Fred Harrison Archives

Sep 24, 2021
  • Fred Harrison

“It’s Time for the Pitt County Fair”

The first Pitt County American Legion Agricultural Fair opened to the public on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1920, at what is now Guy Smith Stadium on Memorial Drive in Greenville.  You...

Apr 12, 2021
  • Fred Harrison

Steinbeck’s, A Greenville Institution

Herbert Franklin Steinbeck Sr. came from Rockingham to Greenville, N.C. in 1950 as store manager for J.C. Penny Company prior to opening Steinbeck’s Men’s Shop in March of 1957. Among...

Jun 27, 2019
  • Fred Harrison

Staff Pick: “Speaker Ban Law”

  Source: "SPEAKER BAN LAW" folder, NCC Old Vertical File Staff Person: Fred Harrison Description: North Carolina’s Speaker Ban or “Gag“ Law was passed by the North Carolina General Assembly on June 26,...