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Chuckle of the Issue: Dollar Bills

October 6, 2016 Kay Whatley

There was two old dollar bills. One was a $100 dollar bill and the other was a $1 dollar bill. The $100 dollar bill said, “I’ve lived a good life. I’ve been to the amusement park, the […]

Wakefield Central Baptist Church Belarussian Mission photo.
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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 […]

Clydes Chapel Baptist Church 2016 Fundraiser. Source: Clydes Chapel Baptist Church, Wendell NC.
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Wendell Stew & BBQ Fundraiser on March 19th

March 15, 2016 Kay Whatley

The Baptist Men’s Stew and BBQ Chicken dinner is coming up at Clydes Chapel Baptist Church. Take out begins March 19, 2016, at 4:30pm. For those who prefer to sit down and eat at the […]

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Chuckle of the Issue: Sermon

December 9, 2015 Kay Whatley

A minister told his congregation, “Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17.” The following Sunday, as he prepared to […]

Dr. Nicholas Pediaditakis, founder of Alkyonis Mental Health Center, Raleigh NC.
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: The Need To Do A Few Things Outside of Ourselves

October 23, 2015 Dr Nicholas Pediaditakis

Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA It may sound strange coming from a practicing physician to urge — often for my patients’ welfare and well-being — to try and do things outside of themselves in order […]

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The Angelic Beaders: Still Going Strong

October 23, 2015 Kay Whatley

Contributed by Brenda Braxton The Angelic Beaders of Rocky Cross Baptist Church formed in 2011 for the purpose of making jewelry to sell, as a way to raise funds to build a community playground. After […]

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Chuckle of the Issue: Bible School

January 2, 2015 Kay Whatley

The story of Adam and Eve was being carefully explained in the children’s Sunday School class. Following the story, the children were asked to draw some picture that would illustrate the story. Little Bobby was […]

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Chuckle of the Issue: Sunday Service

December 8, 2013 Kay Whatley

Harry walked over to the minister after services. The minister asked, “Where have you been the past few weeks?” “You know Father, I am really stuck in a quandary,” Harry said. “I would like to attend church […]

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    July 21, 2022
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    July 21, 2022
  • Source: The Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum, Selma, North Carolina.
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    June 14, 2022
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  • Musician Freddy Greene. Source: FCAC
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  • Five Points Crossing Groundbreaking June 9, 2022, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Source: City of Rocky Mount
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  • County Lines: A Literary Journal "call for submissions" is open and continues through August 2022. Source: Kim Beall
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    “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
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  • 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
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    April 20, 2022
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    April 13, 2022
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    March 3, 2022
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    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.
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  • 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)
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    February 15, 2022

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The Strange-ness: Wendell NC UFO Sightings

July 27, 2016

Over the past few years, Wendell UFO sightings and strange occurrances have been reported during summer months. The most recent report details a sighting from June 29, 2016. A Wendell residents photographing storm clouds in the […]

Source: Rhine Research Center, Durham NC.
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Inaugural “Mysterious Short Story Contest” Accepting Submissions

July 17, 2017

The Rhine Research Center in Durham, North Carolina, has issued a call for short stories in their first-ever The Rhine Mysterious Short Story Contest. Since their research is focused on Parapsychology, this intriguing short story […]

Rhine Research Center, Durham NC. Photo: Kay Whatley
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Durham Parapsychology Researchers Seek Study Participants

July 19, 2017

Have you ever volunteered for a research study?  If you’d like to be part of a research study, the Durham-based Rhine Research Center is seeking participants for a study which examines how people interact and […]

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