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Raleigh/Chapel Hill, NC: We Plant It Forward to Hold Tu B’Shevat Tree Giveaways on Feb. 7 & 14

February 3, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The We Plant It Forward program will partner with Temple Beth Or for a Tu B’Shevat tree giveaway in Raleigh, North Carolina this Sunday, with a giveaway at a new location, Kehillah Synagogue, the following […]

The moon. Photo taken from Apollo 11 in 1969. Source: NASA
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Total Lunar Eclipse: Stay Up Late and Observe the Sky on Jan. 20-21

January 11, 2019 Kay Whatley

A total lunar eclipse is coming. It will be visible in North Carolina, and you don’t need special glasses like you did for the solar eclipse. The eclipse beginning the evening of Sunday, January 20, […]

Cats and Dogs. Credit: Frank and Kay Whatley, Nadia Ethier
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Low-cost Rabies Vaccination Clinics in Louisburg, Chapel Hill, Durham, and Greensboro NC

January 6, 2019 Kay Whatley

Looking for an inexpensive option to get your pets their legally-required rabies vaccinations? Low-cost rabies clinics provide rabies shots for your pets, sometimes for as little as $5. Prices are included with event listings, as […]

Dan River power plant, Duke Energy, Helicopter coal ash flyover. Photo credit: Sanjay Suchak.
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“Illegal Pollution” Lawsuit Planned Against Duke Energy

March 14, 2017 Kay Whatley

Southern Environmental Law Center Says Duke Energy Coal Ash Pollution into Hyco Lake and Dan River and Roanoke River Basins Violates Clean Water Act By Frank Holleman, selcnc.org On behalf of the Roanoke River Basin Association, […]

Source: National Center for Safe Routes to School.
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Walk to School Day is October 5

October 5, 2016 Kay Whatley

20th Walk to School Day Inspires Communities and Mayors to Create Opportunities, Prioritize Safe Walking and Biking Released by Colleen Oliver and Caroline Mozingo, National Center for Safe Routes to School, Chapel Hill NC Step right up, Walk […]

The Monroe Bypass would draw more sprawl and traffic eastward, harming air and water quality, and at $925 million, would saddle NC taxpayers with decades of debt. Photo: SELC.
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Settlement to Offset Harm from Monroe Bypass Announced

September 15, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Kym Hunter (Southern Environmental Law Center) and Will Scott (Yadkin Riverkeeper) The Yadkin Riverkeeper, a nonprofit conservation group represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, on September 12, 2016, announced a million-dollar settlement with the North Carolina Departments […]

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Festifall Returns to Chapel Hill NC on Oct. 2

September 14, 2016 Kay Whatley

Chapel Hill’s Festifall Arts Festival is designed to provide a unique  opportunity for the community, art enthusiasts, and artists to interact. Festifall takes place October 2, 2016, 12-6pm, on West Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill […]

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Chapel Hill Creamery Recalls Cheese Products

July 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Portia McKnight, chapelhillcreamery.com Chapel Hill Creamery in Chapel Hill, NC, has announced a voluntary recall of all Chapel Hill Creamery cheese products because of a potential association with an outbreak of Salmonella infections. Health officials […]

Dan River power plant, Duke Energy, Helicopter coal ash flyover. Photo credit: Sanjay Suchak.
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Citizen Groups Take Duke Energy to Federal Court

June 14, 2016 Kay Whatley

Coal Ash Pollution Issue at Duke Energy’s Mayo Site Released by Kathleen Sullivan, selcnc.org The Southern Environmental Law, on behalf of the Roanoke River Basin Association, today brought a Clean Water Act enforcement action in federal court […]

Latest News, Events & Features

  • 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
  • Mt. Olive products. Source: Mt. Olive Pickle Co.
    Mt. Olive Pickle to Expand in Goldsboro, NC with a $35 Million Investment
    February 11, 2022
  • Logo of Franklin County Arts Council, Louisburg, NC
    Franklin County Arts Council to Hold Open House: Meet New Executive Director on Feb. 19
    February 11, 2022
  • Carolina Wren by Bette Parette. Source: Audubon Great Backyard Bird Count
    Join the Global Community for the Great Backyard Bird Count
    February 11, 2022

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Bigfoot Column: Indiana Bigfoot Sighting

February 6, 2019

By Dr. John Stamey Matt, currently age 43, had an amazing experience in Fall of 1996. At the time, he was 21 years old. His folks had almost ten acres of land in the middle […]

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The Strange-ness: My Haunted Television

January 16, 2015

Contributed by Brenda Lambert, Member www.paranormalchasers.com You may not think of your TV as something that would be considered “haunted”, but here I’ll tell you of my personal experience, and you may just change your mind. So, here I […]

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The Strange-ness: Coffee Shop Doesn’t Sell Coffee

May 17, 2016

Manhattan Coffee Shop Only Sells Organic Half & Half — and Gives Coffee Away for Free A Wisconsin dairy is changing the way that a Manhattan coffee shop serves coffee.  Customers buy regional, organic cream, […]

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