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Flags at Half-staff for NC Native Sgt. Javier Jaguar Gutierrez

February 10, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff beginning Monday, February 10, 2020 in honor of Sgt. Javier Jaguar Gutierrez, who […]

Eastern Wake Fire, Knightdale NC, flags flying at half staff. Photo: Kay Whatley (July 12, 2017)

Flags at Half-staff for NC Native Spc. Antonio I. Moore

January 27, 2020 Kay Whatley

Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff beginning Monday, January 27, 2020 in honor of Spc. Antonio I. Moore, who lost his […]

Flags Lowered for Mass Shooting Victims and NC Soldiers

August 5, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

On August 5, 2019, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper ordered US and NC flats at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff, effective immediately. This flag lowering is in honor of: the victims of the […]

Raytheon and the US Army Apache Program Management Office, in collaboration with US Special Operations Command, recently completed a successful flight test of a high energy laser system onboard an Apache AH-64 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The demonstration marks the first time that a fully integrated laser system successfully engaged and fired on a target from a rotary-wing aircraft over a wide variety of flight regimes, altitudes and air speeds. Photo: US Army, PRNewsfoto/Raytheon Company.

First-ever Helicopter-based Firing of High Energy Laser

June 26, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Raytheon and US Army Apache Program Management Office Demonstrate Feasibility of Ground Attack By Sally McDonough, raytheon.com Raytheon Company and the US Army Apache Program Management Office, in collaboration with US Special Operations Command, recently completed […]

During a recent Wounded Warrior Project(R) (WWP) connection event at Prime Barbecue, a specialty catering service that also offers barbecue preparation classes, injured veterans talked grilling and received trade secrets from an expert. Source: WWP.

With Wounded Warrior Project, Veterans Fired Up a Knightdale NC BBQ Grill

January 5, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Rob Louis, PR, woundedwarriorproject.org During a recent Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) connection event at Prime Barbecue, a specialty catering service that also offers barbecue preparation classes, injured veterans talked grilling and received trade secrets from an expert. […]

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Foot-pedal Hand Sanitizer Dispenser Touted as “A Work of Art”

July 8, 2020

Upscale brands, historic landmarks, and high-end properties alike are turning to the Astreea pedal hand sanitizer dispenser to help protect their guests. With its modern, brushed steel design, Astreea complements its surroundings while its […]

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The Strange-ness: Fish Kill Reported at Masonboro Island

February 1, 2013

State environmental officials reported on January 11, 2013, hundreds of thousands of dead Atlantic Menhaden fish at Masonboro Island in Wilmington NC. The dead fish are along the Masonboro Island beaches and in the water, stretching over a […]

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The Strange-ness: Zombie Warning

October 15, 2017

From Maine to North Carolina and across the country, hackers change road signs across the country. Rather than warning drivers about night construction hours or detours, the sign warned of Zombies! This “hacking” has been going on […]