/tags/pitt-county Pitt County en-US Copyright Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:05:00 GMT /politics/2024-12-13/pitt-county-town-fountain-musical-rebirth-freeman-vines Fountain's new recording and photography studios from Music Maker Relief Foundation, coupled with the long-running success of the concerts at R.A. Fountain General Store, show the impact that music and the arts can have in North Carolina’s rural communities. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:05:00 GMT /politics/2024-12-13/pitt-county-town-fountain-musical-rebirth-freeman-vines Colin Campbell /politics/2024-07-17/japanese-medical-nipro-greenville-manufacturing-jobs-cooper Japanese medical device company Nipro plans to build its new American headquarters and manufacturing plant in Greenville. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:30:21 GMT /politics/2024-07-17/japanese-medical-nipro-greenville-manufacturing-jobs-cooper Colin Campbell /news/2024-05-24/citys-red-light-camera-program-was-lawful-after-all-north-carolina-justices-say A red-light camera program in one North Carolina city has been declared lawful, even though it was discontinued after another appeals court decided it was unconstitutional. The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a March 2022 Court of Appeals opinion that had struck down Greenville's program. Fri, 24 May 2024 14:23:46 GMT /news/2024-05-24/citys-red-light-camera-program-was-lawful-after-all-north-carolina-justices-say Associated Press /politics/2023-06-20/transgender-health-care-restrictions-bill-north-carolina-mosley GOP lawmakers initially wanted to ban both gender transition surgery and hormone treatments in people under age 18. A new version of the bill would only ban such treatments in healthcare facilities operated or funded by the state Tue, 20 Jun 2023 18:00:16 GMT /politics/2023-06-20/transgender-health-care-restrictions-bill-north-carolina-mosley Colin Campbell /news/2023-06-14/with-only-two-officers-left-on-staff-town-of-bethel-forced-to-shut-down-police-department The town of Bethel’s board of commissioners gave approval for the Pitt County Sheriff’s Department to cover certain police operations. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:50:27 GMT /news/2023-06-14/with-only-two-officers-left-on-staff-town-of-bethel-forced-to-shut-down-police-department Sharryse Piggott /news/2022-12-01/north-carolina-revised-county-economic-distress-rankings The North Carolina Department of Commerce is out with economic distress rankings for all 100 counties. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:54:53 GMT /news/2022-12-01/north-carolina-revised-county-economic-distress-rankings Bradley George /race-demographics/2020-06-22/pitt-county-removes-part-of-confederate-monument-in-greenville Part of a 27-foot monument to Confederate soldiers outside a courthouse in eastern North Carolina was removed Monday after local officials gave their… Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:22:20 GMT /race-demographics/2020-06-22/pitt-county-removes-part-of-confederate-monument-in-greenville Associated Press, Mitchell Northam /race-demographics/2020-05-19/tale-of-two-nc-sheriffs-pitt-countys-paula-dance When one thinks of a sheriff in North Carolina, it’s easy to go back to the good ole days when the most popular sheriff around was Andy Griffith, in the… Tue, 19 May 2020 13:23:35 GMT /race-demographics/2020-05-19/tale-of-two-nc-sheriffs-pitt-countys-paula-dance Leoneda Inge /health/2020-02-04/pitt-county-pharmacy-owner-ordered-to-pay-fine-stop-dispensing-opioids A Pitt County pharmacy and its owner have to pay a $600,000 civil penalty and stop dispensing opioids or other controlled substances, federal prosecutors… Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:24:44 GMT /health/2020-02-04/pitt-county-pharmacy-owner-ordered-to-pay-fine-stop-dispensing-opioids Associated Press /news/2019-12-26/pitt-county-sheriff-goes-her-own-way The face of the sheriff in North Carolina changed overnight last November. For the first time in this state, a black woman was elected sheriff.And Paula… Thu, 26 Dec 2019 14:14:56 GMT /news/2019-12-26/pitt-county-sheriff-goes-her-own-way Leoneda Inge