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Zebulon Church Collecting Clothes, Hosting Bazaar

April 4, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Each summer, Wakefield Central Baptist Church partners with the American Belarussian Relief Organization to sponsor a group of children from Belarus for a brief stay in Zebulon NC area homes. The church, as […]

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The Strange-ness: Tar River Banshee

August 2, 2013

The banshee, known as a messenger of death, is known for its wailing and shrieking. While its origins are mostly Irish, banshees have been reported in several countries including the US — and NC has one too. The […]

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The Strange-ness: Researchers Sequence Genomes of Parasite That Is Actually a ‘Micro Jellyfish’

December 3, 2015

Released by Brendan M. Lynch, KU News Service It’s a shocking discovery that may redefine how scientists interpret what it means to be an animal. This week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of […]

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The Strange-ness: Study Finds that Australia Shifts with the Seasons

November 11, 2016

By Daniel Garisto, American Geophysical Union Australia shifts and tilts back and forth by several millimeters each year because of changes to the Earth’s center of mass, according to a new study. The findings could […]