Pat Gruner
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Reporter at The Daily Reflector in Greenville, North Carolina. Frequently thinking about my next meal.
A marker at the Walstonburg Cemetery now remembers Warrant Officer John Henry Bundy, who served during WWII, 80 years after he was determined killed in action.
Gone but not forgotten: Walstonburg remembers native son lost to horrors of war
WALSTONBURG — A marker at the local cemetery now memorializes a native son more than 80 years after he died aboard a Japanese prisoner of war transport ship during World
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May 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A marker at the Walstonburg Cemetery now remembers Warrant Officer John Henry Bundy, who served during WWII, 80 years after he was determined killed in action.
A proposal by ECU Health would make Martin General Hospital the state’s first Rural Emergency Hospital and grow the health system’s regional model.
ECU Health proposal would make Martin General state's first Rural Emergency Hospital
ECU Health's proposal to integrate Martin General Hospital as an essential health care facility includes plans to grow its regional health model and the construction of a new facility.
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May 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A proposal by ECU Health would make Martin General Hospital the state’s first Rural Emergency Hospital and grow the health system’s regional model.
A Pitt County man charged with three counts of murder in the separate January shooting deaths of a neighbor and a husband and wife has been deemed temporarily incapable of proceeding in the court system.
David Lever, triple homicide suspect, currently unable to proceed in court
A Pitt County man charged with three counts of murder in the separate January shooting deaths of a neighbor and a husband and wife has been deemed temporarily incapable of
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May 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
A Pitt County man charged with three counts of murder in the separate January shooting deaths of a neighbor and a husband and wife has been deemed temporarily incapable of proceeding in the court system.
A 67-year-old man has been sentenced to at least 35 years in prison in the 2022 death of a Greenville educator and advocate.
Dennis Leon Marshall faces up to 43 years in killing of Barbara Fenner, 79, of Greenville
A Pitt County judge has sentenced a man to 35-43 years in prison in the December 2022 stabbing death of a 79-year-old Greenville community advocate at her home.
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May 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
A 67-year-old man has been sentenced to at least 35 years in prison in the 2022 death of a Greenville educator and advocate.
Days after being sworn into a new term N.C. Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs told NC-3 Democrats that they cannot simply move on from the past six months of challenges to her elected position.
Justice Allison Riggs in Pitt County to rally 3rd District Democrats
WINTERVILLE — Days after being sworn into a new term, N.C. Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs told leadership from the 3rd Congressional District’s Democratic Party that it is important they
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May 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Days after being sworn into a new term N.C. Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs told NC-3 Democrats that they cannot simply move on from the past six months of challenges to her elected position.
In 1985 EastCare lifted off in Greenville, NC. At an anniversary celebration 40 years later crews discussed carrying on the spirit of three leaders killed in a 1987 helicopter crash and a patient’s family recalled how crews saved their son’s life.
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EastCare flight crews, patient, reflect on 40 years of service
A critical care transport service that lifted off from Greenville in 1985 with one helicopter and a small fleet of ambulances is celebrating 40 years of providing a lifeline to
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April 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
In 1985 EastCare lifted off in Greenville, NC. At an anniversary celebration 40 years later crews discussed carrying on the spirit of three leaders killed in a 1987 helicopter crash and a patient’s family recalled how crews saved their son’s life.
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Winterville NC resident Lauren Clark, a Vietnam veteran who began transitioning at age 55, spoke with me about her thoughts on the proposed Senate Bill 516, which she feels punishes transgender people for being themselves.
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Critic: New NC bathroom bill punishes people for differences
A Winterville woman said a state Senate bill that aims to define gender as biological sex at birth and require people use public restrooms that match that sex is punishing
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April 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Winterville NC resident Lauren Clark, a Vietnam veteran who began transitioning at age 55, spoke with me about her thoughts on the proposed Senate Bill 516, which she feels punishes transgender people for being themselves.
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Today Marvin K. Blount III confirmed he was removed from his position as Pitt County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge by NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby. It came as a surprise.
Newby removes Blount from senior resident judge post in Pitt County
Pitt County's senior Superior Court judge was removed from the post of senior resident judge on Thursday by North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby.
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March 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Today Marvin K. Blount III confirmed he was removed from his position as Pitt County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge by NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby. It came as a surprise.