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2016 KidFest Flyer. Source: Brandy Hunter, Belk, Zebulon NC.

Zebulon Belk Seeking Models for KidFest

February 15, 2016 Kay Whatley

Models Needed for the 2016 KidFest Children’s Fashion Show Belk is holding their annual KidFest and Belk stores — including the Belk in Zebulon — are seeking child models for the fashion show. Each spring, KidFest is […]

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The Strange-Ness: Eastern Hercules Beetle

July 19, 2015

By Kay Whatley, Editor A few weeks ago, my youngest and I came across a strange sight: a beetle on the school sidewalk which measured more than two inches long. It looked more like an […]

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The Strange-ness: Watching Tiny-Food Cooking Videos? Try A Small Foods Party

February 7, 2018

By Kay Whatley On YouTube, there are videos showing tiny versions of food being created. The mini-food trend isn’t just on YouTube, though, as a Baltimore, Maryland group called Small Foods Party offers a live […]

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The Strange-ness: Unusual Bobcat Burial Discovered

January 17, 2016

Reported in the Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology 2015, a bobcat appears to have been buried in a human-like, loving, and bejeweled fashion. The bobcat grave was discovered in Illinois, and dates back to somewhere around […]