KENANSVILLE — Family and friends gathered last Friday to celebrate a special day in Kenansville, as Edith Hall Garrett celebrated 102 years of life. Commissioner Jesse Dowe, Duplin County Board of Commissioners presented Garret with a proclamation letter in honor of this special day.
Years ago, I had trouble with my septic system. If you’ve ever had that kind of trouble, you know what kind of trouble it can be.
This is the latest installment in an ongoing series about local musicians.
Dad’s riding lawnmower was revered for its sheer shear, and for being made out of a washing machine.
My friend Steve has a new neighbor downstairs. She threw a loud party right after moving in. Apartment walls are thin in New York City. It was like being trapped in an echo chamber.
Although it’s the middle of summer, now is the time to start planning and planting your fall vegetable garden.
On my jogging route around the community college, there are trees planted as memorials. Each one has a plaque on a post bearing the name of the tree, the person who planted it and the one remembered.
This week, you are about to go on a journey of realization. You have to understand that reality is not always what it seems.
According to legend, the history of tea began as early as 2737 BC when the Chinese emperor, Shen Nung was sitting underneath a tree. His servant was boiling water for him to drink when a few leaves from a Camellia Sinensis tree fell into the water, creating the first cup of tea.
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Right now, there is an abundance of delicious, fresh summer produce that awaits you. Grill it, chill it or eat it by itself, you can’t go wrong.
For lovers of history, art and good food, it is hard to beat a short trip south on N.C. 11 for an eye opening, mouth-watering experience in Kinston.
This is a special installment in a regular feature about local musicians.
A Greenville woman recently was awarded the state’s top civilian honor in recognition of more than 30 years of public service and for her work in child development.
I’m not sure when a house becomes a home, but I don’t think we’re quite there yet.
It has happened again.
“What do you mean, you haven’t looked at it yet? I sent it to you over an hour ago!”
The reporter tossed a standard question at coach Monty Williams after the Phoenix Suns won the NBA Western Conference finals, asking how he managed to be a tough coach and a sympathetic mentor.
The classic autobiographical novel “A Death in the Family,” by James Agee, was required reading for an Appalachian studies course I took a few years ago. My family is practically part of the story.
Readers sometimes ask how I choose a movie to review. There’s no simple answer. Sometime it’s because a film is too important to ignore. Sometimes because it’s playing at a local theater. Sometimes it just catches my eye.
With more pandemic restrictions lifted, The Family Chess Club is encouraging adults and youth interested in chess to participate in activities hosted weekly by the organization.
If you’re looking for a condiment that multitasks and tastes stand-alone delicious, then look no further than harissa.
Please remain cautious and continue to wear your mask in crowded places even if you are vaccinated, wash your hands frequently, eat healthily and be physically active. Help defeat COVID 19.
With more pandemic restrictions lifted, The Family Chess Club is encouraging adults and youth interested in chess to participate in activities hosted weekly by the organization.
Having gone through a tenure battle at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill based, in part, on conflicting views about how history of racism should be taught in our schools, it is refreshing to encounter “How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across Ameri…
More than 20 people gathered at the Grifton Public Library last month to hear author Danny K. Hill discuss his new book, “Genesis, The Book of Beginnings.”
Rigorous rehearsal schedules combined with heavy course loads, individual practice time and part-time jobs can sometimes overwhelm music majors, new research from East Carolina University showed.
The other day, someone here in town brought by a big plastic bag with all sorts of plant matter inside.
Keeping planters looking good in the hot, humid southern summer with its occasional dry spells can be a real challenge.
Florist Barronelle Stutzman and Robert Ingersoll have shared many details from the 2013 conversation that changed their lives and, perhaps, trends in First Amendment law.
In the movie world we’re used to sequels — “Fast & Furious” is up to 12. And occasionally we see prequels, a story that takes places before another movie, like “X-Men: First Class.”
The summer of my 16th year, I was between jobs, and my father hooked me up with a man raising tobacco in Greene County, Tennessee. Dad wanted me to go to college, and this was a sure way to encourage that path.
It’s summer, and I am greedy. The stone fruit is impossible to resist right now. The farmers markets are teeming with peaches, nectarines and plums. I oblige and bring home bags stuffed to the brim, only to return for more the next day. It really isn’t a challenge to slurp through the juicy …
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