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Amy-Lynn Albertson: Gifts for the gardener in your life
By Amy-Lynn Albertson If you have a gardener in your life and you are looking to buy a holiday gift or maybe you are looking ...
By Amy-Lynn Albertson If you have a gardener in your life and you are looking to buy a holiday gift or maybe you are looking ...
By Ashlie Miller Last week’s white dusting either met you with delight or an eye-roll. “Marked safe during snowmageddon,” quipped some on social media. “A ...
By Doug Creamer I woke up to a wonderful surprise…Snow! We haven’t had snow for over three years and it was a welcome sight. I ...
By P.L. Stiles Rowan Public Library The holiday feast brings together families and friends who have different lifestyles, ages, means and tastes. At every gathering, ...
By Ann Farabee I sneaked out early, before the family woke up. I was going to beat the crowd to the mall at a very ...
By Shelby Carroll N.C. Cooperative Extension Are you interested in learning the art of beekeeping? Whether you’re looking to start your own hive or simply ...
By Ashlie Miller Were you among those waiting for Mariah Carey to “thaw” and ring in the Christmas season with her “All I Want for ...
By Ann Farabee This question is often asked, “Are you busy?” We all may have the same thought, “Of course, I am busy.” I read ...
By Laura Allen N.C. Cooperative Extension During this holiday season, giving is on our hearts and minds. Many of us are giving of our time, ...
By Sydney Smith Hamrick Rowan Public Library Many people enjoy giving back to the community during the holiday season. If you are seeking opportunities to ...
By Doug Creamer Last weekend, the temperatures dropped below freezing, thus ending my gardening season. I worked to pick the remaining treats and clean out ...
By Ashlie Miller Is this a demanding season for you? It seems to be for many of us. Maybe everyone needs your input or your ...
By Laurie Lyda Rowan Public Library The other week, I was offering long-distance technical help to a friend over the phone. They were trying to ...
By Toi Degree N.C. Cooperative Extension Thanksgiving is upon us, and we are officially entering the holiday season. Thanksgiving is the biggest meal of the ...
By Pam Bloom Dear Neighbor, Nov. 5 has passed and I’m still me and we’re all still neighbors in spite of our differences. Recently, my ...
By Ashlie Miller Is Thanksgiving about giving thanks for what we have? “We’re blessed,” we say, often remarking on our surroundings and provisions. But this ...
By Ann Farabee Oh, if I had a dollar for every student that walked up to me during my teaching career and said, “He hurt ...
By Sarina Rattler For the Salisbury Post With above-average temperatures, it hasn’t felt like fall this October and November. This is especially true for me ...
By Leslie Foshee Rowan Public Library What’s your next move? Are you retired and bored? Do your goals feel unattainable? In a world full of ...
By Doug Creamer I woke up last weekend with nothing on my agenda. I had nowhere to go and nothing to do. There were things ...
By Doug Creamer I graduated from James Madison University many years ago. I transferred there as a sophomore, which meant that JMU did not have ...
By Doug Creamer October is traditionally Pastor Appreciation month. At our church, we tend to run a little late celebrating our pastor. The reason for ...
By Gretchen Witt Rowan Public Library The Edith M. Clark History Room at Rowan Public Library has a substantial array of materials to facilitate anyone’s genealogical ...
By Ashlie Miller Like many parents of young children, I took my youngest two children and a neighbor to the Cabarrus Arena’s Touch a Truck ...
By Shelby Carroll N.C. Cooperative Extension Hurricane Helene has significantly impacted agriculture in western North Carolina, causing extensive damage to various farms, including Christmas trees, ...
By Ann Farabee From generation to generation, elections continue. This year seems a bit more — the only word I could think of was electric. Electric ...
By Doug Creamer If congress decides to keep us on daylight savings time, I would be in favor of that decision. I am not a ...
By Laura Allen N.C. Cooperative Extension It’s the Sunday before Election Day. Every time I have driven by an early voting site in the last ...
The East Carolina Pirates (7-3) play the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (4-6) at 3:00 PM ET on Saturday, December…
The Arkansas State Red Wolves versus the Memphis Tigers is one of two games on Sunday’s college basketball…
The Sunday college basketball slate includes one game with a Big South team in play. That matchup? The…
The Sunday college basketball schedule includes four games featuring a Sun Belt team in play. Among those games…
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