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Eastern Wake Fire, Knightdale NC, flags flying at half staff. Photo: Kay Whatley (July 12, 2017)
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Flags Lowered for Mass Shooting Victims and NC Soldiers

August 5, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

On August 5, 2019, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper ordered US and NC flats at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff, effective immediately. This flag lowering is in honor of: the victims of the […]

This illustration depicts multiple small drones flying in an urban environment, which will be the scenario for NASA’s last in a series of demonstrations of a system that safely manages drone flight. Source: NASA
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NASA Tests Urban Drone Traffic Management in Nevada and Texas

February 19, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA has selected two organizations to host the final phase of its four-year series of increasingly complicated technical demonstrations involving small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones. The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems […]

Two of the many labels released with this smoked sausage product recall. Source: USDA FSIS
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Yet Another Recall for Potential Hard Plastic Bits in Ground Meats

May 5, 2018 Kay Whatley

Already in 2018, hundreds of thousands of pounds of food have been recalled, and wasted, for contamination by extraneous materials. For each of these recalls, customers were warned against eating the products. Whether  thrown away, […]

Label from recalled Guymon Extracts Inc. pork products. Source: USDA FSIS
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Pork Products Recalled for Potential Pathogen Growth

February 7, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Guymon Extracts Inc., a Guymon, Oklahoma establishment, is recalling approximately 4,202 pounds of fully cooked pork products due to a processing deviation that may have allowed potential spore-forming pathogen growth including Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens, the US […]

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SLURPEE Delivery? 7-Eleven Tests Mobile App

December 20, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

New Smartphone App Enables Dallas Consumers to Order Products On-demand for Delivery or Pick-up On December 13, 2017, 7‑Eleven, Inc. is testing on-demand ordering for delivery or in-store pickup at select Dallas stores with its new […]

Bay City, Texas nuclear power units. Photo: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission/STP
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Credible Threat of Severe Accident at Texas Nuclear Reactors Still Running

August 29, 2017 Kay Whatley

Watchdog groups today warned that there is “a credible threat of a severe accident” at the two nuclear reactors still operating at 100% power in Bay City, Texas in the midst of severe flooding caused […]

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North Carolina Sends Teams to Texas to Respond to Hurricane Harvey

August 28, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

North Carolina is sending help to Texas as the state endures catastrophic flooding flowing Hurricane Harvey. Two Helo-Aquatic Rescue Teams, known as NC HART, are en route to San Antonio, Texas to help with flood […]

An example sexual assault kit. Many kits go untested for months or years, leaving victims waiting and potentially allowing offenders to escape detection. Source: End The Backlog.
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Texas Becomes First to Implement Comprehensive Rape Kit Reform

June 7, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Melissa Schwartz, endthebacklog.org The Joyful Heart Foundation today announced that Texas has become the first state in the nation to implement comprehensive rape kit reform. With the passage of H.B. 281, which requires the Department of […]

American Red Cross volunteer Bailey Moir surveys the damage in her hometown of Canton, TX after tornadoes swept through this past weekend. Source: PRNewsfoto/American Red Cross.
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Red Cross Responds to Deadly Severe Weather Across Six States

May 2, 2017 Kay Whatley

Deadliest Start to Tornado Season in 9 Years The American Red Cross is on the ground across six states, helping people affected by record severe storms, flooding and tornadoes which hit the southern Plains and […]

Source: US Census Bureau.
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US Census Bureau Releases Super Bowl Facts

February 3, 2017 Kay Whatley

As part of its series, Profile America Facts for Features, The US Census Bureau has released facts and statistics relating to the upcoming Super Bowl LI — Super Bowl “51” is scheduled for February 5, 2017, at […]

Houston, we have a football. Source: NASA.
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Experience NASA in Houston: Super Bowl LIVE Fan Festival

January 24, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Jim Wilson (NASA HQ) and Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters (Johnson Space Center) Space exploration will feature prominently at Super Bowl LIVE, a nine-day fan festival running January 28 through February 5, 2017, in Houston, Texas, site […]

1st and Future NFL start-up competition. Source: Texas Medical Center.
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NFL and Texas Medical Center Team Up for Super Bowl Start-Up Competition

December 21, 2016 Kay Whatley

Companies to Present Innovations to Advance Sports Technology and Athlete Safety By Kamran Mumtaz (NFL) and Christen David (TMC) The National Football League and the Texas Medical Center (TMC) today announced the launch of 1st and Future, the […]

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HauntedHouses.com Unveils Its List of 2016 Scariest Haunted Houses and Attractions

October 13, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Bill Rehan for HauntedHouses.com Hauntedhouses.com’s list of the Top 13 Haunted Houses in America for 2016, has been released. The haunted houses and attractions on this year’s list are the most unique, entertaining and terrifying, haunted […]

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Another Company Recalls Pistachios *UPDATED*

March 11, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released via FDA.gov **UPDATE March 15, 2016 ** Texas Star Nut & Food Company expands the previous Recall issued on March 10, 2016, to include the following items and Best by Dates: BRAND DESCRIPTION SIZE […]

Latest News, Events & Features

  • 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
  • Mt. Olive products. Source: Mt. Olive Pickle Co.
    Mt. Olive Pickle to Expand in Goldsboro, NC with a $35 Million Investment
    February 11, 2022
  • Logo of Franklin County Arts Council, Louisburg, NC
    Franklin County Arts Council to Hold Open House: Meet New Executive Director on Feb. 19
    February 11, 2022
  • Carolina Wren by Bette Parette. Source: Audubon Great Backyard Bird Count
    Join the Global Community for the Great Backyard Bird Count
    February 11, 2022

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Bigfoot Column: To Woo or Not To Woo? It’s not even a question.

May 15, 2019

By Dr. John Stamey After years of research into the Bigfoot world, I have come up with four different schools of thought regarding the species’ interactions with humans. Naturalistic This group is categorized by individuals who […]

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UFO Sightings by US State: June 2019

July 6, 2019

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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Why Are So Many Antelopes Dying?

September 11, 2015

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, reprinted from Fusion.net with permission Over the past few months, saiga antelopes have been dying out by the tens of thousands in Kazakhstan. Since May, about 120,000 have died, and that number […]

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