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One of the five WFFD stations. Source: Wake Forest Fire Department

Wake Forest, NC Fire Department to Join the Town

September 20, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

After nearly 100 years of operating as a private, non-profit organization, the Wake Forest Fire Department (WFFD) is a giant step closer to joining the Town of Wake Forest. During the Tuesday, September 17, 2019 […]

Drone imagery three hours later showing Bunn, NC warehouse damage. Credit: Pilot Steve Rhode, Wake Forest Fire Department

Drone Images Show Heat, Damage at Bunn, NC Hemp/Kenaf Warehouse Fire

January 14, 2019 Kay Whatley

On January 11, 2019, fire raged through a warehouse in Bunn, North Carolina at the Montclair Complex. The warehouse contained property, including harvested kenaf and hemp plants, of farmer Mann Mullen. Thank you to Chief […]

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UK: New Guinness World Record Set for Largest Gooseberry

August 27, 2019

Graeme Watson of the United Kingdom holds the newest Guinness World Records title for the heaviest gooseberry. A gooseberry grown by Graeme and submitted to the Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show on August 6, 2019 weighed […]

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The Strange-ness: Glittery Food May be Gut-wrenching

September 13, 2013

By Kay Whatley, Editor Love those shiny pastries in brilliant colors? Grab that tasty candy for a snack after lunch? Depending on how your food was made, it may be bad for you on a whole new level. […]

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The Strange-ness: Study Finds that Australia Shifts with the Seasons

November 11, 2016

By Daniel Garisto, American Geophysical Union Australia shifts and tilts back and forth by several millimeters each year because of changes to the Earth’s center of mass, according to a new study. The findings could […]