CJ 4DPLEX, the world’s leading cinema technology company, together with Warner Bros. Pictures, announced in August 2019 the release of New Line Cinema’s IT Chapter Two in three leading next-generation cinema technologies: the multi-sensory 4DX format, […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor Miss Heidi’s Sauce of Franklin County, North Carolina is celebrating one year in business. The first jar of this unique, creamy Chipotle sauce ran off the line on August 1, 2018. […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating a disorder detected in some Florida panthers and bobcats. All the affected animals have exhibited some degree of walking abnormally or difficulty coordinating their back […]
Been to an outdoor movie lately? Your town’s movie event likely didn’t get national attention like The Bed Cinema’s event in Denver, Colorado this week. Set up as four days of movie-watching on comfy air […]
This week’s list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond — occasionally including unique coastal or mountain events. While most listed events are free, ticketed […]
The August program of the Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum will be a look into the life and legend of Amelia Earhart. The event will take place at the museum on Saturday, August 24, 2019, […]
On Saturday, August 24, 2019, during the Zebulon Farm Fresh Market hours of 9am-1pm, the town Parks and Recreation Department will be holding the Back To School Bash with special activities and giveaways. There will be […]
The United States Coast Guard and Royal New Zealand Navy took time in early August 2019 to conduct professional exchanges while off Samoa and in American Samoa. Said Rear Adm. Lunday, commander, Coast Guard 14th […]
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office will hold one of its Hot Dog for Kids events on Saturday, August 24, 2019, 11:30am-1pm, in Whitakers, North Carolina. The NCSO Mobile Command Unit, complete with volunteer deputies, grill, […]
Three headline surf events return to Wrightsville Beach in a span of ten days in August. O’Neill/Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf Fest First up, August 16-18, 2019, one of the largest surf contests on the East Coast […]
On Thursday, September 12, 2019, the Writers Group’s guest speaker will be Wanda Robinson Lee, Ph.D., author of the autobiography, God’s Voice: Choices That Led My Journey. Attendance is free and open to the public. […]
The Wayne County Historical Society, which oversees the Wayne County Museum, has several history-oriented happenings planned for September, with a unique Victorian funeral event coming to Goldsboro, North Carolina in October 2019. The Mission of the […]
Program Seeks to Improve Workforce Development and Gender Equity in North Carolina Ahead of Women’s Equality Day on August 26, 2019, the NC Department of Administration (DOA) launched a new mentorship program on July 1 […]
Plant Adds Production of All-new Honda HRN Lawn Mower and New GCV Engine, Makes Local Donations Associates at Honda Power Equipment Mfg., Inc. (HPE) on August 6, 2019 marked 35 years of producing power equipment […]
St John AME Zion Church in Wilson, North Carolina, for its 151st Anniversary, has planned several music-oriented events for the remainder of 2019. The public is invited to join their August Women in White, September […]
Braswell Memorial Library is proud to present “Let’s Talk About It” — a library discussion series sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council and the North Carolina Center for the Book. This Fall’s series is Picturing […]
On August 6, 2019, Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. voluntarily recalled a limited number of cases of baby spinach. The products being recalled are 6 oz Dole Baby Spinach bag, Lot code W20308A (UPC code 0-71430-00964-2), […]
The public is invited to join the South Rocky Mount Community Civic Organization, the city of Rocky Mount, Woda Cooper Companies, community leaders and others during a Celebrating South Rocky Mount event on Saturday, August […]
This list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond — occasionally including unique coastal or mountain events. While most listed events are free, ticketed or […]
An upcoming North Carolina writers luncheon will including a presentation by Lawrence Kelter, author of the continuing adventures of My Cousin Vinny and the Stephanie Chalice mystery series. On Saturday, August 17, 2019, 11am-2pm, participate […]
NASA’s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) has imaged the stress on Costa Rican vegetation caused by a massive regional drought that led the Central American nation’s government to declare a state […]
The Imperial Centre Theatre is accepting submissions from local playwrights — professionals and amateurs — for the second-annual Local Playwrights Staged Reading Series. The deadline to submit a full-length or one-act play is Thursday, August […]
Friday at the Nature Research Center The North Carolina Forest Service is throwing a birthday party for Smokey Bear and everyone is invited. Watch a video on Smokey Bear in the Daily Planet Theater, meet […]
Mixing and Matching Fitness Flavors at the Downtown Facility Fitness Showdown Round 5 will be held at the downtown Rocky Mount Event Center on Saturday, August 10, 2019, 10am-5pm, in the facilities’ Field House. Doors […]
Raleigh-based band, Big Love, will headline “Friday Night on White” on Friday, August 9, 2019, 6-9pm. The free outdoor concert will take place along South White Street in historic downtown Wake Forest, North Carolina. A […]
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 […]
This list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond — occasionally including unique coastal or mountain events. While most listed events are free, ticketed or fee-for-entry […]
The Town of Knightdale Arts and Education Fest returns on Saturday, September 14, 2019. This year’s event includes two parts: 10am-2pm (free festival) and 5:30pm-9pm (free concert). The mission of the Knightdale Education Festival is […]
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