Ginger Livingston

A body discovered in a wooded area in southern Pitt County may be a Nashville man who fired a gun in a Grifton area convenience store last week.

Pitt County has two confirmed and two probable cases of cyclosporiasis, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported last week.

The Pitt County Sheriff's Office is continuing its annual National Night Out celebration on Tuesday despite the controversy surrounding the death of a bomb detection dog employed in the department.

The State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of bomb detection K-9 Chilli at the request of the N.C. Conference of District Attorneys.

A bomb detection dog died in a hot vehicle because her handler forgot she was in the car, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said.

The final session held by the city to gather input on a proposed eatery on the Town Common drew an architect and developer in support of the proposed public project and two community groups opposed to it.

The hot car death of a Pitt County Sheriff's Office bomb detection dog prompted three speakers to call for more information about the incident the county commissioners meeting.

Tim Peaden, a former K-9 handler for the Pitt County Sheriff's Office, said he is glad the SBI is investigating the situation surrounding the death of a Chilli, a bomb

The Farmville Board of Commissioners this week unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on data center development after a debate sparked by an economic development presentation in February.

Pitt commissioners voted 7-2 this week to pursue federal funds to repair a county-owned dam rather than awarding a $2.6 million contract for more immediate repairs or retiring the structure and draining the lake.