By Felicia Chou, NASA HQ NASA has selected a science mission that will allow astronomers to explore, for the first time, the hidden details of some of the most extreme and exotic astronomical objects, such […]
With Sponsoring Partner, The Lucy Pet Foundation, The American Wave Machines Float Wins Extraordinaire Award and Broke the Guinness World Record For Longest and Heaviest Float By Mary Schmidt-Krebs, APR American Wave Machines, Inc. (AWM), […]
Orkin Releases New Top 50 Cities List Baltimore tops this year’s Top 50 Bed Bug Cities list, released today by pest control leader Orkin. In the six years Orkin has released the bed bug city […]
#DefundDAPL Divestment Campaign Reaches $40 Million By LaDonna Allard (sacredstonecamp.org) and Tara Houska (honorearth.org) On January 1st, 2017, during the Vikings/Bears football game at US Bank Stadium, two water protectors rappelled from the rafters to display […]
The Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce is holding its 113th Annual Meeting on February 2, 2017, at 6pm, in the Brown Auditorium at Nash Community College, 522 North Old Carriage Road, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. […]
Teens in foster care in North Carolina may continue receiving support services from their 18th to their 21st birthdays through Foster Care 18 to 21, which began January 1, 2017. Said NC Senior Director for Social […]
By The Whatleys New Year, new slate. As 2017 rolled in, opportunity came with it. The new year gives a chance to set resolutions and make changes, big and small. People set resolutions based on […]
One of Only 45 Red Wolves Remaining Found Dead on North Carolina Refuge By Brett Hartl, biologicaldiversity.org The Center for Biological Diversity on December 30, 2016, added $7,500 to the reward for information leading to a […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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