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Wind turbines. Source: US Department of the Interior
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First Major Offshore Wind Project in US Waters Approved

May 12, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Major milestone will propel America’s drive toward a clean energy future On May 11, 2021, US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced approval of the construction and operation […]

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Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry Available via Library of Congress

May 4, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Collected and with Introduction by Joy Harjo, 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate; Foreword by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress Edited by Joy Harjo, the first Native poet to serve as US Poet Laureate, LIVING NATIONS, LIVING […]

Heritage Breeds Forever stamps to be dedicated by the US Postal Service on May 17, 2021. Source: USPS
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USPS: Heritage Breeds Live On in New Forever Stamps

April 17, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

With unique traits, versatility and adaptability, heritage livestock breeds return us to our agricultural roots. The US Postal Service (USPS) pays homage to the priceless genetic diversity of heritage breeds with 10 different Forever stamps […]

Flags at half staff. Photo: Kay Whatley
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Flags Lowering to Half-Staff Until Sunset April 6, Honoring US Capitol Police Officers

April 2, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

On April 2, 2021, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered immediately to half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, as a […]

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Franklin County, NC Writers’ Guild Accepting Submissions for Annual Literary Journal

March 20, 2021 Kay Whatley

County Lines: A Literary Journal is accepting submissions for one-time rights to poetry, short or flash fiction, essays, creative non-fiction, and illustrations or photographs for publication in County Lines: A Literary Journal Vol. 9. 2022. […]

Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Naming Ceremony
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NASA Celebrates “Hidden Figure” Mary W. Jackson With Building Naming Ceremony

February 28, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

On Friday, February 26, 2021, NASA celebrated the agency’s first African American female engineer, Mary W. Jackson, with a ceremony to formally name the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, DC in her honor. Jackson began […]

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Library of Congress Virtual Concerts for March 2021

February 24, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

  The Library of Congress will continue its critically acclaimed season of Concerts from the Library of Congress with an offering of virtual concerts, interviews and conversations with artists and composers, lectures, curator talks and […]

Red wolf puppy. Photo: Ryan Nordsven/USFWS
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Eastern District of NC Court Rules for Rare Wild Red Wolves, against USFWS

January 25, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

US Fish and Wildlife Service Must Resume Release of Captive Wolves into Wild The US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled (read PDF) in a case brought by the Southern Environmental […]

One of the pork sausage labels released with the recall. Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
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Bob Evans Farms Inc. Recalls Pork Sausage Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

January 21, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

As of January 21, 2021, Bob Evans Farms, Inc. is recalling approximately 4,200 pounds of pork sausage product that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically thin blue rubber, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food […]

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UFO Sightings by US State: November 2020

December 23, 2020 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 […]

One of the labels released with the recall. Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
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Nestlé Prepared Foods Recalls Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken Due to Possible Plastic Contamination

December 21, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Nestlé Prepared Foods is recalling approximately 92,206 pounds of LEAN CUISINE Baked Chicken meal products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of white hard plastic, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety […]

The redesigned 2021 NASA Spinoff publication features dozens of NASA innovations improving life on Earth. Credits: NASA
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NASA Spinoff Tech: Contributions Beyond Air And Space

December 15, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Spinoff Highlights NASA Technology Paying Dividends in the US Economy Whether upgrading air traffic control software or honing the food safety practices that keep our dinner tables safe, NASA has worked for more than six […]

Photo of Chuck Yeager, taken in the 1990s. Credits: Air Force Test Center History Office
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NASA Administrator Statement on Passing of General Chuck Yeager, Age 97

December 8, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of Gen. Chuck Yeager: “Today’s passing of Gen. Chuck Yeager is a tremendous loss to our nation. Gen. Yeager’s pioneering and innovative […]

Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale crew members releases more than 200 Green, Loggerhead, and Hawksbill sea turtles approximately 10 miles off the Fort Lauderdale coast, Nov. 16, 2020. Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicole Groll
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US Coast Guard Releases 200+ Sea Turtles

November 17, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

US Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale crew members released more than 200 sea turtles on Monday, November 16, 2020, approximately 10 miles off the Fort Lauderdale, Florida coast. Working with the Gumbo Limbo Sea Turtle […]

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NC-based Belk Offers Prizes in Online Costume Contest

October 22, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Belk is giving its customers an exciting, new way to celebrate the spookiest day of the year!  While many traditional Halloween activities are limited due to the ongoing pandemic, Belk is offering its customers a […]

Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Thomas, a marine science technician, based in Sector San Francisco, oversees cleanup efforts at Joe Patti Seafood Marina following storm damage caused by Hurricane Sally. Source: Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Cox, US Coast Guard
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Hurricane Sally Aftermath: US Coast Guard Crews Focus on Pollution Cleanup, Salvage Operations

September 30, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  Coast Guard Sector Mobile Hurricane Sally response operations transitioned to a maritime environmental response Tuesday, September 29, 2020, focusing on pollution cleanup and salvage operations. Hurricane Sally caused extreme and widespread damage to commercial […]

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Source: Fred Schilling, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States
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North Carolina: Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Justice Ginsburg

September 19, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  On September 19, 2020, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to remain lowered to half-staff until sunset on the date of internment (not yet […]

A screenshot of the new Newspaper Navigator tool shows an image search for "baseball players." Source: Library of Congress
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Library of Congress Launches New Tool to Search Historical Newspaper Images

September 15, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

More than 1.5 Million Historical Newspaper Images Are Now Discoverable Online with Newspaper Navigator The public can now explore more than 1.5 million historical newspaper images online and free of charge. The latest machine learning […]

A three-day average of carbon monoxide concentrations over California due to wildfires. Higher concentrations of the gas appear as red and orange regions.Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech "Eyes on the Earth"
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NASA Monitors Carbon Monoxide From California Wildfires

September 14, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

The observations from Earth orbit show high-altitude concentrations of the gas that are more than 10 times typical amounts. NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), aboard the Aqua satellite, captured carbon monoxide plumes coming from California […]

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards medallions. Source: Prudential Financial
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Call for Changemakers: North Carolina’s Top Youth Volunteers Urged to Apply

September 10, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  In this time of disruption due to COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to celebrate young people making a difference through volunteer service. From September 10 through November 10, 2020, Prudential Financial and the National […]

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UFO Sightings by US State: August 2020

September 7, 2020 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 […]

NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
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NC Attorney General Challenges Federal Efforts to Weaken Protections for Endangered Species

September 6, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

On September 4, 2020, Attorney General Josh Stein challenged a proposed rule under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) that would significantly limit the kinds of habitat that could be protected for threatened species. “As […]

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Farm Aid to Host 35th Anniversary Virtual Festival on Sept. 26

September 6, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

The Farm Aid organization will mark its 35th anniversary with a virtual at-home festival experience. Farm Aid 2020 On the Road, scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2020, 8-11pm (EDT), will include performances from more than […]

Feeling was a first-language Cherokee speaker, not learning English until he started first grade. Source: Cherokee Nation, Anadisgoi News Room
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Cherokee Nation mourns passing of Cherokee national treasure Durbin Feeling, single-largest contributor to Cherokee language since Sequoyah

August 20, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The Cherokee Nation’s single largest contributor to the Cherokee language since that of Sequoyah — Durbin Feeling — has passed away at age 74. Feeling, born April 2, 1946 just east of Locust Grove, […]

A new study finds if electric vehicles replaced 25 percent of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution. Credit: Michael Movchin, Felix Müller
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Widespread Electric Vehicle Adoption would Save Billions of Dollars, Thousands of Lives

August 17, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

New study finds improved air quality would avoid health and climate damages If electric vehicles replaced 25 percent of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually […]

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First Splashdown of American Astronauts in 45 Years

August 2, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  Two NASA astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday for the first time in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft, returning from the International Space Station to complete a […]

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Editorial: Loss of Lives Due to Covid-19 Felt throughout Communities

August 2, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  As of this writing, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has the count of deaths in the US, due to the coronavirus pandemic, as 152,870* people. That’s hard to imagine. News […]

John Lewis official photograph. Source: johnlewis.house.gov
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Editorial: John Lewis Has Died; A Nation Mourns

July 18, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  John Lewis has passed away at age 80. He was much more than a Congressional Representative. John Lewis was a man who spent his life doing the work to change the nation for the […]

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  • Source: The Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum, Selma, North Carolina.
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    April 8, 2022
  • NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
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    April 5, 2022
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    Selma, NC & Beyond: The 301 Endless Yard Sale Reaches Year 10
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    February 25, 2022
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    Greenville, NC: Shuck ‘N’ Pluck Fundraiser for Soup Kitchen to be Held Mar. 12
    February 24, 2022
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    Middlesex, NC Author’s First Novel Released
    February 24, 2022
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    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
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    February 15, 2022
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    Mt. Olive Pickle to Expand in Goldsboro, NC with a $35 Million Investment
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    February 11, 2022
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UFO Sightings by US State: December 2018

January 16, 2019

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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The Strange-ness: Children’s Game of Tag A World Sport

January 31, 2018

By Kay Whatley, Editor “Tag, you’re it!” Do you remember playing tag as a child? The children’s chasing game is being promoted as a world sport:  World Chase Tag™. Chase Tag® events have been held […]

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The Strange-ness: NC Law Removes Protections from Opossums for Five Days A Year

July 27, 2018

By Kay Whatley, Editor Have you ever read an article about the odd laws on the books in US states? One can only imagine what led to their creation. Laws prohibiting elephants from plowing fields* […]

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