To say that our state, our nation, and our world have changed dramatically in the past few months would be an understatement. At the N.C. Rural Center and the N.C. Counts Coalition, we know how much our work and the communities we serve have changed—and will change—because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To say that our state, our nation, and our world have changed dramatically in the past few months would be an understatement. At the N.C. Rural Center and the N.C. Counts Coalition, we know how much our work and the communities we serve have changed—and will change—because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first of the 10 Amendments — known as the Bill of Rights — adopted into the Constitution of The United States of America contain some of the most sublime assertions ever to come from mortal men.
When I first wrote about COVID-19 and its impending impact on our region in March, I shared it would take our entire community working together to manage this virus. Our efforts as a community have been impactful as many of us have social distanced, washed our hands and wore masks. Behind th…
I have been much saddened that so many of our 2020 graduates and their parents who have worked diligently to nurture them through school have been unnecessarily short-changed and required to miss the graduating experiences they so much deserve.
The media often portrays the coronavirus pandemic as an urban problem. But the North Carolina counties with the highest COVID infection rates actually have more pigs and poultry than people. There is a growing rural COVID crisis.
What will be the next shocking headline or “breaking news alert” that will introduce the next news cycle?
One of the dangers of living in a very fast paced world is the reduction in time to occasionally just stop and reflect on where we have been, where we are, where we are going, and how we are going to get there.
Our livestock farmers and those who process essential protein are wondering what tomorrow will bring to the lives of their families?
As of late our lives have been impacted by the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. People from every walk of life are struggling with their new and in some cases forced reality. There really isn’t much room to determine the level of degrees in terms of struggle, everyone is having a d…
Sometime in the mid to late 1740s, a family decided to make their new home in the Grove community, named for the nearby creek. It was a fairly new community, destined to become Kenansville.
