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Logo of Franklin County Arts Council, Louisburg, NC
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Franklin County Arts Council’s July Artist of the Month: Donna Campbell Smith

June 30, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

After a brief break, the Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC), based in Louisburg, North Carolina, has announced their July 2021 Artist of the Month: artist and author Donna Campbell Smith. Donna Campbell Smith has been […]

A bigfoot family. Sketch by Donna Campbell Smith, author of "My Neighbors from the Woods"
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Franklin County, NC Author Releases “Bigfoot” Novel

May 11, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

  North Carolina author Donna Campbell Smith’s new novel, My Neighbors from the Woods, is a departure from all of her previous books. Some folks might say it’s a fantasy or paranormal story. That’s because […]

Donna Campbell Smith at a NC book signing.
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Self-Publishing Workshop Offered Oct. 27

October 4, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Are you frustrated with querying publishers and agents about your novel? Why not publish it yourself? Turn your bright ideas into books. Author Donna Campbell Smith will lead a self-publishing workshop on Saturday, October 27, […]

Seven Turns, the new book by NC author Kim Beall.
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NC Author Kim Beall Releases New Book, Seven Turns

May 26, 2018 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith Seven Turns by Kim Beall is the story of recently divorced Callaghan McCarthy whose income from her best-selling book, a ghost story, is running out. So, has her inspiration for writing. […]

Art in the Woods is May 6, 2018 in Franklin County NC. Source: Donna Campbell Smith
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Local Artists Featured at Franklin County NC “Art in the Woods” Event

April 26, 2018 Donna Campbell Smith

The public is invited to Art in the Woods Spring Art Show and Sale at Donna Campbell Smith’s home studio, 159 Mays Cross Roads, Franklinton, North Carolina on Sunday, May 6, 2018, 2-5pm. This event is sponsored […]

Dawn Lancaster and Donna Campbell Smith are featured artists for this Afternoon Tea with The Artist. Source: FCAC
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Afternoon Tea with the Artist Features Two NC Artists Apr. 28

April 24, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

On Saturday, April 28, 2018, 3-5pm, the Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) will hold its “Afternoon Tea with The Artist” free event at the Up-Front Gallery, located at 22 S Main Street, Franklinton, North Carolina. Artists […]

Author Micheal Nelson. Source: Donna Campbell Smith.
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Building Worlds with Sci-fi Writer Micheal Nelson

April 23, 2017 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith Micheal Lee Nelson lives in Wake Forest, North Carolina with his fiancée, a pair of sugar gliders, a pair of convertible cars and their matching car payments. By the way, Mich-e-a-l […]

Donkey close-up. Source: Donna Campbell Smith
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Donkey Management is Not the Same

March 27, 2017 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith On the way to lunch with a friend, I passed four pastures with a donkey. Two were with horses, one with goats and one with cattle. More and more folks are […]

Donna Campbell Smith
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Franklinton NC Writers Workshop Coming up in March

January 23, 2017 Kay Whatley

The Road to Getting Published – a Writers Workshop is coming up in Franklin County, North Carolina. Led by author Donna Campbell Smith, this three-part Workshop Series is scheduled for March 4, 11, and 18, 2017, […]

Jackie Dove-Miller
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Jackie Dove-Miller, Spoken Word Artist Hones Her Craft While Inspiring Others

November 30, 2016 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith Jackie Dove-Miller wrote her first story when she was in the third grade. She says they were given a picture of a girl with an ice-cream cone behind her back, and […]

Book cover for The Book of Donkeys, published 2016. Source: Donna Campbell Smith, NC.
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Visit with Donkeys During Local Book’s Launch

March 18, 2016 Donna Campbell Smith

Local Writer Launches the Book of Donkeys at Donkey Day By Donna Campbell Smith & Shannon Hoffman Local writer Donna Campbell Smith will be launching her latest book published by Lyons Press, The Book of Donkeys, at […]

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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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    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
  • 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.
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    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
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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
  • 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

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BigFoot Goes on Big City Adventures was released April 2019. Source: Happy Fox Books
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New BigFoot Activity Book Helps Kids Learn

April 5, 2019

Activity books are a great way to encourage reading and learning. BigFoot activity books are especially beloved by parents, as they are at once educational and fun. The latest BigFoot activity book, released just this […]

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The Strange-Ness: NC July UFO Reports

July 31, 2015

From the beginning of July 2015 through this printing (July 28), 16 UFO signing reports were filed with the Mutual UFO Network, MUFON, which collects data on worldwide sightings of UFOs. Of the 16 sightings […]

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UFO Sightings by US State: January 2020

February 9, 2020

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 […]

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