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Zebulon Farm Fresh Market logo. Source: Town of Zebulon, North Carolina
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Vendors: Apply Now for Space in 2021 Zebulon Farm Fresh Market, Pop-up Markets

February 9, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

By Hannah Blische, Town of Zebulon The Zebulon Farm Fresh Market (ZFFM) is gearing up for an exciting 7th season. Each month, April through October, local farmers and producers will have the unique opportunity to offer […]

Here For Good and local business logo T-shirts provide $10 to businesses closed due to coronavirus safety measures. Source: Dogwood South
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Knightdale, NC: Local Printer Creates Project to Provide Income for Local Businesses During Shutdown

April 29, 2020 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Dogwood South, a member of the Knightdale Chamber of Commerce, recently started a movement to help local small businesses during the coronavirus-related shut-down. The Here for Good Project by Dogwood South […]

Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce logo.
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Rocky Mount Area Chamber to Host First “Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference”

February 28, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce, along with Host Sponsor the Eastern North Carolina Center for Business & Entrepreneurship, will be holding a Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference. The event is currently being […]

Pigs-in-a-blanket with Miss Heidi's Sauce as dip. Source: Wendy Perry / Miss Heidi’s Sauce
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Zebulon, NC: Locally-made Sauce Business Celebrates Anniversary

August 21, 2019 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Miss Heidi’s Sauce of Franklin County, North Carolina is celebrating one year in business. The first jar of this unique, creamy Chipotle sauce ran off the line on August 1, 2018. […]

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Fall 2019 Vendor Opportunities in Eastern NC

July 29, 2019 Kay Whatley

Sell your wares, pass out information on your services, or otherwise participate as a vendor at area fall festivals and markets. Vendor opportunities are coming up in late 2019. Check out the opportunities listed below. […]

Business Happenings
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Eastern NC Business Events in November 2018

October 27, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training or networking opportunities. Events listed below may take place in the five-county area — […]

Ribbon cutting at Knightdale Chamber's Red Ribbon Showcase on November 16, 2017. Photo: Nadia Ethier
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New Knightdale Area Businesses Recognized at Chamber Event

November 17, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Patrice Bayyan, knightdalechamber.org The Knightdale Chamber of Commerce held its quarterly ribbon-cutting ceremony for small businesses at Knightdale Station Park on Thursday, November 16, 2017. The Showcase is held each quarter by the Knightdale Chamber of […]

Source: Knightdale Chamber of Commerce, NC
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Knightdale Chamber Announces Small Businesses at Nov. 16 “Red Ribbon Showcase”

November 12, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Patrice Bayyan, knightdalechamber.org The Knightdale Chamber of Commerce will hold its quarterly “Red Ribbon Showcase” — a group ribbon-cutting ceremony for new “small business” Chamber members. Members and the public are invited to come out to the Showcase […]

Hurricane flooding. Source: North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
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$15 Million Program Available to Help Small Businesses Affected by Hurricane Matthew

October 25, 2017 Kay Whatley

Small Businesses Can Now Apply for Additional Disaster Recovery Assistance Small businesses affected by Hurricane Matthew should apply now for $15 million in financing from the North Carolina Department of Commerce and nonprofit lenders, Governor […]

Best states to start a business, ranked. Source: fitsmallbusiness.com.
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Surprise! North Carolina Ranked as Best State to Start a Business

July 2, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Fit Small Business Publishes Comprehensive Ranking of the 50 States By Sarah Johnson for Fit Small Business While it may not completely surprise you that North Carolina ranked as the #1 state to start a business, did you […]

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Small Business Funding Competition Announced

May 27, 2016 Kay Whatley

USDA-NSF Announce Competition to Help Small Businesses Achieve Economic Success Released by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the […]

Braswell Memorial Library 1st Tuesday in June 2016.
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Small Business Workshop at Rocky Mount NC Library

May 5, 2016 Kay Whatley

Braswell Memorial Library Holds Monthly 1st Tuesday for Small Business Released by Joetta L Pittman, MLS Braswell Memorial Library and The Rocky Mount Chapter of SCORE hold monthly workshop for area small business and nonprofits. For June, the […]

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: Coffee Shop Doesn’t Sell Coffee

May 17, 2016

Manhattan Coffee Shop Only Sells Organic Half & Half — and Gives Coffee Away for Free A Wisconsin dairy is changing the way that a Manhattan coffee shop serves coffee.  Customers buy regional, organic cream, […]

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The Strange-ness: Kitten Survives Long Journey

September 1, 2012

A bit of odd news from Carson, California. A 3-month-old kitten was discovered inside of a freight container from Shanghai, China during a July shipment. The LA County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) […]

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The Strange-ness: NUFORC Data Shows North Carolina #12 in UFO Sighting Reports

November 19, 2019

Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor The National UFO Reporting Center, or NUFORC, contains UFO sighting reports for the State of North Carolina going back to the mid-20th century. According to NUFORC data, North Carolina ranks […]

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