Pitt County's government and business leaders have long said the community is recession proof given the continuing growth of East Carolina University and University Health Systems.
Greenville police officers responded to a report that a 16-year-old male was kicked and punched by several suspects early Saturday morning in the 2600 block of Whitaker Drive, then took his bicycle valued at $100 and a gold necklace valued at $100.
As East Carolina football coach Skip Holtz patiently gave his account of the Pirates' third consecutive loss to an underdog opponent Saturday evening, he did so wearing a digital sports watch on his left wrist.
HollyBeth Anderson began making her paraben-free products as a hobby, but when her father died, she gave up a career in international business to take her natural skin-care line full time.