Urban Ag and Community Gardens Providing Healthy, Local Food Access Across Wake County By Sara Merz and Michele McKinley, wakeaha.org Advocates for Health in Action (AHA) presents its 8th-Annual Dig In! on Saturday, March 4, 2017, 8:15am-2pm, to […]
By Chelsea Hawkins and Sue Evans, Pyramid Comm. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will vigorously pursue legal action to ensure the environmental impact statement (EIS) order issued late last year is followed so the pipeline process is legal, […]
By Scott Houston, Braswell-Library.org The list of Braswell Memorial Library’s teen programs for February 2017 includes movies, Valentine’s, games, and more. Braswell Memorial Library is located at 727 N Grace Street, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. For more […]
By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount NC The city of Rocky Mount was recently awarded an AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) project team. The city submitted a successful project proposal to have a team […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor Farm Aid may be famous for their concerts, but the concerts are fundraisers for their year round work. For over 30 years, Farm Aid has been working for family farms and […]
Contributed by LaKesha W. Joyner, Adult Programming Librarian The February adult programs described below are held at Braswell Memorial Library, located at 727 N Grace Street, Rocky Mount NC. For more information on these events, contact Kesha Joyner at […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor This list covers events from the eastern North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond. Contact information or RSVP deadlines, where applicable, have been included. Events below […]
Cooler winter days give great weather for walking around Perry’s Mill, established in 1778 — back in the early days of this country and soon after signing of the Declaration of Independence! This 200+ year […]
Fans Can Pick the Product’s Next Design by participating in the Pop the Vote contest through February 13 By Jennifer Grabenstetter and Pam Davis, Sealed Air This year’s annual Bubble Wrap® Appreciation Day — celebrated January 30, […]
By Ford Porter, NC Office of the Governor On January 27, 2017, Governor Roy Cooper signed a proclamation declaring January 2017 as “Stalking Awareness Month” in North Carolina. The month of January is also recognized as National […]
By Will Robinson, Wilson County Public Library Wilson County Public library has released a list of upcoming programs offered to the public this February at the Main Library. For children, early literacy programs will continue at […]
WHQR 91.3fm and 92.7fm Public Radio and UNCW Department of Film Studies present the 14th annual DocuTime Film Festival By Paula Lee Haller and Mary Bradley (WHQR) Saturday, February 4th marks Wilmington’s 14th annual DocuTime one-day documentary film […]
The Town of Zebulon’s Parks and Recreation Department plans movies, fitness classes, and special events. Coming up in early 2017, enjoy multiple free events oriented toward families and children. Event locations include the Zebulon Community […]
Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 January 27 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.
Organizing Starts Now to Resist Attacks on the Environment and Communities. Leaders Call for a New Clean Energy Economy that Stops Climate Change and Creates Good Jobs for All By Kathy Mulady, peoplesaction.org Climate activists […]
Funds will Help Survivors with Housing, Rebuilding, Jobs in Hardest Hit NC Counties By Ford Porter, governor.NC.gov Governor Roy Cooper today announced that North Carolina has received more than $198 million to help families and […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor This list covers events from the eastern North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond. Contact information or RSVP deadlines, where applicable, have been included. In addition […]
North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC) conference for law enforcement is coming up March 9, 2017. The 2017 Law Enforcement Summit on Heroin and Fentanyl is designed to provide information and promote discussion. This summit, returning […]
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 people make, but […]
By Kathy Cockrell, Contributing Author Bunn NC, located at the intersection of NC Highways 98 and 39 in southeastern Franklin County, is a small town with a fascinating history stretching over two centuries. Historical records […]
By Karen Northon, NASA HQ NASA will honor members of the NASA family, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration […]
By Jim Wilson (NASA HQ) and Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters (Johnson Space Center) Space exploration will feature prominently at Super Bowl LIVE, a nine-day fan festival running January 28 through February 5, 2017, in Houston, Texas, site […]
By Elizabeth Landau, Jet Propulsion Laboratory “We’re made of star stuff,” astronomer Carl Sagan famously said. Nuclear reactions that happened in ancient stars generated much of the material that makes up our bodies, our planet and […]
By Vernon Cox, NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division The board of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina has set the 2017 boll weevil assessment at 75¢ per acre of cotton, dropping the fee from $1. […]
The Decision Puts Water for 17 Million People at Risk By Chelsea Hawkins and Sue Evans, Pyramid Communications The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe said today that President Donald Trump’s executive action towards an approval of an […]
By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount After 35 years in local government and 23 years with the city of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, City Manager Charles Penny announced his retirement at the end of […]
It’s just after the turn of the century — the twentieth century, that is. The year is 1907 and a carriage shop has just opened at 222 Tarboro Street West in Wilson, North Carolina. Horses and mules draw wagons […]
The Road to Getting Published – a Writers Workshop is coming up in Franklin County, North Carolina. Led by author Donna Campbell Smith, this three-part Workshop Series is scheduled for March 4, 11, and 18, 2017, […]
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