Deadline for Business Applications is April 6, 2018 By Bert Smith, Farmville Sharks Investors Group Farmville Sharks are hungry to bring innovative and entrepreneurial retail ideas to their downtown business area. We have pulled together seven […]
On February 5, 2018, the Knightdale Town Council accepted a land donation to serve as the future home of a Knightdale Recreation Center. Wake Stone Corporation provided the gift of ten acres to assist town […]
Dropout Rate Up Slightly North Carolina public schools reported fewer overall incidences of crime and violence during the 2016-17 school year from the previous year, continuing a long-term decline in numbers of offenses, according to […]
Early on February 27, 2018, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Executive Director and CEO Chris McEntee delivered testimony before the House Subcommittee on Research and Technology during a hearing entitled “A review of Sexual Harassment and […]
New Hanover County (NHC) Board of Commissioners Chairman Woody White is convening a School Safety Roundtable on Thursday, March 1, 2018 from 12:30 to 2pm, to discuss the safety of New Hanover County Schools (NHCS). […]
Application Deadline is March 9, 2018 at 5pm North Carolina farms that welcome visitors can take advantage of the 2018 Agritourism Marketing Cost-Share Grant available through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Said […]
The Music In The Mill series welcomes The Lone Bellow on April 13, 2018. The ticketed performance will take place at The Crossings at Hollar Mill, 883 Highland Avenue SE, Hickory, North Carolina. It’s been six […]
Learn what to do in a disaster and how to help your family and neighbors New Hanover County residents are encouraged to register for the upcoming Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training, which begins Thursday, March 15, […]
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has ordered a Book of Condolences to be placed at the State Capitol for members of the public to sign in remembrance of Reverend Billy Graham. The book rests on […]
North Carolina’s Industrial Hemp Commission has scheduled its next public meeting. As with previous meetings, the public may join via telephone conference call or online meeting link. The purpose of this Tuesday, March 6, 2018 […]
The Rocky Mount, North Carolina police department has scheduled four new locations for their Chat with the Chief initiative. During Chat with the Chief, residents can personally meet their police chief and his command staff. […]
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation Recalls Ready-to-Eat Chicken Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination On February 16, 2018, Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., a Waco, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 101,310 pounds of ready-to-eat breaded chicken patties that […]
The city of Rocky Mount and Dr. Jason Miller, professor at NC State University, will present King’s First Dream during Black History Month. This re-staging event, scheduled for Friday, February 23, 2018, starting at 6pm, […]
North Carolina is getting a new interstate, Governor Roy Cooper announced Thursday. The Federal Highway Administration has approved Interstate 285 for the 23-mile stretch of US 52 between I-40 in Winston-Salem and I-85 in Lexington. […]
On February 13, 2018, the Joyful Heart Foundation today released Shelved, a public service announcement (PSA) highlighting the backlog of hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits languishing in law enforcement storage facilities across the United […]
Narwhals are some of the most elusive creatures in the ocean, spending most of their lives in deep water far from shore. But research being presented at the 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting in Portland, Oregon […]
Sierra Club: Senate Of Virginia Allows Dominion To Regulate Itself While Ratepayers Foot The Bill On February 9, 2018, the Senate of Virginia passed Senate Bill 966 in a vote of 26-13. SB966, introduced by […]
93 Volunteers Successfully Plant 215 Trees on A 2-acre Field in The Confluence Natural Area Near The Eno River By Maggie Bailey, We Plant it Forward On Monday, January 15, 2018, We Plant It Forward and the […]
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) will host a workshop for farmers market managers. Titled “A Successful Season 2018 – Growing Your Farmers Market,” the event is an excellent way for market […]
When it comes to diversity, the International Festival Cultures is an event rivaled by few others. Sponsored by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, the city of Rocky Mount, Nash Community College, PNC Bank, Nash […]
Guymon Extracts Inc., a Guymon, Oklahoma establishment, is recalling approximately 4,202 pounds of fully cooked pork products due to a processing deviation that may have allowed potential spore-forming pathogen growth including Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens, the US […]
Two Small Asteroids Safely Pass Earth This Week Two small asteroids recently discovered by astronomers at the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) near Tucson, Arizona, are safely passing by Earth within one lunar distance this […]
Make the most of a beautiful day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by attending the First-day-of-issue Dedication Ceremony for the United States Postal Service’s new Mister Rogers Forever stamp. Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Megan J. Brennan, the […]
NFS Decision Fails to Protect Public Lands from Destructive Pipeline On February 5, 2018, the Southern Environmental Law Center and The Sierra Club on behalf of a coalition of conservation groups filed suit in federal […]
United, citizens of Peruíbe knocked down the power plant projected to be one of the 50 largest in the world and blocked future mega-polluting projects. The city of Peruíbe, in the Southeast of Brazil, has […]
On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) occurred as a result of a failure of the bypass pumps located at Stith Talbert Park in conjunction with a project to rehabilitate the 54-inch […]
On February 1, 2018, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced Hometown Strong, a new initiative “to partner with local governments to support local economies, improve infrastructure, and strengthen rural communities.” “Small communities like the one […]
By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount The city of Rocky Mount, North Carolina has become the first in the state to adopt Otocast, a free mobile app for audio guides. Alicyn Wiedrich, art curator for […]
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