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Snow falling in Eastern NC. Photo: Kay Whatley, 2016

Winter Weather Preparedness Week is Dec. 3-9

December 4, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor In North Carolina, December 3-9, 2017 has been declared Winter Weather Preparedness Week (see the Governor’s Declaration (PDF). All North Carolinians are urged to make a plan, prepare for outages/damage, and get ready […]

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After Hermine Passes, A Reminder That September is Preparedness Month

September 8, 2016 Kay Whatley

Cumberland County Encourages NC to Be Prepared for an Emergency With school is back in session and the peak of hurricane season approaching, Cumberland County Emergency Services officials are encouraging residents and businesses to review and […]

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The Strange-ness: My Haunted Television

January 16, 2015

Contributed by Brenda Lambert, Member www.paranormalchasers.com You may not think of your TV as something that would be considered “haunted”, but here I’ll tell you of my personal experience, and you may just change your mind. So, here I […]

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NC Wildlife Seeks Public’s Help in Barn Owl Sightings and Nest Box Placement

August 2, 2019

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to report any sightings of barn owls to the agency. Commission biologists are seeking barn owl observations to help them learn more about habitat needs […]

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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 […]