Trent Woods
EDUCATION
New Bern Rotary's Pigskin Preview aids local high schools with football fundraiser
Our student athletes will soon be heading back to the football field as we get ready to start another school year. Rotary Club of New Bern is hosting the “Pigskin Preview”, which is similar to a media day. The event raises money for the four public high school...
PCC names first woman president in college's history: Former assistant vice president Maria Pharr to take the helm next month
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. “It’s an amazing opportunity and one for which...
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