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National Pawn donates instruments to Charlotte, North Carolina school. Source: PRnewswire/Pawnbroker Network
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National Pawn CEO Builds Legacy by Supporting Music in North Carolina Schools

November 8, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

North Carolina’s National Pawn began donating instruments and cash to performing arts programs in counties where their stores are located in 2010. Their CEO, Bob Moulton, has always sought to give back to the communities his […]

(left to right) Durell Petway, Director Operations Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region; Mayor Sandy Roberson, City of Rocky Mount; Bob Lillie, Regional Vice President Suddenlink; Kirby Slade, Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region Board Member; Ron Green, Chief Executive Officer Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region. Source: Lisa M. Stokes, Altice USA – Suddenlink
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Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region Receives iPad Donation from Suddenlink

September 23, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Altice USA, parent company of Suddenlink, donated over $12,500 worth of iPads to the Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region to increase access to virtual classroom opportunities, connectivity, and online curriculum for […]

Hearts for Australia hoodies being printed and shipped from the production warehouse. Source: Piper Lou Collection
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Clayton, NC Company Piper Lou Donates $50,000 to Help Fight Australia Wildfires

January 13, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  North Carolina-based Piper Lou Collection is raising funds to fight the Australia Wildfires. The online retailer is using the sale of its products to crowdsource donations to the Australian Red Cross. To this point, […]

Barnes Tractor donated for NCSU farm. Source: Kiersten Cooley, Flint Group.
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Family-owned Business Donates Massey Ferguson Tractor to NCSU’s Research Farms

June 19, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Barnes Equipment and Massey Ferguson Improving Agricultural Research Opportunities for North Carolina State University Students By Ashley Barnes, Barnes Equipment Barnes Equipment, a family-owned and operated business based in Sims, North Carolina, has teamed up […]

Source: 555charity.org -- 5 Homes 5 Charities 5 Local Military Families
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Fiber Cement Siding and More Donated for Service Disabled Veteran’s New Home

May 11, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Bernard Kaplan, kaplanpr.com for Allura USA While daily shipments of fiber cement products by Allura can be found making their way to home sites across the country, one particular delivery just might stand out above […]

Source: Eloise Hale, Electrolux, via PRnewswire
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Electrolux Delivers an Early Holiday Gift to SC Families

December 23, 2015 Kay Whatley

Donates Five Semi Trucks of Refrigerators to Families Dealing with Flood Damage Released by Eloise Hale, Electrolux Electrolux announced today that it has donated more than 280 refrigerators to aid in recovery efforts in South Carolina related to the […]

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Zebulon NC Nonprofit Seeking Shoes for Kids

July 19, 2015 Guest Author or Contributor

By Cindy Privette, Zebulon UMC Zebulon United Methodist Church is currently working with Note in the Pocket and their “Kicks for Kids” campaign. Note in the Pocket believes it is unacceptable that children are limited […]

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    County Lines: A Literary Journal: Deadline for Submissions is Aug. 15
    August 3, 2022
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    Rocky Mount, NC Senior Center on Church Street to serve as cooling location
    July 21, 2022
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    UFO Observer Reports Sighting with Photographs to Rockingham County, NC Authorities
    July 21, 2022
  • 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
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    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
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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
    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
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    May 5, 2022
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    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
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    April 13, 2022
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    April 13, 2022
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    April 5, 2022
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    Selma, NC & Beyond: The 301 Endless Yard Sale Reaches Year 10
    March 14, 2022
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    March 7, 2022
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    March 3, 2022
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    February 25, 2022
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    February 24, 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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    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

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Reindeer bodies litter the slope following the lightning strike. Source: miljodirektoratet.no.
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The Strange-ness: Lightning Kills Reindeer Herd in Norway

August 29, 2016

According to the Norwegian Environmental Agency, lightning killed several hundred reindeer. The herd on Hardangervidda — a mountain plateau — was hit by lightning Friday, August 23, 2016. The herd included males and females, including seventy calves. […]

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UFO Sightings by US State: November 2019

December 18, 2019

By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]

Draken outside Norwegian coast. Photographer Peder Jacobsson.
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The Strange-ness: Viking Ship Heading for North America

April 26, 2016

The world´s largest Viking Ship departures from Haugesund, Norway and sails towards Iceland, Greenland, Canada and USA. Released by Sarah Blank, drakenexpeditionamerica.com On April 24, 2016, the world’s largest Viking ship, Draken Harald Hårfagre, set […]

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