Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 7th of August.
Good morning, Greenville.
🎓 Education
On Aug. 6, the ECU Board of Trustees held its first academic year meeting and elected officers, with Cassie Burt returning as chair with unanimous support.
The board also approved parking ordinance revisions and campus renovations (including dining hall upgrades) and will meet again Sept. 24-25.
🌲 Environment
Seven days of 1–2 inches of rain brought slight drought relief to parts of our region; Pitt and Greene counties moved from severe to moderate conditions while portions of Bertie, Martin, Beaufort, and Pamlico counties improved to abnormally dry.
Inland areas will face drier, hotter weather with scattered seabreeze showers early next week.
🏛️ Government
Pitt County Government seeks a Social Worker III to provide in-home child protection services.
The job offers competitive pay (salary grade 69, $60,061 to $94,929) and requires a social work degree or equivalent experience; bilinguals and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Crews with Greenville Utilities Commission will close part of Millbrook Street near Hooker Road Monday for emergency sewer repairs estimated to last four weeks after heavy rains worsened a sinkhole-induced sewer damage.
About a week later, Hooker Road will close for a 700-foot sewer replacement and no sewage spilled onto the road or creek.
📰 Real Estate
A new home built by community college students left campus Thursday morning and arrived in West Greenville to serve as affordable housing through a local partnership.
The project shows strong teamwork between PCC and local leaders.
A new home built by PCC students relocated Thursday morning from campus to West Greenville as part of the City of Greenville and PCC’s 50-in-10 Affordable Housing Initiative (aiming to build 50 homes in 10 years).
The house is now on West Fifth Street while a second project will move next week.
🏈 Sports
Three generations of softball players from Greenville show their strength at the Little League World Series.
Darlene Groves, her daughter Julie Brandon and granddaughter Zoey Brandon embrace the game & inspire more young women to play.
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