketball: Falcons boys outlast Bears, complete BCC sweep
Three for three. Four would be the big score. South Central topped visiting New Bern 66-53 in the Big Carolina Conference boys' basketball tournament championship Friday night. The Falcons’ title plaque is the third hardware item following a regular season crown and the Parker’s Barbecue Invitational. Nice as they may be, none dare compare to the state championship quest that begins next week following Saturday’s state playoff seedings announcement. ...
High school basketball: Falcons girls pounce on BCC title
Dynamic in dynasty, elite in efficiency. Host South Central ruled Jacksonville, 71-45, in the Big Carolina Conference girls' high school basketball tournament championship Friday night. Ahead by just nine in the third quarter, the home team sprinted ahead by more than 30 in the final period, winning for the 50th time in 53 outings against league brethren the last four years. A tournament with best seeds at home and two...
High school basketball: Only one survives tough opening night in EPC tourneys
Greene Central’s girls’ basketball team survived an overtime battle against Eastern Plains Conference rival Farmville Central on Monday night to advance in the EPC tournament. The Rams (9-16) scored a 55-53 decision in extra time, outscoring the Jaguars (10-12) by a 12-10 count in overtime. The win set up a showdown for fourth-seeded GC on Wednesday night against top seed North Pitt in Bethel. ...
Looking Back ... The Last 100 Years
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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. Greene Senior Center The Greene County Senior Center, 104 Greenridge Road, is holding chair yoga classes at 2 p.m. every Thursday. A Cree hearing screenings are by appointment starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27. A presentation on Medicare scams and fraud is 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29. Call...
D.G. Martin: Ron Rash takes readers on a trip to Blowing Rock in 1950
Count on Ron Rash to use his stories to take his readers on a trip back in time, usually to some place in North Carolina, as he did most famously in his novel “Serena” when he took us to the North Carolina forested mountains in the early 1900s. He has done it again in his latest book, “The Caretaker,” which mostly takes place in and around the mountain town of Blowing Rock in 1950. ...
Mitchell Oakley: Sports teach great lessons about life and fairness
I have been a sports fan for as long as I can remember. Like a lot of young boys, I hit the last-second shot on a basketball court, threw a pass for a game-winning touchdown with no time left on the clock, and hit the winning solo homer in the 15th inning of the last game of the World Series. Except — yes, it was all a dream. A youthful dream that never came to fruition because God didn’t have all that in my DNA....
Feb. 24 Birthdays and Anniversaries
BIRTHDAYS Feb. 24: Kameron B. Dixon, Charles Eason, John Sherman, Justine Williford, Deborah Jones Feb. 25: Michael Dickens, Ann M. Parker, Kevin Wade Feb. 26: Amy Elks, Nancy Witt, Delvin K. Vine, John Arthur Moore Feb. 27: Mark West Owens,...
Celia Stone: Believers must strive for spiritual growth
When my younger brother, Neil, was a baby, my mother’s best friends were debating whether or not to say something to her. They were afraid Mom had not noticed what they perceived as possible developmental delays. He would just sit there in his infant seat, not expressing noticeable interest in much of anything. He did not seem to care a great deal about becoming mobile. As it turned out, Neil must have been taking it all in and honing his skills of observation. In elementary...
J.M. Biggs: I am always praying for you
I simply want this country and the church to know that it is a time for prayer. Life will never be the same again. Just as sure as you have good times in your life, you will have bad times also. It just seems like the bad times are on steroids. That is why for years now I have been committed to praying for you. If you have lost friends...
High school basketball: Top-seeded Falcons boys, girls advance to title games
Michael Bowens returned. So did the made baskets. That brought the signature full-court pressure. Surviving cold shooting in the first half, South Central advanced with a 52-45 win over Jacksonville on Thursday evening in the Big Carolina Conference high school boys’ basketball tournament semifinals. Second-seeded New Bern, a 61-46 winner over J.H. Rose, are the finals foe tonight. “He’s a senior, one of our leaders,” first-year Falcons head coach Leland...
GEC celebrates Black History Month
Greene Early College has embraced the observance of Black History Month throughout February with activities for the students, the school reports. Established nationally in 1976, President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” The initiative to include Black History in student activities throughout February is...
Going on 30 years, Leandro education funding dispute returns to state Supreme Court
RALEIGH — Longstanding education funding litigation returns to North Carolina's highest court hardly a year after a majority of justices — all Democrats — agreed that taxpayer money could be moved to spend on addressing schooling inequities statewide without the express approval of legislators. What changed to permit today's scheduled oral arguments at the state Supreme Court is its composition. A few days after the court's milestone 2022 ruling, registered Republicans won back a majority on the seven-member court after success in statewide elections for...
Commissioners OK $200K for building repairs, honor retiring planning director
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners has approved a contract and budget amendment totaling more than $200,000 to replace a failing portion of the county office building’s brick veneer. The office building at 1717 W. Fifth St., Greenville, once the Pitt County Memorial Hospital building, is nearly 74 years old and large cracks are visible in the brick mortar. “If you haven’t or have noticed, on the north side of...
Teaching Fellows program returns to ECU
A prestigious scholarship program for aspiring teachers has returned to East Carolina University after nearly a decade-long absence. The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission this week announced that ECU and Appalachian State University have been selected as new partner institutions for the program beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. The expansion brings the number of N.C. Teaching Fellows partners from eight to 10. Thursday’s announcement came as welcome news to...
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