Durham Navy Veteran Celebrates His 100th Birthday
Durham resident and Navy veteran Jerry Smith turns 100 years old on Tuesday, and he’ll have what is likely to be his biggest birthday bash yet. The North Carolina Executive Mansion is hosting a party...
View ArticleDurham Clinic That Provides Abortions Closes For Good
The Department of Health and Human Services found health code violations this summer at two North Carolina clinics that provide abortions. Now, one of them has closed for good, while the other has...
View ArticleStudy Finds Clergy Are More Depressed Than National Average
A new study from Duke shows that clergy have a higher rate of anxiety and depression than the national average. The study, conducted by the Clergy Health Initiative at Duke Divinity School, surveyed...
View ArticleNOAA Dedicates Sign Marking 40 Years Since USS Monitor's Discovery
The NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary held a ceremony in Beaufort yesterday to unveil sign recognizing the 40th anniversary of the USS Monitor's discovery. The sign is the first of five to be...
View ArticleSanford Veteran Hopes To Set Powerlifting World Record, Again.
Sanford native and world champion powerlifter Greg Stott is not your normal weight-lifting competitor. He’s a 50-year-old used car salesman, father of two, and a former Army Ranger whose military...
View ArticleDOT Tests New Ramps On Emergency Ferry Route
In preparation for peak hurricane season, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has tested out two new ramps along its emergency ferry route. The ramps are located at Stumpy Point, on the...
View ArticleAfrican Farmers Cultivate Apple Trees From Historic NC Orchard
Horne Creek Living Historical Farm, a 1900s-era working farm in Pinnacle, North Carolina, is prized for its heirloom apples. The farm runs the Southern Heritage Apple Orchard, which is stocked with 400...
View ArticleRam Named 'Bubba' Still On The Loose In Durham
There’s a ram on the loose in Durham County whose escape tactics have outsmarted capture attempts by the Durham County Sheriff’s Office, a man with a tranquilizer gun and a local veterinarian with a...
View ArticleWhere North Carolina’s Congressional Members Stand On Syria
Several of North Carolina’s members of Congress have issued statements about U.S. involvement in Syria. The statements follow a chemical weapons attack which the U.S. says was carried out by the Assad...
View ArticlePreserving Old Time Southern Apples
In the supermarket today, you can find about a dozen kinds of apples. But years ago, there were hundreds and hundreds of varieties grown all over the South. North Carolina native Lee Calhoun once had...
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