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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 […]

NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
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NC HOPE Program Marks First Year with Over A Half-billion in Rent and Utility Awards

October 25, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

More than $461 million already paid to landlords and utilities statewide The North Carolina Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program marked its one-year anniversary October 15  with more than a half-billion dollars in […]

NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
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North Carolina: FEMA Obligates $103 Million to State for COVID-19 Vaccination Costs

January 31, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated $103 million to the State of North Carolina for costs for the COVID-19 vaccine mission. The award provides expedited federal funding to reimburse 100% of costs related […]

NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
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Grants to NC Rural Communities to Attract 294 New Jobs and Over $103 Million in Private Investment

August 21, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 18 grant requests to local governments totaling $4,847,243, Governor Roy Cooper announced on August 20, 2020. The requests include commitments to create a total of […]

Wayne County Museum, Goldsboro, NC. Source: Wayne County Historical Society
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Wayne County Museum Receives NC Cares: Humanities Relief Grant Funding of $4,000

August 17, 2020 Kay Whatley

  The Wayne County Historical Association and Museum has received $4,000 NC CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council. This emergency grant funding was provided to North Carolina cultural organizations experiencing hardships […]

Source: Edgecombe County Veterans' Military Museum, Tarboro NC.
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Tarboro NC Museum Statement on Relocation

March 20, 2018 Kay Whatley

On March 20, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Edgecombe County Veterans’ Military Museum (E.C.V.M.M.) issued this statement regarding the move from the museum’s Tarboro, North Carolina building. Concerning E.C.V.M.M. and Moving Forward Please let […]

Farmers Markets give local producers a place to sell what they grow. Photo: Kay Whatley
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Funding Available for NC Farmers Market Advertising

March 2, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

North Carolina farmers markets can expand their advertising budgets through of a new cooperative grant being offered by the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. As part of the grant, the department will pay […]

An example sexual assault kit. Many kits go untested for months or years, leaving victims waiting and potentially allowing offenders to escape detection. Source: End The Backlog.
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Awards Announced for Rape Kit Backlog Funding

September 26, 2016 Kay Whatley

Joyful Heart Foundation Celebrates $13 Million Awarded to Support Comprehensive Rape Kit Reform Released by Melissa Schwartz, joyfulheartfoundation.org The Joyful Heart Foundation, one of the leading advocacy organizations working toward nationwide rape kit reform, today applauded awards by […]

Millbrook Dog Park is one of the parks in the running and seeking votes. Source: millbrookdogpark.com.
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Raleigh Dog Park in the Running for Funding and Wants Your Votes

September 16, 2016 Kay Whatley

Dog Lovers Called To Vote For One Lucky Community Dog Park To Receive $30,000 and Helping Hand From Beneful® Team Beneful Dream Dog Park promotion to deliver funds and hands on support for dog park improvements […]

Life Time Foundation, Chef Ann Foundation and Whole Kids Foundation partner to support clean food and children's health through School Food Support Initiative. Source: PRNewsFoto/Life Time Foundation.
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$1 Million+ Available To School Districts Committed To Serving Healthier Meals

September 15, 2016 Kay Whatley

Life Time Foundation, Chef Ann Foundation and Whole Kids Foundation to support clean food and children’s health Released by Amy Williams, lifetimefitness.com Dedicated to improving school meals in America, three top school food nutrition foundations are […]

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Southeastern Creative Entrepreneurs Compete For $50,000 In Funding

May 23, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Siobhan Olson (Feisty PR) and Margaret Collins (Center for Creative Economy) Creative Startups, the world-class program that helps creative entrepreneurs develop business models and identify venture capital funding, has launched its newest business accelerator program for […]

Peppers harvested from the garden. Photo Source: Frank and Kay Whatley.
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“Healthy Food Challenge” Issued for Globeville, Elyria-Swansea

March 7, 2016 Kay Whatley

City of Denver Office Issues Call for Innovative Ideas, Programs to Promote Healthy Food Access, Education, Microbusiness Released by Denver OED, March 4, 2016 The Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) today announced that both […]

Latest News, Events & Features

  • County Lines: A Literary Journal "call for submissions" is open and continues through August 2022. Source: Kim Beall
    County Lines: A Literary Journal: Deadline for Submissions is Aug. 15
    August 3, 2022
  • City of Rocky Mount logo
    Rocky Mount, NC Senior Center on Church Street to serve as cooling location
    July 21, 2022
  • The Grey Area News' UFO with North Carolina outline
    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
  • 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

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The Strange-ness: Pigeons with Backpacks Check Pollution Levels

March 16, 2016

Released by Romain Lacombe, Founder & CEO, Plume Labs   Plume Labs, a technology company that helps individuals track and reduce their exposure to air pollution, is to launch the first ever flock of pollution-monitoring pigeons across London. […]

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The Strange-ness: 3,000+ Ducks Die in Washington State

February 11, 2017

On January 27, 2017, in Yakima, Washington State and federal wildlife-diagnostic centers confirmed an outbreak of avian cholera near the Tri-Cities. At that time, they reported more than 1,200 dead ducks from the previous week. Numbers for […]

Source: 24-7 Press Release/FEATHR.com
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The Strange-ness: Finnish Wallpaper Aims to Show 10 Things for a Happier World

July 11, 2018

Finnish interiors brand FEATHR have created a wallpaper to mark the arrival of President Trump and President Putin to Helsinki for the 16th July Helsinki summit – and to show what they could learn from […]

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