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County Lines: A Literary Journal "call for submissions" is open and continues through August 2022. Source: Kim Beall
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County Lines: A Literary Journal: Deadline for Submissions is Aug. 15

August 3, 2022 Kay Whatley

Writers: There is no fee to submit your works to this annual journal The Franklin County Arts Council Writers’ Guild is accepting submissions for County Lines: A Literary Journal, the annual arts council publication, through […]

City of Rocky Mount logo
local-nc

Rocky Mount, NC Senior Center on Church Street to serve as cooling location

July 21, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

As dangerous, extreme heat settles into our area this summer, the city of Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation Department is offering its Senior Center (427 S Church Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina) as a cooling […]

The Grey Area News' UFO with North Carolina outline
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UFO Observer Reports Sighting with Photographs to Rockingham County, NC Authorities

July 21, 2022 Kay Whatley

As pandemic lockdowns were stretching on in November of 2020, strange lights and crafts appeared over Mayoden, North Carolina in Rockingham County. James Stilwell first spotted them over Mayoden and snapped a few photos. Before […]

Source: The Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum, Selma, North Carolina.
events

Selma, NC: Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum Announces 2022 Juneteenth Program

June 14, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

The Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum is proud to announce its Fourth Annual Juneteenth celebration Saturday, June 25, 2022. “This year our museum cordially invites all of our local Johnston county families, groups, students […]

Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina logo
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Wake Forest, NC: Freedom Walk to highlight Saturday’s Juneteenth Celebration

June 14, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

The Northeast Community Coalition will host Wake Forest’s 2022 Juneteenth Celebration, this Saturday, June 18, 2022, at The Dubois Center, 518 N Franklin Street, Wake Forest, North Carolina. Free and open to the public, the […]

Musician Freddy Greene. Source: FCAC
events

Louisburg, NC: Tickets on Sale for “Diversity in the Arts” Event on Jun. 25

June 10, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

The Franklin County Arts Council is sponsoring the Diversity in the Arts event on Saturday, June 25, 2022, 10am-4pm. This unique day showcasing diversity is open to the public, to be held in the Louisburg […]

Five Points Crossing Groundbreaking June 9, 2022, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Source: City of Rocky Mount
local-nc

Rocky Mount, NC: Construction Begins at Five Points Crossing Affordable Housing Community

June 10, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Supporters and partners joined developer Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. to celebrate the construction start at Five Points Crossing, a new affordable general occupancy community to be built at 213 Rose Street in downtown Rocky Mount, […]

County Lines: A Literary Journal "call for submissions" is open and continues through August 2022. Source: Kim Beall
news

Call for submissions: County Lines Literary Journal 2023

May 20, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Deadline for submissions: August 15, 2022 County Lines: A Literary Journal is published annually by the Franklin County Arts Council Writers’ Guild. The journal showcases a curated collection of poetry, prose, and artwork by creators […]

Strawberries Spring 2022. Photo: Kay Whatley
farmgarden

“JoCo Grows” Agriculture Initiatives Continue Through 2022 Strawberry Season

May 17, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

The Johnston County Visitors Bureau (JCVB) in partnership with the NC Cooperative Extension Johnston County Center, and the JoCo Grows Agriculture Steering Committee, is working to bridge the gap between consumers and the farming community. […]

Cats and Dogs. Credit: Frank and Kay Whatley, Nadia Ethier
state-nc

NC Public Animal Shelter Annual Report 2021 Released: Public Cat and Dog Euthanasia Numbers

May 17, 2022 Kay Whatley

According to numbers in the 2021 Public Animal Shelter Report, released to the public by the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) in Spring 2022, North Carolina public animal shelters euthanized approximately 10,291 dogs […]

"Chicken" is one of many films to be presented during the Franklin Flicks/NCISAFF dates in May and June 2022
filmindustry

North Carolina South & East Asian Hollywood Film Festival to be held on May 21

May 6, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Get ready for another year of remarkable films, with the North Carolina Indian and South Asian Film Festival (NCISAFF). This festival will be screening films in May at The Farm in Louisburg, North Carolina and […]

Writing time during the Spring Writers' Retreat 2022 at Rolling View State Park. Photo: Donna Campbell Smith
events

FCAC Writers’ Retreat Provided Advice, Writing Time in Beautiful Park

May 5, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Franklin County Arts Council Writers’ Guild hosted their annual writers retreat after having to put it on hold two years because of Covid. The all-day event was held at Rolling View State Park at the […]

April Zilg, NC/USA, 2021 and 2022 Carolina Cup Graveyard Race Champion. Source: Robert B Butler
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Coveted Carolina Cup titles won by Booth of Australia and USA’s Zilg

May 5, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Crossing the finish line just four seconds ahead of four-time champion Danny Ching of California, Australian Michael Booth seized his third title in the grueling 13.2-mile Carolina Cup Graveyard Race. Meanwhile, North Carolina’s April Zilg […]

Smithfield Ham and Yam Festival, prior year photo. Source: Downtown Smithfield Development Corp.
food

Smithfield, NC: Ham & Yam Festival Set for May 7

May 2, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

The Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation is pleased to announce that the 36th Ham & Yam Festival presented by Stevens Sausage and Agri Supply will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, 9am-6pm.  After three long […]

Arbor Day Festival 2022, Raleigh, NC. Source: We Plant It Forward
events

We Plant it Forward Celebrates US 150th Arbor Day with Festival at Dorothea Dix Park on Apr. 24

April 20, 2022 Kay Whatley

Arbor Day is a great time to act and benefit more from trees. We Plant it Forward is holding an Arbor Day Festival on April 24, 2022, 2:30-6pm, sandwiched between Earth Day on April 22 […]

Photo from FCAC Writers Retreat. Source: Jackie Dove-Miller
events

Register Now for Writers Spring Retreat in Durham, NC on Apr. 23

April 13, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

There is still time to sign up to attend the Franklin County Arts Council’s Writers Guild Spring Retreat on Saturday, April 23, 2022.  The Retreat is being held at Rolling View State Park’s Community Building […]

Red wolf puppy. Photo: Ryan Nordsven/USFWS
national

Release of Highly Endangered Red Wolves into Wild Gives Hope to Renewed Conservation

April 13, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Court action leads to USFWS release of rare wolves Following a successful legal battle, conservation groups hope the recent release of nine highly endangered red wolves into the wild is the first of many steps […]

Sandra Bryant Richardson of Open-Minded Developmental Services, Inc.
local-nc

Open Minded Developmental Services, Inc. Is Celebrating 21 Years of Excellence in Home Care Services

April 8, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

The Year 2022 Marks The 21st Anniversary of This Industry-Leading Professional Home Health Care Provider In The Rocky Mount, North Carolina & Surrounding Areas. Open Minded Developmental Services, Inc. (OMDS) has successfully completed 21 Golden […]

NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
state-nc

NC Poultry Shows and Public Sales Suspended until Further Notice Due to High Path Avian Influenza

April 5, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Poultry owners urged to keep birds indoors and report sick birds North Carolina’s State Veterinarian Mike Martin announced on April 5, 2022, that all North Carolina poultry shows, and public sales will be suspended due […]

Crowds at the 2021 "301 Endless Yard Sale" shop along a row of vendor booths. Source: Ashby Brame, Johnston County NC
events

Selma, NC & Beyond: The 301 Endless Yard Sale Reaches Year 10

March 14, 2022 Kay Whatley

This year’s 301 Endless Yard Sale is set for June 17 and 18, 2022. Along the 100-mile plus stretch of highway, the event offers deals, antiques, collectibles, DIY furniture, crafts, and more. Founded in Selma, […]

Kings of Southern Soul Concert poster. Source: MBT Marketing Solutions & Associates
events

Rocky Mount, NC: Kings of Southern Soul Concert Set for Apr. 30

March 7, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Tucka, Pokey Bear, Bigg Rob, Calvin Richardson, Karen Wolfe, and Lenny Williams is set to light up the Rocky Mount Event Center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina Nu Planet Entertainment will be hosting the Kings […]

Carolina Prize contest deadline is March 15, 2022. Source: Kim Beall, FCAC Writers Guild
events

Deadline Approaching for Carolina Prize for Writing Contest: Enter by Mar. 15

March 3, 2022 Kay Whatley

The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC)  Writers’ Guild annual “Carolina Prize for Writing Contest” is accepting submissions until midnight on March 15, 2022. Writers of all ages are encouraged to quickly submit their poetry, prose, […]

NC Governor Roy Cooper touring PoleVolt in Charlotte. Source: NC Office of the Governor sm
state-nc

North Carolina Transition to Clean Transportation Highlighted by EV Charging Station Tour

February 25, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Governor Tours First-of-its-Kind Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Charlotte, NC The PoleVolt Electric Vehicle Charging Station Provides Free EV Charging for the Public, Takes Advantage of Existing Infrastructure and Increases Accessibility to Charging On February […]

2022 Snuck 'N' Pluck event notice. Source: Cory Cavallero, Greenville Jaycees 
food

Greenville, NC: Shuck ‘N’ Pluck Fundraiser for Soup Kitchen to be Held Mar. 12

February 24, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

The Greenville Jaycees are happy to announce the return of the Shuck ‘N’ Pluck after a nearly two-year hiatus on March 12, 2022, 5-9pm, at the American Legion Building, 403 Saint Andrews Drive, Greenville, North […]

Author Rose Cushing, "Fortunate Tides" book cover
local-nc

Middlesex, NC Author’s First Novel Released

February 24, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

A new novel by written by Nash County based Rose Cushing is now available. Fortunate Tides, Cushing’s first novel, begins in picturesque New Bern, North Carolina, and features a young girl who grows up there. […]

Degradation and movement of the wooden beams over time are causing the barn to slide slowly off it’s stone foundation. Source: Melody L. Worthington, Tobacco Farm Life Museum
local-nc

Kenly, NC: Tobacco Farm Life Museum’s Historic Tobacco Barn At Risk

February 24, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Due to the continued support from the public, grants, and the state, the Tobacco Farm Life Museum has grown and persevered even through these last two exceedingly difficult years. However, as the museum’s 40th anniversary […]

One of the labels released with the USDA FSIS recall for Morgan Foods, Feb 2022.
national

Skyline Chili Products Recall: Can Contents May Be Soup, Not Chili

February 16, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

On February 16, 2022, Morgan Foods, an Austin, Indiana, establishment, issued a recall for approximately 2,205 pounds of Skyline chili due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, and the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and […]

Coastal cities like Miami, shown, already experience high-tide flooding. But a new federal interagency report projects an uptick in the frequency and intensity of such events in the coming decades because of rising seas. Credit: B137 (CC-BY)
national

Sea Level to Rise up to a Foot by 2050, US Interagency Report Finds

February 15, 2022 Kay Whatley

NASA, NOAA, USGS, and other United States government agencies project that the rise in ocean height in the next 30 years could equal the total rise seen over the past 100 years Coastal flooding will […]

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  • County Lines: A Literary Journal "call for submissions" is open and continues through August 2022. Source: Kim Beall
    County Lines: A Literary Journal: Deadline for Submissions is Aug. 15
    August 3, 2022
  • City of Rocky Mount logo
    Rocky Mount, NC Senior Center on Church Street to serve as cooling location
    July 21, 2022
  • The Grey Area News' UFO with North Carolina outline
    UFO Observer Reports Sighting with Photographs to Rockingham County, NC Authorities
    July 21, 2022
  • Source: The Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum, Selma, North Carolina.
    Selma, NC: Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum Announces 2022 Juneteenth Program
    June 14, 2022
  • Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina logo
    Wake Forest, NC: Freedom Walk to highlight Saturday’s Juneteenth Celebration
    June 14, 2022
  • Musician Freddy Greene. Source: FCAC
    Louisburg, NC: Tickets on Sale for “Diversity in the Arts” Event on Jun. 25
    June 10, 2022
  • Five Points Crossing Groundbreaking June 9, 2022, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Source: City of Rocky Mount
    Rocky Mount, NC: Construction Begins at Five Points Crossing Affordable Housing Community
    June 10, 2022
  • County Lines: A Literary Journal "call for submissions" is open and continues through August 2022. Source: Kim Beall
    Call for submissions: County Lines Literary Journal 2023
    May 20, 2022
  • Strawberries Spring 2022. Photo: Kay Whatley
    “JoCo Grows” Agriculture Initiatives Continue Through 2022 Strawberry Season
    May 17, 2022
  • Cats and Dogs. Credit: Frank and Kay Whatley, Nadia Ethier
    NC Public Animal Shelter Annual Report 2021 Released: Public Cat and Dog Euthanasia Numbers
    May 17, 2022
  • "Chicken" is one of many films to be presented during the Franklin Flicks/NCISAFF dates in May and June 2022
    North Carolina South & East Asian Hollywood Film Festival to be held on May 21
    May 6, 2022
  • Writing time during the Spring Writers' Retreat 2022 at Rolling View State Park. Photo: Donna Campbell Smith
    FCAC Writers’ Retreat Provided Advice, Writing Time in Beautiful Park
    May 5, 2022
  • April Zilg, NC/USA, 2021 and 2022 Carolina Cup Graveyard Race Champion. Source: Robert B Butler
    Coveted Carolina Cup titles won by Booth of Australia and USA’s Zilg
    May 5, 2022
  • Smithfield Ham and Yam Festival, prior year photo. Source: Downtown Smithfield Development Corp.
    Smithfield, NC: Ham & Yam Festival Set for May 7
    May 2, 2022
  • Arbor Day Festival 2022, Raleigh, NC. Source: We Plant It Forward
    We Plant it Forward Celebrates US 150th Arbor Day with Festival at Dorothea Dix Park on Apr. 24
    April 20, 2022
  • Photo from FCAC Writers Retreat. Source: Jackie Dove-Miller
    Register Now for Writers Spring Retreat in Durham, NC on Apr. 23
    April 13, 2022
  • Red wolf puppy. Photo: Ryan Nordsven/USFWS
    Release of Highly Endangered Red Wolves into Wild Gives Hope to Renewed Conservation
    April 13, 2022
  • Sandra Bryant Richardson of Open-Minded Developmental Services, Inc.
    Open Minded Developmental Services, Inc. Is Celebrating 21 Years of Excellence in Home Care Services
    April 8, 2022
  • NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
    NC Poultry Shows and Public Sales Suspended until Further Notice Due to High Path Avian Influenza
    April 5, 2022
  • Crowds at the 2021 "301 Endless Yard Sale" shop along a row of vendor booths. Source: Ashby Brame, Johnston County NC
    Selma, NC & Beyond: The 301 Endless Yard Sale Reaches Year 10
    March 14, 2022
  • Kings of Southern Soul Concert poster. Source: MBT Marketing Solutions & Associates
    Rocky Mount, NC: Kings of Southern Soul Concert Set for Apr. 30
    March 7, 2022
  • Carolina Prize contest deadline is March 15, 2022. Source: Kim Beall, FCAC Writers Guild
    Deadline Approaching for Carolina Prize for Writing Contest: Enter by Mar. 15
    March 3, 2022
  • NC Governor Roy Cooper touring PoleVolt in Charlotte. Source: NC Office of the Governor sm
    North Carolina Transition to Clean Transportation Highlighted by EV Charging Station Tour
    February 25, 2022
  • 2022 Snuck 'N' Pluck event notice. Source: Cory Cavallero, Greenville Jaycees 
    Greenville, NC: Shuck ‘N’ Pluck Fundraiser for Soup Kitchen to be Held Mar. 12
    February 24, 2022
  • Author Rose Cushing, "Fortunate Tides" book cover
    Middlesex, NC Author’s First Novel Released
    February 24, 2022
  • Degradation and movement of the wooden beams over time are causing the barn to slide slowly off it’s stone foundation. Source: Melody L. Worthington, Tobacco Farm Life Museum
    Kenly, NC: Tobacco Farm Life Museum’s Historic Tobacco Barn At Risk
    February 24, 2022
  • One of the labels released with the USDA FSIS recall for Morgan Foods, Feb 2022.
    Skyline Chili Products Recall: Can Contents May Be Soup, Not Chili
    February 16, 2022
  • Coastal cities like Miami, shown, already experience high-tide flooding. But a new federal interagency report projects an uptick in the frequency and intensity of such events in the coming decades because of rising seas. Credit: B137 (CC-BY)
    Sea Level to Rise up to a Foot by 2050, US Interagency Report Finds
    February 15, 2022

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The Strange-Ness: Trained African Rats Sniff Out Problems

August 14, 2015

Did you know there is an organization that cares for and trains oversized, African giant-pouched rats to do mine and disease detection? APOPO (www.apopo.org/en) is a non-profit that trains the large rats to detect landmines. […]

Croc Day Classic glow-in-the-dark. Source: Crocs, Inc.
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The-Strangeness: Crocs Gets “Lit” for #CrocDay on Oct. 23

October 23, 2019

Crocs, Inc. continues its annual Croctober celebration by partnering with premier streetwear brand Pizzaslime to deliver their latest, limited-edition, glow-in-the-dark version of the Classic Clog for Croc Day on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. National Croc Day was […]

Bigfoot photo taken by Bill Humphrey with his phone camera, cropped and creature circled. (All 4 Bigfoot photos in this article property of Bill and Sheena Humphrey)
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Couple Shares Bigfoot Photo Taken in West Virginia

March 9, 2020

By Kay Whatley, Editor Driving through southern West Virginia, its cities and towns are interspersed among the state’s millions of acres of forests. What might look like wilderness in the daytime, at night flickers with […]

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