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Winterville Cracking Down On Transformer Shrubs
Last Updated: 11:55 AM 02/08/12 - If you live in Winterville and have shrubbery or fences surrounding those green electrical boxes in your yards, you might want to remove them soon.
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Man Robbed Outside Greenville Store
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Last Updated: 9:26 AM 02/08/12 - Police say around 8:00 p.m. Monday they got a call to 14th Street and Myrtle Avenue for an armed robbery. (Full Story)
Rep. Warren, Two Other Democrats Not Running
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Last Updated: 9:04 AM 02/08/12 - Three more Democrats have announced they aren't seeking re-election to the General Assembly this year, including two drawn into districts with incumbent Republican lawmakers. (Full Story)
Police Name Wrong Man In Kidnapping Case
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Last Updated: 11:25 AM 02/08/12 - Greenville police say they named the wrong man who was arrested for his part in a fake kidnapping to cover up a drug deal. (Full Story)
Pitt Sheriff Says Office Should Share In Money For Housing Federal Inmates
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Last Updated: 8:55 PM 02/07/12 - The Pitt County Sheriff says he thinks money his deputies are helping bring into the county coffers should be shared with his office. (Full Story)
New Grading Policy For ECU
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Last Updated: 9:12 AM 02/08/12 - ECU is changing its grading system for all students next academic year , and not everyone is happy about it. (Full Story)
Tip Leads To Pitt County Drug Bust
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Last Updated: 6:50 PM 02/06/12 - The Pitt County Sheriff's office says two people from Wilmington were arrested in Greenville with a pound of high-grade marijuana. (Full Story)
Flag Design Contest Begins In Pitt County
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Last Updated: 6:13 AM 02/06/12 - Local officials are asking for residents' help in coming up with a new design for the official banner of Pitt County, which they say has been around for too long and needs to be shaken up a little. (Full Story)
Two Greenville Country Clubs To Merge
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Last Updated: 8:10 PM 02/06/12 - After recent negotiations, two of the three country clubs in Greenville have agreed to merge due to economic pressures. (Full Story)
ECU Student Killed In Motorcycle Crash
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Last Updated: 8:30 PM 02/06/12 - An ECU student was killed in a motorcycle crash in Greenville early Sunday morning. (Full Story)
Dispute About Child Leads To Drug Bust In Greenville
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Last Updated: 9:32 PM 02/04/12 - A dispute about the welfare of a child led to a drug bust in Greenville. Two people have been arrested and charged. (Full Story)
Reminder: Don't Drink And Drive Super Bowl Sunday
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Last Updated: 11:37 PM 02/04/12 - Many people like to have a beer with their Super Bowl snacks, but the North Carolina Highway Patrol wants to remind you to not get behind the wheel if you have been drinking. (Full Story)
Pitt County Mother And Daughter Arrested On Drug Charges
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Last Updated: 8:07 PM 02/04/12 - A mother and daughter duo have been arrested in Pitt County on drug charges. (Full Story)
Father And Son Arrested For Trafficking Drugs
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Last Updated: 7:56 PM 02/04/12 - The Pitt County Sheriff's Office has arrested a father and son on charges of trafficking heroin and opium. (Full Story)
Chickens Beware: It's Super Bowl Time!
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Last Updated: 8:06 PM 02/04/12 - Chickens everywhere will be hiding out after this news. The National Chicken Council is projecting that 1.25 billion wings will be eaten during the Super Bowl nationwide. (Full Story)
Area Businesses Gearing Up For Super Bowl
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Last Updated: 10:17 PM 02/03/12 - The Super Bowl is this weekend and area businesses say it means a big boost for them as people prepare for the big game.
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Jacksonville Police Work To Prevent Fast-Food Armed Robberies
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Last Updated: 9:47 PM 02/03/12 - Armed robberies have plagued some area fast food restaurants and now Jacksonville Police are arming restaurant managers with information. (Full Story)
Armed Felon Runs From Greenville Police
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Last Updated: 1:26 PM 02/03/12 - Greenville police are asking for the public's help in tracking down an armed convicted felon who ran from them last weekend. (Full Story)
Police Nab Break-In Suspect
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Last Updated: 9:10 AM 02/03/12 - Quick action by Greenville police has landed a car break-in suspect behind bars. (Full Story)
GPD: Home Searches Turn Up Drugs, Cash, Gun, 3 Arrests
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Last Updated: 8:50 AM 02/03/12 - 41-year-old Tony Miller of Greenville, 18-year-old Gushonda Knight and 31-year-old Tony Conner are all charged with various drug related offenses. (Full Story)
J.H. Rose High Graduate On Super Bowl Giants Practice Squad
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Last Updated: 10:03 PM 02/02/12 - Andre Brown graduated from J.H. Rose High School in Greenville in 2004 and is now part of the Superbowl this weekend as a member of the New York Giants practice squad. (Full Story)
Greenville Man Charged With Teen Sex Crimes

Last Updated: 7:59 PM 02/02/12 - Greenville Police Special Victims Unit arrested Martinez Platt Wednesday night. (Full Story)
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