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National Night Out 2019 logo. Source: National Association of Town Watch – natw.org
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Wake Forest, NC’s National Night Out is Oct. 7

September 10, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is encouraging area residents, businesses, neighborhood groups, and homeowners’ associations to show their support for police-community crime prevention partnerships by participating in Wake Forest’s National Night Out (NNO) on […]

Bunn Rural Fire Dept. truck and personnel overseeing the fire. Photo: Kay Whatley
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Farm Warehouse and Contents A Total Loss in Bunn, NC Fire

January 11, 2019 Kay Whatley

Kenaf Bales, Hemp Plants, and Farm Supplies Inside Building Destroyed By Kay Whatley (The Grey Area News) and Rhiannon Fionn (Carolina Cannabis News) An early morning fire in Bunn, North Carolina dealt a blow to a […]

Walmart Knightdale attempted robbery suspect, January 2, 2019. Source: Jonas Silver, Town of Knightdale
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Knightdale Police Seek Suspect in Walmart Incident Involving Gun

January 2, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

At approximately 9am this Wednesday, January 2, 2019, a white male between the ages of 45-60 years old attempted to push a big screen TV out of the garden center entrance at Walmart, located at […]

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The Strange-ness: Michigan Man Challenges Police on Facebook, Turns Self In

October 19, 2017 Kay Whatley

One Michigan police department received a challenge from a man with active warrants. The man posted on the Redford Township Police Department’s Facebook page, offering to turn himself in if their Facebook post was shared […]

Source: National Nurses United
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Nurses Condemn Police Assault on Utah Hospital RN for Advocating for an Unconscious Patient

September 2, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

National Nurses United today criticized the actions of Salt Lake City police officers for assaulting and arresting a University of Utah registered nurse for advocating for an unconscious patient in late July. In a press […]

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Groups Respond to Revocation of 2015 Executive Order

August 31, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor National and international organizations are responding with statements against the Executive Order released on August 28, 2017, by the current US administration. Revocation of EO 13688 lifted its ban on military […]

Source: Town of Wendell, North Carolina.
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Public Safety Day Offers Chance to Meet First Responders

March 28, 2017 Kay Whatley

This year’s Public Safety Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 6, 2017, 10am-2pm in downtown Wendell NC. This will be the ninth year that this special community meet-and-greet event has been held. Meet first responders and those who […]

The Grey Area News reporter in Shades of Grey
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Shades of Grey: Theft

March 20, 2017 Kay Whatley

Some situations are viewed in black and white; right and wrong. Yet, many people think situations also have a grey area where solutions are not so easily discerned. This is not just about the choices […]

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Chuckle of the Issue: Penguins

February 15, 2017 Kay Whatley

A man was driving down the road with twenty penguins in the back seat of his car. A police officer sees him go by and pulls him over. “You can’t drive around with the penguins in […]

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Former NC State Trooper Wins “Code of Silence” Retaliation Trial

September 28, 2016 Kay Whatley

Jury Finds State Willfully Violated Whistleblower Act after Report of Police Misconduct Released by Erin Powers (Powers MediaWorks LLC) for Doyle LLP A North Carolina state superior court jury today found that the state highway patrol […]

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Fayetteville Starts First LEAD Program in the American South

September 16, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Tessie Castillo, NC Harm Reduction Coalition This month the Fayetteville Police Department, in partnership with the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, Alliance Behavioral Health, Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities (TASC) and the North Carolina Harm […]

Crowd at the Task Force training. Source: Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount NC.
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Rocky Mount Police First to Adopt President’s Task Force Recommendation

August 30, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount Courageous, honest, humble, knowledgeable and compassionate were some of the one-word character qualities Yvette Jones and her colleagues used to describe a good leader. Jones, community services […]

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NC Police Body Cam Footage Won’t Be Public

July 12, 2016 Kay Whatley

On July 11, 2016, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law HB 972, which allows law enforcement agencies to keep officer worn body camera footage from the public unless ordered to release the footage […]

Chief Lawrence Capps and Administrative Division Manager, Erin Carden receiving award. Source: Brian Bowman, Town of Knightdale, NC.
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Knightdale Police Earn National Accreditation

April 6, 2016 Kay Whatley

Town of Knightdale, NC’s Police Department Joins the Elite Ranks of Nationally-Accredited Law Enforcement Agencies Released by Brian Bowman, Town of Knightdale After a three-year process, the Knightdale Police Department has earning national accreditation recognition […]

Citizens Police Academy notice. Source: RMPD, Rocky Mount NC.
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RMPD Citizens Police Academy to Include New Topics

March 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Tameka Kenan-Norman, Public Affairs Manager The Rocky Mount Police Department (RMPD) will hold its 36th session of Citizens Police Academy in just a few weeks. The academy classes are scheduled for every Tuesday […]

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    Youngsville, NC: Sign up for Vendor Space at FCAC’s “Franklin Fair”
    April 8, 2021
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    Flags Lowering to Half-Staff Until Sunset April 6, Honoring US Capitol Police Officers
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    Mount Olive, NC: Mt. Olive Pickle Company Unveils Pickle Salsa, Pickle Juice
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  • Earth Day Festival 2021. Source: Truely Unique, Wilson, NC
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    March 30, 2021
  • Town of Knightdale, NC logo
    Knightdale, NC Adopts Resolution Supporting Clean Energy
    March 30, 2021
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    North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission Public Meeting via Call is Apr. 1
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    March 25, 2021
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  • FCAC Writers Guild logo
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UFO Sightings by US State: August 2018

September 7, 2018

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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The Strange-ness: Chemtrails

February 1, 2013

Contributed by Chris Chappell By now everyone has seen crisscrossing streaks of white clouds trailing behind jet aircraft, stretching from horizon to horizon, eventually turning the sky into a murky haze. Our gut tells us these […]

JPL engineers recently finished developing three drones and the artificial intelligence needed for them to navigate an obstacle course by themselves. As a test of these algorithms, they raced the drones against a professional human pilot. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Human Versus Artificial Intelligence in NASA/Google Drone Race

November 21, 2017

By Andrew Good, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Drone racing is a high-speed sport demanding instinctive reflexes — but humans won’t be the only competitors for long. Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, put […]

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