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Greenville license plate agency shuttered, locals left with questions & extra travel
The day after the closure of a License Plate Agency in Greenville, people were still coming to the door, unaware it was locked indefinitely. It was a bittersweet day for the people here at the license plate agency on Stantonsburg Road as they packed up their belongings and left the office for the last time.
School reassignments could affect 1,000 Nash students: Board set to vote Monday on attendance zones
As many as 1,000 Nash County students would be reassigned to different schools beginning in August under a plan that is scheduled to be approved Monday. The board of education for the Nash County Public Schools system is set to vote on new school attendance zones as part of the upcoming demerger of the two school systems in the Twin Counties. Four school facilities will become part of the Edgecombe County Public Schools system next school year, and about 1,200 students living on the Edgecombe...
ECU softball falls short in seventh-inning comeback to UAB
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Bella Wiggins tallied two hits and Alyssa Aguliar hit an early two-RBI single as UAB defeated East Carolina 3-2 to even the series at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Pirates (37-17, 13-13 AAC) saw their six-game winning streak come to a halt as the offense stalled with only four […]
Greenville losing state license plate agency location tomorrow
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Greenville will be down to just one place to get new license plates after tomorrow. The state license plate agency on Statonsburg Road will close at 5:00 p.m. Thursday. DMV says the Stanton Square Shopping Center location has been operating under a temporary contract since the...
Murder, accessory charges filed against Walstonburg man
Charges against a Walstonburg man arrested in an April 15 shooting death on Third Street in west Greenville include murder and accessory after the fact, according to jail records. Zy’quan Malik Johnson, 21, 93 Jamal Sarsour St., was arrested in Rocky Mount the next night with the assistance of the Rocky Mount Police Department, the Greenville Police Department said. He was detained in the Edgecombe County Jail and later booked...
TARBORO: Girls both facing charges after one accidentally shoots the other
TARBORO, N.C. (WITN) - Police in one Eastern Carolina say two underage girls will face charges after one of them was accidentally shot late Monday afternoon. Tarboro police say they were called to Pender Square Apartments and found one girl had been shot in her leg. They learned that the...
Three arrested after law enforcement finds meth, heroin during search of home
TARBORO, Edgecombe County — Three people were arrested and charged after law enforcement searched a home on W. Wilson Street in Tarboro on Apr. 29, 2024. The search was related to an investigation into the selling of methamphetamine. In the months leading up to the search, law enforcement officers...
New tax rates, budgets on city and county agendas Monday
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners and Greenville City Council will learn the proposed property tax rates for their respective governmental entities when their respective staffs deliver fiscal year 2024-25 budget presentations on Monday. With that information, property owners can begin to calculate what their tax bills will be in fiscal year 2024-25. The City Council and Board of Commissioners both meet at 6 p.m. in their respective chambers. ...
Greenville United FC hosts meet and greet ahead of season opener
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — On Friday at the Kinetic Physical Therapy and Wellness Center, the Greenville United Football Club hosted a meet and greet with the fans. The event featured things like a bouncy house, Kona Ice, food and of course meeting with the players of Greenville United. For the fans, it’s a chance to […]
Customers concerned as another ENC license plate agency is set to close
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — An Eastern Carolina license plate agency temporarily closed its doors Thursday, May 2, 2024, after its contract expired. One employee said Thursday was the busiest day he's ever seen at the agency on Stantonsburg Road. License plate agencies, like this one, are privately-owned and given...
East Carolina changes USF series, two games on Sunday
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Due to health concerns within the South Florida baseball program, Saturday’s American Athletic Conference baseball contest has been postponed. The teams will now close out the series with a doubleheader Sunday beginning at Noon. Game two will begin 45 minutes after the conclusion of game one. The first game will be nine innings while […]
May events calendar
These May events offer music, theater and family fun for Greenville-area residents. Here is a sampling. ‘The Great Gatsby’ Farmville Community Arts Council will present “The Great Gatsby” at 3 and 7 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Sunday at Paramount Theatre, 3723 N. Main St., Farmville. Tickets are $15-$20 for members and $20-$25 for others. Visit showtix4u.com/events/23142 or facebook.com/FarmvilleArts. ...
Pitt County Crossroads
I read in the Reflector recently about “The Play That Goes Wrong,” which made its East Carolina University debut in April. And it lives up to its title. Actors get stuck on their lines, doors get stuck on the set, walls won’t stand up and a corpse won’t lie down. But that means the cast and crew are just doing their jobs, because the play is written that way. So it made me think of a riddle. A university student studying 25-Across was writing a...
May 4 Birthdays and Anniversaries
BIRTHDAYS May 4: London Godley May 5: Robin Wainwright, Tammy Lambert May 6: Brad Woodard May 7: Tony Ellis May 8: Ramone Bams ANNIVERSARIES May 6: Irene and Doc Hardison Please send updates and new entries to standardnews@ncweeklies.com Bobby Burns can be reached at baburns@reflector.com and 329-9572.
Mid-Atlantic Reptile Expo brings lovers of creatures scaly and reptilian
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Calling lovers of all creatures scaly and reptilian! The Mid-Atlantic Reptile Expo made its quarterly stop at the Greenville Convention Center on Saturday. Organizers expected more than 4,000 reptile enthusiasts to make their way to our area to look at snakes, frogs, turtles and more. Animal Care of Greenville attended the […]
Greenville businesses preparing for summer, college students leaving town
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — Businesses in Greenville may see a drop in foot traffic as a large number of ECU students head home for the summer. The city is loaded with shops and restaurants, all a short walk from ECU's campus which is something business owners look forward to when school is in session.
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