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Tuscarora singers and dancers to perform in New Bern Nov. 8
The Cypress Society Singers and Dancers will return to New Bern on Sunday, Nov. 8, for a program featuring Tuscarora songs, dances and stories. Led by Kaya and Kat Littleturtle, the group represents the Kahtehnuaka Tuscarora people who live in what is now North Carolina. The program will begin at 2 p.m. at Craven Community College’s Orringer Auditorium.
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Washington finishes sixth at 4A state golf championship
SOUTHERN PINES — The Washington's girls golf team certainly left the state championship on a high note. The Pam Pack shot 315 in Tuesday's final round at Longleaf Golf & Family Club — 18 strokes better than their opening round — to finish sixth in the NCHSAA Class 4A state championship with a two-day total of 648.
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Creativity flows like a current at new downtown shop
From paint and brushes, canvases, crayons, beads, and baubles to all kinds of costumes and toys, imagination is sparked and creativity flows like a current at a newly opened interactive creative arts shop on Main Street in Washington. CURRENT, owned by Elizabeth and John Leonard, is a space where both...
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Free meet the authors event coming to Farmville Public Library
FARMVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Farmville Public Library will be hosting a “Meet the Authors” book signing event on Saturday, November 7, from 2:00pm-4:00pm. Authors Bashari L. Owens, author of Eyes to the Soul: A Journey Through Awareness, Healing, Power, and Purpose, as well as George M. Dupree, author of Perfected Forever: The Believer’s True Standing […]
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Princeton Veterans Day Ceremony Set For Nov. 7
PRINCETON — The Princeton Woman’s Improvement Club will hold its annual Veterans Day program Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Veterans Memorial in downtown Princeton. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. This year’s guest speaker will be Todd Massey, lead pastor of LightWay Church in Smithfield and a...
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Oriental Witches Crawl brings Halloween fun and fundraising
What new elements are featured in this year's Witches Crawl show?. What organization benefits from the Witches Crawl fundraiser?. Oriental is getting ready for a Halloween weekend full of witches, costumes and community fun. The Witches of Silverbrooke will make their way through town Friday evening, October 30. Their main...
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"I Got Flowers" stage play draws attention to domestic violence
“This was a very special day for me, and the best thing to happen to me in my whole life,” said Nancy Burroughs, the writer and director of the play, and herself a survivor of domestic violence, as she fought to hold back the tears at the end of the performance.
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These North Carolina Bluffs Still Hide Trenches Civil War Soldiers Dug Over 160 Years Ago
High above a bend in the Roanoke River, a set of earthen walls has outlasted every soldier who shaped them. From the water, almost nothing shows except a split rail fence at the top of a steep clay bluff. Climb up, though, and the 1860s are waiting in plain sight....
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Neuse Charter School Welcomes The Freedom 250 Mobile Museum
SMITHFIELD, N.C. – History is coming to Neuse Charter School, and the entire community is invited. On Sunday, November 1, Neuse Charter School will welcome the Freedom 250 Mobile Museum to campus for a one-day-only, free public event. Commissioned by Freedom 250, a national, nonpartisan organization leading the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, six Freedom Truck mobile museums are traveling across the United States throughout 2026. Neuse Charter School is proud to host one of these traveling museums, bringing this unique experience to Johnston County.
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Gilbert Hadley, Co. D, 37th United States Colored Troops.
On 31 January 1864, Gilbert Hadley enlisted in the United States Colored Troops in Washington, North Carolina. Born in what is now Wilson County about 1844, Hadley likely was enslaved by Thomas J. Hadley III (who held dozens in bondage) or IV. Hadley was mustered into service at Norfolk, Virginia,...
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James Jones Jr. to release Tricky Sam documentary
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Eastern Carolina Filmmaker James Jones Jr. is coming out with a three-part cinematic documentary exploring the legend of Tricky Sam. The series is exploring the life and legend of Milton Covel, aka Tricky Sam, who’s an African American man with a reputation that spread like wildfire throughout Eastern North Carolina. Throughout […]
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The Peanut Factory in Edenton to host Detroit-based artist Gunning in November
The Peanut Factory, Edenton’s artist retreat and residency program, will host a ceramic artist whose work explores identity through clay, discarded objects and personal belongings. Nickie Gunning, an interdisciplinary artist based in metro Detroit, will be in residence from Nov. 15-28. During her stay, she will create artwork for an upcoming solo exhibition at the Mouse House Gallery in Detroit. Gunning, who also teaches art at community centers, said the chance to connect with a community is an important part of choosing a residency. “As an art teacher, community engagement is at the core of my character, so community-centered residencies allow me to educate no matter where I am,” Gunning said. “The Peanut Factory specifically combines my community interests with the space and time to develop new artistic concepts in a creative environment.” Gunning describes her work as sculptural self-portraiture, with forms inspired by the body’s movements and interactions. Rather than depicting a face or a conventional likeness, the pieces draw on her personal experiences, emotions and perceptions of identity. She constructs ceramic vessels and combines them with discarded items found nearby, along with cherished objects and personal belongings. The resulting assemblages address subjects such as gender identity, mental health,