Greenville /tags/greenville Greenville en-US Copyright Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:30:21 GMT Japanese medical device company adding 232 jobs in Greenville /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 Here are the steps North Carolina's public universities are taking to obey a new DEI ban /education/2024-07-15/unc-dei-ban-north-carolina-university-compliance-plans Universities are closing offices, making changes to job titles and shutting down DEI websites. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:33:19 GMT /education/2024-07-15/unc-dei-ban-north-carolina-university-compliance-plans Brianna Atkinson Petey Pablo leads North Carolina Music Hall of Fame 2024 class /arts-culture/2024-06-12/petey-pablo-north-carolina-music-hall-fame-2024-class Petey Pablo leads the 2024 class of inductees into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, located in Kannapolis. The Greenville native and four other artists – and the Durham-based Merge Records – will join the already existing 132 other honorees. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:06:30 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-12/petey-pablo-north-carolina-music-hall-fame-2024-class Mitchell Northam East Carolina's Parker Byrd provides inspiration as an amputee playing college baseball /sports/2024-05-31/parker-byrd-east-carolina-baseball-amputee-boating-ecu Parker Byrd is just the second amputee to play Division I college baseball. After losing his right leg below the knee in a boating accident, he's taken three at-bats this season for the East Carolina Pirates. As ECU continues its quest for the College World Series, Byrd provides inspiration. Fri, 31 May 2024 14:04:24 GMT /sports/2024-05-31/parker-byrd-east-carolina-baseball-amputee-boating-ecu Mitchell Northam City's red-light camera program was lawful after all, North Carolina justices say /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 After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians /health/2024-05-20/williamston-hospital-closes-north-carolina-politicians-biden-risk-ap Williamston, North Carolina's struggle to reopen its only emergency room could signal trouble for President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, which highlights his health care accomplishments. Mon, 20 May 2024 13:29:22 GMT /health/2024-05-20/williamston-hospital-closes-north-carolina-politicians-biden-risk-ap Associated Press During Parkinson’s Awareness Month, a free ECU program seeks to slow the disease’s progress /health/2024-04-11/parkinsons-disease-awareness-month-free-ecu-class-wellness East Carolina University is offering free therapy services to address the needs of people with Parkinson’s disease. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:12:03 GMT /health/2024-04-11/parkinsons-disease-awareness-month-free-ecu-class-wellness Sophie Mallinson Cancer nonprofit brings free, mobile mammograms to rural North Carolina /health/2024-04-10/free-mammogram-screening-breast-cancer-nash-north-carolina A mobile breast cancer screening program is scheduled to launch this month in Nash County. The event is the first of one nonprofit’s efforts to provide 200 free mammograms across Eastern North Carolina. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:22:16 GMT /health/2024-04-10/free-mammogram-screening-breast-cancer-nash-north-carolina Sophie Mallinson Civil rights leader removed from movie theater for using his own chair /race-demographics/2023-12-30/civil-rights-leader-removed-from-movie-theater-for-using-his-own-chair A civil rights leader was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own chair for medical reasons. Sat, 30 Dec 2023 14:07:56 GMT /race-demographics/2023-12-30/civil-rights-leader-removed-from-movie-theater-for-using-his-own-chair Associated Press Wawa’s expansion plan for North Carolina includes more stores in the eastern part of the state /news/2023-10-27/wawa-2024-expansion-north-carolina-more-stores-eastern-wayne-nash-wilson The private, family-owned chain store and gas station is set to build eight stores next year in several areas of North Carolina including Wayne, Nash and Wilson Counties. Fri, 27 Oct 2023 18:14:11 GMT /news/2023-10-27/wawa-2024-expansion-north-carolina-more-stores-eastern-wayne-nash-wilson Sharryse Piggott