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Month: December 2016

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Editorial: Ring in the New Year!

December 31, 2016 Kay Whatley

By The Whatleys It’s that time again: ring out the old and ring in the new. New Year 2017 is approaching, It’s a time for reviewing the year behind, and looking forward to the year ahead. […]

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White House Council on SC2 initiatives continue in January with Rocky Mount Team

December 31, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Tameka Kenan-Norman On January 5, 2017, Stuart Lee will finish his assignment as team lead for the White House Special Council for Strong Cities Strong Communities (SC2). The SC2 leadership torch will be passed on […]

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$135,000 Grant to Aid Eastern NC Healthcare Clinics

December 30, 2016 Kay Whatley

NC Association of Free & Charitable Clinics awarded $135,000 grant to aid in Hurricane Matthew recovery at Eastern NC healthcare clinics Grant will help clinics return to full strength in serving the uninsured By Randy […]

Source: Braswell Memorial Library.
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January Teen Programs Announced by Rocky Mount NC Library

December 30, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Scott Houston, Braswell-Library.org Below are the upcoming Teen Programs. Unless otherwise noted, the location is Braswell Memorial Library, 727 N Grace Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina.   Keva: Impossible Build Wednesday, January 4, 2017, 5-7pm Meeting in […]

Five Points Jazz Festival 2015. Photo: Denver Arts & Venues, Denver, Colorado.
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Five Points Jazz Festival Call for Artists is Open

December 30, 2016 Kay Whatley

Applications are now being accepted for jazz musicians for the 2017 Five Points Jazz Festival. The festival is being held Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Denver, Colorado. The committee will accept applications through January 31, […]

An artist's rendition of 2016 WF9 as it passes Jupiter's orbit inbound toward the sun. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
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NASA’s NEOWISE Mission Spies One Comet, Maybe Two

December 30, 2016 Kay Whatley

By DC Agle (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Laurie Cantillo and Dwayne Brown (NASA Headquarters) NASA’s NEOWISE mission has recently discovered some celestial objects traveling through our neighborhood, including one on the blurry line between asteroid and comet. […]

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USDA Says It will Ease Land Transfer to Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers

December 30, 2016 Kay Whatley

Allows for Transfer of Certain Conservation Reserve Program Land to New Farmers; Provides Priority Enrollment in Working Lands Conservation Programs By Kent Politsch, USDA Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Lanon Baccam on December 29, 2016 announced that […]

Source: Edgecombe County Memorial Library, Tarboro NC.
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Edgecombe County Memorial Library Offers Service for Homebound Readers

December 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

Do you like reading? Are you unable to get out? Do you live in Edgecombe County? If so, you may be eligible to have books delivered to your home or facility. This is an ongoing, free […]

Logo from The Playhouse of Wilson, Wilson NC
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Playhouse of Wilson NC Holding Auditions

December 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

The Playhouse Community Theatre in Wilson, North Carolina, is holding auditions for “Driving Miss Daisy.” Auditions will be held January 9-10, 2017, starting at 6:30pm. The Playhouse is looking for a diverse group of men […]

Source: FastMed.
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FastMed Urgent Care Opens in Zebulon NC

December 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Sami Elbadramany, fastmed.com FastMed Urgent Care opened a new walk-in clinic December 28, 2016, in Zebulon, North Carolina, further cementing its position as the nation’s fastest-growing and largest urgent care provider in North Carolina. The […]

Longleaf pine in Croatan National Forest, North Carolina by Photographer Bill Lea. Source: Southern Environmental Law Center.
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Groups in Court to Protect Rare Longleaf Pines in Croatan National Forest from Unnecessary 4-lane Highway

December 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Geoff Gisler, Southern Environmental Law Center The Southern Environmental Law Center today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the planned construction of an unneeded, costly highway.  The planned Havelock Bypass would cut through rare, century-old longleaf […]

The Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences, Rocky Mount NC. It is located on the former sites of the Imperial Tobacco Company and old city library. Source: imperialcentre.org.
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Imperial Centre Closing Dates and Upcoming Exhibits

December 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount NC The Maria V. Howard Arts Center and the Children’s Museum and Science Center will close January 1-28, 2017, for maintenance and an exhibit changeover. The Imperial Centre for […]

Dr. Nicholas Pediaditakis, founder of Alkyonis Mental Health Center, Raleigh NC.
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Irrational Tribalism

December 29, 2016 Dr Nicholas Pediaditakis

How our own collective irrational responses, dictated by tribal traits embedded in our human nature, aid and abet terrorists in their aims Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA The amazing fact is hiding in plain sight, […]

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In Every US State, Minimum Wage Falls Far Short of a Living Wage

December 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Kathy Mulady, peoplesaction.org “In urban and rural states across the country, the living wage is consistently far higher than the minimum wage, and higher than most people would guess.” Workers in some cities and […]

Source: Center for Biological Diversity
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10,000 Free Endangered Species Condoms Giveaway for New Year’s Eve

December 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

Nonprofit Says Condoms Highlight Need for Reproductive Rights to Combat Wildlife Extinction, Unsustainable Human Population Growth By Leigh Moyer, biologicaldiversity.org As Americans mark the end of 2016 and prepare for the inauguration of President-elect Donald […]

One of several labels included in the recall notice. Source: US FDA.
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Multiple Mixes, Mac and Cheese, and Chips Recalled for Possible Contamination

December 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

After “trace amounts of salmonella” was found in powdered milk and buttermilk provided to cooking-mix companies, recalls were issued on December 8, 2016. Initially, two products were recalled and these notices published below. If or when […]

I Dream logo. Source: City of Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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“I Dream” Concerts Headed to Rocky Mount NC

December 28, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount Rocky Mount’s rich history as part of the Civil Rights movement has garnered nationwide attention in the last few years. With North Carolina State University’s Dr. Jason Miller’s restoration […]

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Chuckle of the Issue: Family Traditions

December 24, 2016 Kay Whatley

One day, young Sarah was watching her mother make a beef roast. Her mother cut off the ends, wrapped it in string, seasoned it, and put it in the roasting pan. Sarah asked, “Why do […]

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Puzzles Page: December 23, 2016

December 23, 2016 Kay Whatley

Click the link below to download the puzzles from this issue. 2016 December 23 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.  

Martin Luther King Jr NYWTS by Dick DeMarsico, World Telegram staff photographer, Library of Congress, New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. Source: Wikipedia.org.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to be Celebrated with Multiple Events

December 21, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, in conjunction with the city of Rocky Mount, will host events during the month of January honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther […]

1st and Future NFL start-up competition. Source: Texas Medical Center.
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NFL and Texas Medical Center Team Up for Super Bowl Start-Up Competition

December 21, 2016 Kay Whatley

Companies to Present Innovations to Advance Sports Technology and Athlete Safety By Kamran Mumtaz (NFL) and Christen David (TMC) The National Football League and the Texas Medical Center (TMC) today announced the launch of 1st and Future, the […]

Source: North Carolina State Parks, ncparks.gov.
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North Carolina State Parks will Ring in New Year with First Day Hikes

December 21, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Charlie Peek A North Carolina New Year’s tradition of family adventure, exercise and reconnection with nature continues in 2017 with First Day Hikes in North Carolina State Parks on January 1, 2017. For New […]

William Allen Rogers, Watch Your Step, 1914. Published in the New York Herald 1914. Source: Cabinet of American Illustration, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington DC.
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Library of Congress Adds Artwork to WWI Display

December 21, 2016 Kay Whatley

A New Selection of 28 Posters, Prints, Drawings and Photographs Now on Display in the Library of Congress Exhibition “World War I: American Artists View the Great War” By Donna Urschel, Library of Congress The exhibition […]

Coach Jeffrey Hagman with the kids. Source: Mary DeMilia
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12-year-old Bunn Student Nominates Teacher, Who Wins 53’s Difference Makers Award

December 21, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Mary DeMilia, demiliaresearch.com In November 2016,  Bunn Middle School student, Ryan DeMilia, decided to nominate the head coach of the Science Olympiad Team, Mr. Jeffrey Hagman, for the Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner’s 53’s Difference Makers Program. This initiative program […]

New Technology Could Help Track Firefighters for Safety Electromagnetic forceTracking firefighters in the fieldTracking firefighter safety New technology developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory can locate firefighters wearing a backpack-sized device. Engineers are working to shrink the device to fit in a pocket. Image Credit: Paul Wedig/DHS-Science and Technology Directorate. Source: Andrew Good, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA.
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New Technology Could Help Track Firefighters for Safety

December 20, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Andrew Good, Jet Propulsion Laboratory In 1999, six career firefighters lost their lives responding to a five-alarm fire. They were part of a group of 73 dispatched to a smoke-filled warehouse in Worcester, Massachusetts. Lost […]

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Report Spotlights Massive Retirement Funds for CEOs

December 20, 2016 Kay Whatley

100 CEOs Have as Much Retirement Wealth as 41% of All US Families, 59% of African-American Families, and 75% of Latino Families By Sarah Anderson, and Domenica Ghanem, Institute for Policy Studies The Institute for Policy Studies on December […]

Sci, a CPW K9, in armor is shown with a handler. Source: Kyle Davidson, Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife K9 Sci Received Body Armor

December 20, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Kyle Davidson, CPW SE Region Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s K9, Sci, has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from nonprofit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Sci’s vest is […]

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Shades of Grey: Office Gifts

December 20, 2016 Kay Whatley

Some situations are viewed in black and white; right and wrong. Yet, many people think situations also have a grey area where solutions are not so easily discerned. This is not just about the choices […]

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Aerial view of the Ten Commandments on Burger Mountain. Source: Fields of the Wood, Murphy NC, cogop.org/fow.
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The Strange-ness: Mountainside Ten Commandments

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Deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains lies the town of Murphy NC. The mountains near Murphy are home to a 200-acre Bible-themed park and its giant Ten Commandments representation. Visitors are invited to walk up Burger Mountain past five-foot letters […]

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