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Farm Bureau’s Book Barn Project partners with Duplin County Schools to create educational space for young readers to learn about agriculture
Two years ago, several women started a program through the Farm Bureau by funding a project that gives students a chance to access books on agriculture and farming. Dr. Erica Brown Edwards has spearheaded the program with enthusiasm for the future of education in farming. As an educator who is actively involved in community service, she is honored to be a part of the program serving on the Duplin County Farm Bureau as the Women’s Committee Chair. Edwards has spent over a decade and most...
John Hood: Shot Clocks for Permits Make Sense
North Carolina plays a starring role in the origin story of college basketball’s shot clock. That is to say, it was the “four corners” offense of the late Dean Smith, longtime coach of the Tar Heels, that ultimately forced the NCAA’s hand back in the 1980s. Although professional basketball had employed a shot clock for decades, leaders of the college sport long resisted it. They thought limiting the number of seconds a team could possess the ball without shooting would make offenses too similar and...
Matthew Stevens: Crinum lily is a landscape favorite that is reliably hardy
Although new plants are introduced into the landscape trade each year, there are some plants that have been a part of our landscapes reliably for years on end without ever falling out of favor. There’s something familiar, even comforting perhaps, to have such consistency in our gardens. One such plant is the crinum lily, an amaryllis relative, that performs admirably in a number of landscape situations throughout the southeast. Crinums...
Steam train excursions travels through Smoky Mountains
Train enthusiasts may want to make tracks to Bryson City in September to hop aboard the Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society and Museum's steam train excursion on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. This trip on Sept. 14 will offers travelers a chance to relax and enjoy the beauty of western North Carolina while riding the rails behind a steam engine in vintage passenger railroad cars, according to a news release. ...
Mystery Plant: Wildflower has a big bloom that draws attention
Flowers, of course, come in quite an assortment of sizes. The smallest flowers of any plant you are likely to see probably belong to the tiny, floating duckweeds. And the largest flowers of trees, at least in North America, must surely belong to various species of Magnolia. But what wildflower has the biggest bloom? Could it be this one? It’s a native species that is common from New England and Ontario south to Florida, and well into the Midwest and Texas. Technically, it is an...
Tom Campbell: Democrats must focus on ways to help Americans
What happened to Democrats? No, this isn’t about all the rapidly changing dynamics of the Presidential race. My question is what has happened to the traditional Democratic Party platform? For decades Democrats have focused on poverty, the blue-collar middle class, the hungry and those needing health care to just get by. But in this election cycle we’ve heard precious little about these issues. Instead, Democrats have hammered almost incessantly on...
John Hood: Growing states have enviable problems
North Carolina is no longer the best state in which to do business. Don’t worry — it’s no big deal. CNBC is out with its annual ranking, which combines data on land prices, capital, innovation, business costs, workforce, education, and various quality of life indicators. Last year, North Carolina got the No. 1 ranking. This year Virginia did, with our state falling to No. 2. The statistical difference between the...
Preservation NC inspects Faison-Williams House with enthusiasm for potential museum in future
Preservation North Carolina inspects the Faison-Williams House through the Endangered Properties Program hoping to eventually open its doors to the town in its sound condition. Preservation North Carolina President and CEO Benjamin Briggs recently attended an inspection with the organization’s summer intern Julian Beaujeu-Dufour to check on the property. According to their website, Preservation North Carolina “promotes and protects the buildings and landscapes of our state’s diverse heritage.” Preservation North...
Greenevers fills Alice James’ seat on the town board
The Greenevers Town Board of Commissioners held their monthly town hall meeting on Monday, July 15 at 7:00 p.m. at the Greenevers Community Center. Several topics were discussed during the meeting. New Commissioner AppointmentDuring the meeting the board appointed Joseph Bivens as a new board member replacing Commissioner Mary Alice James who stepped down in June. He will fulfill her term that ends in 2025. Water and SewerMcDavid Associates has...
North Carolina among voluntary pilot programs for lead-free hunting
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it is implementing a pilot program at seven National Wildlife Refuges during the Fall 2024 hunting season to test voluntary, incentive-based efforts to increase the use of lead-free ammunition by hunters on Service-administered lands. The best available science indicates lead ammunition and fishing tackle can have negative impacts on wildlife. The Service developed the pilot program working with the Hunting and Wildlife...
Time in the passenger seat for Danny Jackson of popular auto mart, retired this summer
Danny Jackson of Jackson’s Auto Mart has retired after years of serving the area with much appreciation. Mount Olive Motor Company’s H.D. Grady has been handed the reins and now furthers the business with its new name. Owner H.D. Grady buys wholesale and retail and sells to public and dealerships. “I started out on my own car lot when I got out of college,” said Grady. Grady grew up in...
Teachey hires new public works team member who continues to save lives with the fire department
TEACHEY — Bryan Mecenpadilla joins the town of Teachey as their new Assistant Public Works Associate. At the age of 16, Mecenpadilla joined as a volunteer firefighter with the Teachey Volunteer Fire Department, which began about four years ago. He was looking for long-term work which the Deputy Chief recommended him since he is already so involved in the community. Mecenpadilla improves the grounds of the township. He looks at...
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