Fiddle Diddles LullaBelay Recall Due to Potential Choking Hazard On October 25, 2016, a recall was issued through the Consumer Product Safety Commission for the LullaBelay car seat strap systems. The carabiners attached to the […]
Braswell Memorial Library in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, hosts several club which meet monthly. Come and find out what they are all about. All three clubs are free and open to the public, and there is […]
Released by Dr. Sandy Stewart and Lori Pfister, NCDA&CS Research Stations Division The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. This first official commission meeting will be […]
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Offers Cash Prizes for Costume Submissions, and Kids in Costume Eat Free All Day on Halloween Released by Michelle George and Callie Head, dickeys.com It’s almost Halloween, and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is […]
The Eight-day Citywide Festival Celebrates Denver’s Creative Community with Hundreds of Events Drawing Thousands of People Released by Jesse Davis, Ashley Taufen, and Rochelle Jones, www.visitdenver.com Denver Arts Week, an annual celebration of The Mile High City’s vibrant […]
By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount The city of Rocky Mount has rescheduled the performances of “Dracula.” Based on the novel by Bram Stoker and directed by Brooke Edwards, artistic and managing director for the […]
When a Thief Tries to Break It, a Potent, Stinking Formula Escapes From the Lock Released by Daniel P. Idzkowski, Skunklock LLC SkunkLock, the creators of the world’s first deterrent bike lock, achieved its funding goal via IndieGoGo […]
“Profile American Facts for Features” for Halloween With less than two weeks to go before Halloween, the US Census Bureau released facts and figures related to October 31, 2016. Numbers reported by the Census Burea are […]
**UPDATE: The grant application deadline has been extended to November 20, 2016.** By Jacquie Jeffers, NC Martin Luther King, Jr. Commissioner As the North Carolina Martin Luther King, Jr. Commissioner, I encourage nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations to apply now for the […]
By Donna Campbell Smith, Franklin County Arts Council The Franklin County Arts Council will be Honoring National Native American Heritage Month with presentations and Art Exhibits by Artists Pamela Wyrick Andrejev and Linda Wade Saturday, November 5, […]
By Donna Campbell Smith, Franklin County Arts Council Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) will host its November tea with writer and journalist Jane Falkner. The Afternoon Tea will be held Saturday, November 12, 2016, at 3 pm, […]
By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount In an ongoing effort to draw more residents to downtown, the city of Rocky Mount and the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences will host a second annual […]
By Tara Roberts (University of Idaho Communications) and Elizabeth Landau (Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus 30 years ago, but researchers are still making discoveries from the data it gathered then. […]
NC Department of Public Safety Advises You to Check with Your Local Animal Shelter State officials are advising people trying to recover pets they lost in Hurricane Matthew to visit their county’s animal shelter. Hundreds […]
Groups are working in the flooded towns of North Carolina helping clean up so residents may move back into their homes. Several groups seek volunteers in Eastern NC towns. Volunteer groups have teams gathering in Goldsboro, […]
By Guy Webster (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Alan Fischer (Planetary Science Institute), Peter Michaud (Gemini Observatory), and Dwayne Brown and Laurie Cantillo (NASA Headquarters) Ten thousand volunteers viewing images of Martian south polar regions have helped identify targets for closer […]
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Seeks Applications for Next Round of Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program Grants The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on October 20, 2016, announced the availability of up to $16.7 million in competitive […]
The United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking unveiled its first annual report on October 18, 2016. The full Report may be accessed on www.state.gov/j/tip, under the heading, “U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking Annual Report […]
SERFOR reports the deaths of more than 10,000 frogs in Coata River in Puno On October 14, 2016, the Technical Administration of Forestry and Wildlife (ATFFS) in Puno, Pero, acted immediately after receive an alert about the […]
Things to do in North Carolina this weekend. While most events listed are in the Five County Stadium area and surrounding towns, some events are in other parts of the state. The Grey Area News has attempted to confirm […]
The British Government has adopted some of the key principles of the US covert drone programme, a response to MPs published on October 19, 2016, shows. Responding to questions from the Joint Committee on Human […]
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is reopening the public comment period on a proposed rule to list the North American wolverine as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The FWS had proposed to list […]
By Sherry L. Scoggins, Town of Wendell The Wendell Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominees for the Mayor’s Award, which honors Wendell’s citizen of the year. The annual award was established to recognize individuals who quietly […]
A documentary filmed in North Carolina will be screening in Durham and Wilmington, North Carolina, next month. The film by Jeremy Lange and Alix Blair is called Farmer/Veteran, and will be screened Thursday, November 10, 2016, 7-9pm, at […]
By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount The city of Rocky Mount will host another Rabies Vaccination Clinic on Saturday, October 29, 2016, from 9am to noon, at the former Rocky Mount Animal Shelter. The clinic […]
By Natalie Stachon, Carolina Moon Hospitality The Crossing at Hollar Mill is delighted to announce the first annual Winter Farmers Market! The concept of this market began a few years ago when Sarah Wood and Robert […]
By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount On Friday afternoon, October 14, 2016, City Manager Charles Penny informed the mayor and members of the City Council of a mechanical hydraulic malfunction at the Tar River Water Supply […]
Lotus School for Excellence Hosts Family-Friendly Fall Festival, Including Costume Contest Where The Winner Will Receive A Free Bike By Emily Thomsen, Lotus School for Excellence Lotus School for Excellence (LSE), a K-12 Charter Public School is […]
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