Local man Ahmed Ghazali was at Al-Shifa hospital for a colonoscopy this morning when he became a little unsure about the gastroenterologist strapped with explosives and wielding a grenade launcher.
Published: Thursday, January 18th, 2024 @ 12:13 am
By: Babylon Bee
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More than a hundred bird species are about to be renamed because their monikers have been deemed “offensive” and “exclusionary” by some due to their connection to the “racist” pasts of the people who the birds were named after.
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 7:50 am
By: Daily Wire
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Attendees at this weekend's popular Renaissance Faire kept with the spirit of the event by not wearing deodorant or taking a shower before donning heavy tunics and cloaks in the 90-plus degree weather.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 4:56 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Three years ago this week, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a litany of bills passed by the state legislature that would’ve allowed some small businesses to reopen and communities to gather for fireworks during the COIVD pandemic’s government-imposed shutdowns.
Published: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 3:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former President Donald Trump entered the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Saturday night to a roaring crowd, meeting with numerous celebrities and even a victorious fighter at UFC 290.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 7:53 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The U.S. Army base Fort Bragg in North Carolina is being renamed to Fort Liberty in accordance with the Biden Defense Department’s push to scrub the military of Confederate memorabilia, garnering harsh pushback from some veterans.
Published: Monday, June 12th, 2023 @ 8:53 am
By: Daily Wire
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The U.S. Navy announced this week that it would be renaming a ship named for oceanographic pioneer Matthew Fontaine Maury because of Maury’s ties to the Confederacy during the later years of his life.
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 2:00 am
By: Daily Wire
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A Washington, D.C. neighborhood is attempting to rededicate an iconic street in the city’s Dupont Circle neighborhood in honor of the world’s first drag queen.
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 @ 10:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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Rena Sparrow Jordan, resident of Bath NC, went home to be with her Lord early Sunday morning, January 9, 2022. She was 81.
Published: Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 @ 3:46 pm
By: Announcements
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Be there anyone among us who leads or has led such a pure and exemplary life that he or she should be honored with their name on a building at our flagship university?
Published: Thursday, April 8th, 2021 @ 1:14 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D., and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine today at the Wake County Health Department's vaccination clinic at PNC Arena.
Published: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 @ 5:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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his past Saturday I met with a reporter with USA TODAY for an interview regarding the Trump Rally on July 17 in Greenville "and it's aftermath."
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 5:28 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Today is a special day as we unveil the new Williams Arena court design inside Minges Coliseum, the home of the Pirates women's volleyball, women's basketball and men's basketball programs.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 11:37 am
By: ECU Sports
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The infant mortality rate remains frustratingly high in North Carolina compared to the national average, a report from the state Department of Health and Human Services finds
Published: Monday, November 13th, 2017 @ 10:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A while back I wrote a post on beer snobs, and now here is the follow up piece on Guitar snobs.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 @ 6:45 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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I saw Donald Trump at Dorton Arena 11 months ago, and I saw him there (on the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh) again yesterday.
Published: Thursday, November 10th, 2016 @ 5:25 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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"We have become so politically correct ... we don't know what the hell we're doing," Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said during a Friday night campaign rally at Raleigh's Dorton Arena
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 5:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Susan "Lorena" Ambrose Sawyer, age 92, a resident of 1515 Hollybriar Lane, Greenville, N.C., died Monday August 10, 2015 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice Center in Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 @ 10:04 am
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory was at Time Warner Cable Arena to help announce that Charlotte will host the 66th annual NBA All-Star Game in 2017.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 3:09 am
By: McCrory Communications
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In a free society, employers and employees voluntarily agree to the terms of their relationship. Unfortunately, government has for generations forcibly inserted itself into that relationship with various mandates and restrictions. Minimum wage laws, workplace requirements, and mandatory government u
Published: Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 @ 4:25 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Well-known for his popular magazine columns later reprinted in collection form, including Grenadine Etching (1947) and The Old Man the Boy (1957), Robert Ruark became even more of a household name after Something of Value (1955) was turned into a popular 1957 movie.
Published: Tuesday, January 6th, 2015 @ 6:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After two hours and 30 minutes of debate, East Carolina University's governing body voted unanimously to table a decision on renaming Aycock Residence Hall in a special called meeting Dec. 18.
Published: Monday, December 22nd, 2014 @ 11:36 am
By: ECU News Services
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A season intended as a time of joy for children - with multiple days out of school - also means no breakfast or lunch for many children across Pitt County. Now thanks in part to a group of East Carolina University students, children at Falkland Elementary School will have meals provided...
Published: Friday, December 19th, 2014 @ 3:07 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A distance-education professor recognized by the University of North Carolina system for teaching excellence will deliver the commencement address at East Carolina University on Dec. 19.
Published: Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 @ 7:04 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Ms. Rena Foster Tyer, age 62, a resident of 678 Old Pamlico Beach Road West, Belhaven, died Friday, August 1, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 @ 1:30 pm
By: Announcements
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The first thing Lorena Wade will tell you is she wishes her nutrition class, taught by East Carolina University students, met more than once a month.
Published: Friday, February 28th, 2014 @ 1:14 am
By: ECU News Services
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Mrs. Verena Lillian Marslender Paul, age 101, a former resident of Belhaven, NC died Tuesday December 24, 2013 at River Trace Nursing Center of Washington.
Published: Tuesday, December 24th, 2013 @ 11:05 pm
By: Announcements
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Efforts are under way to make North Carolina the first state since Alaska in 1980 to eliminate taxes on total personal income.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2013 @ 3:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ms. Rena Everton Topping Robinson, 77, a resident of 9096 N.C. Highway 99 North, Pantego, died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Friday, July 6th, 2012 @ 10:50 am
By: Announcements
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