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Month: February 2019

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“Senior Scam Jam” Seminars to be Offered in Wendell and Wake Forest

February 28, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

An upcoming seminar, Seniors at Risk: 21st Century Scam Threats, Preventions and Solutions, will be offered at two locations: Wendell and Wake Forest, North Carolina. The seminar, also known as “Senior Scam Jam,” is designed […]

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Binge Review: The Umbrella Academy

February 28, 2019 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley With the popularity of binge-watching television shows and online streaming series, it seemed time to review from the recliner at home too, not just at the movie theater. Below you’ll find my […]

Photograph from Charles Killebrew exhibit at Imperial Centre. Source: City of Rocky Mount, North Carolina
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Free Imperial Centre Evening will Highlight Killebrew Photo Collection

February 28, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

A presentation of the Charles Killebrew photography collection, currently on display at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences, will take place on Thursday, March 7, 2019, 5:30-7pm. The free event at Imperial Centre (270 […]

Logos for NC Oyster Summit and NC Division of Marine Fisheries
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2019 North Carolina “Oyster Summit” Set for Mar. 12

February 27, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The ongoing quest to make North Carolina the world’s Napa Valley of oysters will be on full display in March. Oyster growers, fishermen, government officials, lawmakers, academics, and conservation interests will gather to learn more […]

Park installation in Bunn, North Carolina. Source: Sherry Mercer
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Four Year Journey Culminates in Soon-to-open Bunn, NC Public Park

February 27, 2019 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Installation of the Bunn Community Park is underway, with plans to complete and open the play space prior to the school summer break. The park is the result of four years […]

Mardi Gras parade in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Source: Town of Wake Forest
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Wake Forest’s “Mardi Gras Street Festival” is Mar 2.

February 26, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Make plans now to join your friends and neighbors in downtown Wake Forest for the Seventh Annual Wake Forest Mardi Gras Street Festival. Presented by Thomas G. Walters Allstate Insurance and Primrose School of Heritage […]

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Spreading Mister Rogers’ Legacy in the Mile High City

February 26, 2019 Kay Whatley

America’s friendliest neighbor, Fred Rogers, may be gone, but his legacy lives on through Dr. Dana Winters’ work at the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media. As Director of Simple Interactions and Academic Programs and […]

One of the labels released with the pork rib recall. Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
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Boneless Pork Rib Frozen Entrées Recalled for Possible Glass, Plastic Contamination

February 25, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Bellisio Foods, a Jackson, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 173,376 pounds of frozen pork entrée products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of glass or hard plastic, the US Department of Agriculture’s […]

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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored — Feb. 28-Mar. 3, 2019

February 25, 2019 Kay Whatley

Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor This list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond including a few unique coastal or mountain events. While most listed events are free […]

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Wake Forest 2019 Dementia Awareness Education Series begins Feb. 28

February 25, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will host seminars in February, April and June to raise awareness about Alzeheimer’s disease and related dementias. Each seminar in the 2019 Dementia Awareness Education Series will […]

Farmer harvesting industrial hemp. Source: NC Industrial Hemp Association, ncindhemp.org
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Next NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting by Phone is Feb. 28

February 25, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting “to review and approve research pilot program applications.” The conference call may be joined Friday, February 28, 2019, 10am. Access the conference call at go.ncsu.edu/industrialhemp or by […]

Yoga in the gallery. Source: Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount NC.
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Imperial Centre Offers Spring Programs, Classes

February 25, 2019 Kay Whatley

The Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences free and no-fee programs for Spring 2019 are listed below. The Imperial Centre, located at 270 Gay Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, offers a variety of programs, workshops, […]

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North Carolina Court Voids Two Constitutional Amendments

February 22, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

On February 22, 2019, the Wake County Superior Court ruled that the illegally gerrymandered North Carolina General Assembly did not have legal authority to place constitutional amendments on the ballot because it did not act […]

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Local Students and Parents invited to Wake Forest STEM Event on Apr. 13

February 21, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Wake Forest Technology Advisory Board is inviting area middle and high school students and their parents to Wake Forest STEM Saturday 2019 on Saturday, April 13, 2019, 10am-2pm. Presented by the Wake Forest Wireless […]

Photo from a #WOW World of Words Writing Initiative Event. Photo: Dr. Tammy Bird
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Writing Initiative in Full Swing, Author Events Upcoming

February 21, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, the Johnston Community College (JCC) #WOW World of Words Writing Initiative kicked of its Spring Writer’s Series with Dr. Tammy Bird, author of Sandman, a psychological suspense novel set in the Outer […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in March 2019

February 21, 2019 Kay Whatley

Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, local businesses, and organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county […]

Sesame Street cast. Source: Library of Congress
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Fifty Years of Sesame Street to Be Preserved for Posterity

February 20, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

WGBH Educational Foundation and the Library of Congress Will Preserve and Make Accessible Historic and Contemporary Episodes of Sesame Street As Sesame Street begins to mark its 50th anniversary, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), […]

David Yarnold, left, president and CEO of the National Audubon Society, and Kristin Cooper, right, first lady of North Carolina, talk as look for bird species during the Great Backyard Bird Count at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, NC, Friday, February 15, 2019. Held Friday through Monday February 18th, the 22nd annual GBBC uses volunteers, from beginning bird watchers all way to experts, to take a snapshot of global bird populations. Participants can count as short as 15 minutes and upload their findings online to help researchers. Photo: Eamon Queeney / For the National Audubon Society
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Great Backyard Bird Count Kicked Off with 40-Species Spotted at Dix Park

February 19, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

As a kickoff to the global Great Backyard Bird Count, Audubon North Carolina, Wake Audubon Society, and the City of Raleigh hosted 75 participants for a bird count at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh on […]

This illustration depicts multiple small drones flying in an urban environment, which will be the scenario for NASA’s last in a series of demonstrations of a system that safely manages drone flight. Source: NASA
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NASA Tests Urban Drone Traffic Management in Nevada and Texas

February 19, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA has selected two organizations to host the final phase of its four-year series of increasingly complicated technical demonstrations involving small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones. The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems […]

Jesus Christ Superstar poster. Source: City of Rocky Mount, North Carolina
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Jesus Christ Superstar Coming to Imperial Centre

February 19, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Local actors will bring a well-known play to the Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences this spring. Jesus Christ Superstar, a timeless rock/opera classic, will run consecutive weeks in March at the Imperial Centre for the […]

James 'Plunky' Branch and his band Oneness out of Richmond, Virginia. Source: Halifax County Schools NC
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Black History Programs in Halifax County Covered History, Music, and More

February 19, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Halifax County Schools held its Second Annual Black History Month Programs last week at its respective middle schools. Presented in morning sessions for elementary students and afternoon sessions for middle and high school scholars, Enfield […]

2019 photo of NC Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green. Source: NC Office of the Governor
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North Carolina’s Ninth Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green, Inducted by Governor

February 19, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Induction Ceremony Held at North Carolina State Capitol On February 18, 2019, Governor Roy Cooper inducted North Carolina’s Ninth Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green, at a ceremony in the North Carolina State Capitol. Green is […]

Source: Dr. John Stamey
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Bigfoot Column: The State of the Forest 2019

February 19, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

By Dr. John Stamey Regardless of what non-believers might say, Bigfoot is alive and doing well!  Whether Bigfoot is alive in your mind, in your reading (Facebook groups, books, TV), or prompting you to venture […]

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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored — Feb. 21-24, 2019

February 18, 2019 Kay Whatley

Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor This list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond including a few unique coastal or mountain events. While most listed events are free […]

Wake Forest Film Festival 2019 logo. Source: Catherine Gouge, Wake Forest Renaissance Centre
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Wake Forest Film Festival is Mar. 28-30

February 18, 2019 Kay Whatley

Mark your calendars for a cinematic tour de force; the debut of the Wake Forest Film Festival on March 28, 29, and 30, 2019. This inaugural event aims to spotlight passionate, creative and thought-provoking movies by […]

Johnston County Heritage Center, Smithfield, North Carolina. Photo: Kay Whatley
local-nc

Johnston County Heritage Center Opens Exhibit, Shows Important Documentary

February 17, 2019 Kay Whatley

The Johnston County Heritage Center unveiled a new exhibit on February 9, 2019, with an introductory presentation and special movie screening. The new exhibit, Building the Black Community, 1865-1900, covers the time of slavery and the […]

Friday Nights on the Tar logo. Source: Town of Louisburg
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Louisburg Free Concerts to Return with the Warmer Weather

February 17, 2019 Kay Whatley

The Town of Louisburg’s free concerts return, offering an evening under the stars as people emerge from the cocoon of winter. Well, not really a cocoon in this part of North Carolina, where our winter […]

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UFO Sightings by US State: January 2019

February 15, 2019 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]

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