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NCWRC adopts new rules effective Aug. 1
Commissioners at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) have adopted the new rules for the 2024-25 seasons effective Aug 1. The new rules, adopted during the Commission’s February business meeting and approved by the Rules Review Commission in April, include: Wildlife Poacher Reward Program – Include inland fisheries related crimes for eligibility in the Program.Deer Hunting - Shift the western blackpowder and gun seasons so that blackpowder season begins two...
Game plan for girls: Schools looking to add flag football teams this fall
Area high schools are developing a game plan to launch girls’ flag football as early as this fall. Pitt County Schools Director of Athletics Rob Maloney told the Board of Education on Monday that local schools plan to join a growing number of across the state offering the non-contact sport. “One of the greatest trends around the country is the growth of flag football for high school females,” Maloney said....
Prep Spotlight: South Central's Haven Roebuck
Haven Roebuck is dangerous and effective as a shortstop and with a bat, leading South Central’s softball team in no fewer than nine offensive categories: batting average (.600), on-base percentage (.692), doubles (14), triples, (4), home runs (10), runs batted in (40), stolen bases (17), runs scored (41) and hits (37). “Well, she’s an exceptional athlete, and she works hard,” South Central softball coach Cotton Nicholson said. “She works at her game. If she has a flaw, she’ll work on it. She’s a perfectionist. Anything...
High school roundup: Rams nipped in extras, Falcons smash NCHSAA record
SNOW HILL — Of the five errors committed by Greene Central’s baseball team, the last one led to the Rams’ first loss of the season and put them in the hole in their NCHSAA Class 2A best-of-three Eastern Regional series. Whiteville’s Matthew Hannah reached on a throwing error to lead off the eighth inning, and he went on to score as the Wolfpack beat Greene Central 4-3 in Game 1 of their series Tuesday in front of an overflowing crowd at the James R. Fulghum...
New A.G. Cox addition designed to match architecture of historic structure
WINTERVILLE — A school building where students were taught for nearly 90 years is gone from the Winterville landscape, but it is not forgotten. Town, county, school and community leaders gathered May 15 to formally open a new administration building at A.G. Cox Middle School that is reminiscent of the structure built there in 1936. The event was a celebration of the completion of a $12 million school construction and renovation project that took three years to complete. ...
Autopsy finds no foul play in death of Farmville man
The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said no foul play is suspected in the death of a missing Farmville man whose body was found in a residence outside of town on May 16, although a woman has been charged with concealing his death. An autopsy showed no obvious signs of foul play in the death of Bobby Barnes, the agency reported Tuesday. Firtjer determination regarding the cause of death is awaiting toxicology results. ...
Autopsy finds no foul play in death of Farmville man
The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said no foul play is suspected in the death of a missing Farmville man whose body was found in a residence outside of town on May 16, although a woman has been charged with concealing his death. An autopsy showed no obvious signs of foul play in the death of Bobby Barnes, the agency reported Tuesday. Firtjer determination regarding the cause of death is awaiting toxicology results. ...
Lawsuit clams discrimination, wrongdoing by county officials
A lawsuit filed against Pitt County by its former attorney said he was among several mistreated Black employees and that his advice to follow legal procedure led to his termination. The suit was filed May 14 in U.S. District Court against Pitt County, its Board of Commissioners, County Manager Janis Gallagher and Commissioner Chris Nunnally on behalf of former county attorney Bryan Wardell. It said that Wardell filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Feb. 5 and received a notice of a...
High school roundup: Trio of teams embark on state semis in baseball, softball
Three local teams went into Tuesday night one step away from playing for a state championship. The South Central softball and baseball teams and the Greene Central baseball team all opened their respective best-of-three semifinal series on Tuesday night. In 3A softball, the No. 6 Falcons (20-5) traveled to No. 5 South Brunswick (23-4) on Tuesday night on the heels of a chaotic ride. They rolled past North Brunswick 4-1...
PCC presidential search committee selects semi-finalists
Pitt Community College said a committee has selected semi-finalists from a “strong and diverse pool of candidates” in its search to fill its president’s post. Current President Lawrence Rouse, who presided over the schools’ commencement ceremony last week, announced in January he would be stepping away on June 30. The Board of Trustees set a target date of April 26 for the receipt of applications. Search committee members reviewed materials...
Truck driver charged in wreck that killed teen in Winterville
A truck driver has been charged in a wreck that killed a Pitt County teenager earlier this month, the Winterville Police Department reported Monday. Police said that Enrique Almonte of Wilmington was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and failure to reduce speed in the May 8 crash on N.C. 11 at Central Park Drive that killed Caroline Lupton, 15, a freshman at J.H. Rose High School. The Pitt County...
Farmville, Winterville men arrested in homicide
A third person has been arrested in a May 16 homicide at Sterling Pointe apartments, the Greenville Police Department announced Monday morning. Zaquavion Carney, 19, of Winterville was arrested around 8 a.m. Monday at 3329 Stone Bend Drive. He has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of Patrick Bland. The incident occurred about about 7 p.m. in the area of building 3909, police reported. The complex...
Column: MLB should honor sacrifice of men like Colbert
Vince Colbert, who pitched and played hoops for East Carolina, was inducted into the college’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. Not only did the two-sport star average over 14 points and seven rebounds per game during his years there, but he was the first Black athlete to receive an athletic scholarship at ECU and helped the Pirates win back-to-back Southern Conference baseball titles in 1967 and ’68. Colbert, who...
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. Youth basketball The Greene County Parks & Recreation Department, 84 N. Perry Drive, Snow Hill, is holding registration for its summer basketball league 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through June 15 in the Wellness Center lobby. The league is for ages 7-16 and the fee is $40. Cash...
Matthew Stevens: Plant rain lily bulbs in the spring to bloom in summer
When we think of bulbs in the garden, our minds likely turn first to those we typically plant in fall with the promise of early spring blossoms, such as crocus, daffodil, tulip and hyacinth. While each of these is an undeniable garden stalwart and a harbinger of spring, there are a quite a number of garden bulbs that are less familiar, including many that are best planted in spring and bloom in the summer. ...
Carrie Classon: Take opportunity to do what you love
My Aunt Ruthie used to make the best pickles ever. Ruthie was my mom’s sister, and she died a few years back in a car accident that left us all sad and shaken and filled with memories. I remember her dry humor and her sharp intellect and her voracious reading habits. I remember her never-ending kindness and resilience. And I remember her pickles. Ruthie always gave me a jar of...
Celia Stone: Enjoy God's magnificent world
What a treat it is to be able to go outside and enjoy a cool spring morning with birds singing and the smell of honeysuckle or jasmine in the air. It’s that time of year when it seems like overnight there was a mass explosion of green leaves and beautifully colored blooms. The strawberry fields are still ripe for picking and blueberries will be ready shortly. Many of us are...
J.M. Biggs: For much that is given, much is required.
I have a question for the saved and unsaved. What do you think salvation is all about? A lot of people think it’s giving up your sin and going to church, having a good time on Sunday. That’s only about 10 percent of what salvation is about. Salvation is about allowing God to transform you into his image. I’m talking about doing what Jesus did while he was here on...
Mitchell Oakley: Elected officials, bureaucrats aren't helping the public
Have you ever asked questions of elected officials only to be told to check with a bureaucrat for the answers? Have you then encountered bureaucrats who sidestep those questions with excuses to put you off to another day or simply stonewall you as long as possible? Have you encountered elected officials who either don’t know what is going on in the area to which they were elected or pretend they’ve...
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