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Dogs. Source: Samantha Ranlet, SPCA Wake
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SPCA Wake Reminds Pet Owners the Life-Saving Importance of Cold Weather Safety

January 21, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

With below-freezing temperatures on the way for the Triangle area and across North Carolina, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Wake County (SPCA Wake) is urging pet owners to bring pets […]

Rocky Mount, NC National Night Out 2021. Source: Corporal Ricky Jackson, Rocky Mount Police Department
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Rocky Mount, NC: RMPD Hosts National Night Out on Oct. 15

October 11, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

On Friday, October 15, 2021, 6-8pm, the Rocky Mount Police Department will host National Night Out against Crime on the Helen P. Gay Train Station lawn. There will be music, food, games, and much more. […]

SPCA Wake dog and cat. Photos courtesy InBetween the Blinks
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SPCA Wake Urges Pet Owners to Keep Pets Inside this July 4th

July 2, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

More pets get lost on Independence Day than any other day of the year With Independence Day nearing, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Wake County (SPCA Wake) is urging pet […]

Coyote captured on trail camera, attracted to a bird feeder
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NC Wildlife: Coyote Pupping Season is Here

April 28, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Spring is pup rearing season; stay diligent and know the deterrents Coyotes are common in all 100 counties of North Carolina, and although they are generally elusive and avoid people, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources […]

Wrenn's Farm strawberries at a farmers market. Photo: Kay Whatley
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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored: Apr. 29-May 1, 2021, Plus Strawberry Fields List

April 28, 2021 Kay Whatley

This weekly things-to-do listing may include in-person events in the North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, or beyond — unique coastal or mountain events are occasionally included. Things to do […]

Things To Do in NC When You're Bored. Source: The Grey Area News, Zebulon NC.
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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored: Apr. 22-24, 2021

April 21, 2021 Kay Whatley

This weekly things-to-do listing may include in-person events in the North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, or beyond — occasionally unique coastal or mountain events are included. Things to do […]

Things To Do in NC When You're Bored. Source: The Grey Area News, Zebulon NC.
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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored: Apr. 16-17, 2021

April 13, 2021 Kay Whatley

The Grey Area News’ weekly things-to-do listing may include in-person events in the North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, or beyond — occasionally unique coastal or mountain events are included. […]

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. Source: NC Office of the Governor.
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North Carolina Governor Announces Accelerated Timeline for Vaccination Eligibility

March 25, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

State Launches Public-Private Partnership on Vaccine Equity On March 25, 2021, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and NC Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D., announced an accelerated timeline for moving to Groups […]

Black Bear with bird feeder. Source: NC Wildlife, photo credit Catherine's Creativity/Shutterstock
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North Carolina Wildlife: Be BearWise as Bear Activity Increases

October 9, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

With fall temperatures falling, bear activity is increasing, and biologists with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission are reminding people to protect themselves and bears by following the six BearWise® Basics to reduce potential conflicts. Bears’ […]

Treat at the North Carolina State Fair 2017. May not reflect item available during 2020 Drive-thru Fair Food Days. Photo: Nadia Ethier
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Raleigh, NC: State Fairgrounds to Offer Drive-thru Fair Food Aug. 29-30

August 26, 2020 Kay Whatley

The North Carolina State Fair may be far off in 2021, but  fair foods will be available at the fairgrounds this weekend. NC State Fair has added two new “Drive-thru Fair Food Days” to their […]

Source: The Fresh Market, Inc.
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Starting Apr. 14: The Fresh Market Stores will Require All Guests to Wear Face Coverings/Masks

April 13, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The Fresh Market, as a safety precaution and in accordance with guidance from health authorities, will require all guests to wear face coverings when shopping in their stores, starting Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The Fresh […]

Source: US Coast Guard
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US Coast Guard Reminds Boaters to Stay Safe on Fourth of July

July 2, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Fourth of July is traditionally a time of increased boating traffic in waterways due to the myriad of fireworks displays. In past years, a combination of this increased traffic and vessels traveling at excessive […]

Colorado Baby Box contents. Source: The Baby Box Co.
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Colorado is 5th US State to Join the Baby Box Movement

July 12, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Baby Box University Program to Kick Off with Focus on Integrating Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep Fundamentals, Arvada Event On July 10, 2017, The Baby Box Co., the company behind the global initiative to equip expecting […]

The power plant complex of Crystal River, on the right of the cooling towers is the nuclear reactor (Unit 3) Source: nadbasher; cropped by User:Theanphibian, Wikicommons.
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Group Calls for “Autopsy” of Permanently Closed US Nuclear Reactor

June 22, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Examination Could Identify Potential Safety Flaws in Operating Reactors with Parts from Same Controversial French Forge By Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear A permanently closed nuclear reactor in Florida that, documents show, likely has a manufactured […]

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Issues Proclamation in Support of Oceti Sakowin Camp Safety

November 30, 2016 Kay Whatley

Calls on President Obama to Stop Civil Rights and Law Enforcement Abuses By Chelsea Hawkins and Sue Evans, Pyramid Communications Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II, on November 30, 2016, issued a proclamation […]

Source: Town of Knightdale, NC.
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Knightdale Public Safety Day is Rescheduled to Oct. 22

October 6, 2016 Kay Whatley

**Updated from original Sept. 29 post** According to Knightdale’s Chief of Police, Lawrence R. Capps, “Given the threat of rain and gusty winds this weekend, we are rescheduling Public Safety Day for October 22nd. The event […]

Bigfoot Reporter on Shades of Grey - greyareanews.com
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Shades of Grey: Driving

September 26, 2016 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 people make, […]

Just in time for Lightning Safety Awareness Week, the Lightning Protection Institute separates fallacy from fact to debunk a few common myths about lightning safety and lightning protection. Source: PRNewsFoto/Lightning Protection Institute, Shutterstock.
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Lightning Safety and Protection: Separating Fact from Fiction

June 19, 2016 Kay Whatley

LPI Debunks Common Myths in Support of Lightning Safety Awareness Week Released by Kim Loehr, lightning.org As new and old myths about lightning continue to circulate through the internet and social media, it’s hard to know […]

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    February 15, 2022

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

October 19, 2017

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 […]

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The Strange-ness: Tiger Finds Friend in Goat

December 3, 2015

While the Bible may say that the leopard will lie down with the goat, at an animal park in Russia it is a tiger that has adopted a goat as a bunk mate. Right around the date […]

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The Strange-ness: Creepy, Sad, or Just Humans Having Fun with Curiosity Rover

November 6, 2015

According to NASA, part of the make-up of NASA’s Curiosity rover is the ability to sing “Happy Birthday” every year on the anniversary of its Mars landing. The Rover celebrates its birthday on August 5. […]

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