Community Columns

Write Again…Very little stays the same

To one extent or another I would guess most of us look back, from time to time, and recall at least parts of our childhood ... Read more

1 day ago by Bartow Houston.

Reminiscing on memories of proms long past

There were not many events in high school we looked forward to more than the junior/senior prom. Everyone from their freshman year up looked forward ... Read more

3 days ago by Harold Robinson.

Got moles?

This time of year, I always get calls about mole tunnels across lawns. Why is that? Eastern moles spend their time foraging for food under ... Read more

7 days ago by Beaufort County Cooperative Extension.

Write Again…When a new day brings hope

Hello again, friends. Thanks for joining me for these few minutes. May this be a good day for all of us. So. It was just ... Read more

1 week ago by Bartow Houston.

Write Again…Musical memories were made

He was a handsome man, with a very warm smile. We were gathered together backstage, off to the right, out of sight of the audience. ... Read more

2 weeks ago by Bartow Houston.

Reminiscing on fond memories from high school

Entering the ninth grade had a new meaning of friendship for many of us. As we sat on the bench and watched senior after senior ... Read more

2 weeks ago by Harold Robinson.

Our winter warblers

Lots of people are familiar with common feeder birds in their yards: cardinals, mourning doves, titmice, and chickadees are some of the oft-seen feeder birds ... Read more

2 weeks ago by The Daily News.

Is a sweet potato a yam or is a yam a sweet potato?

Our family has a tradition of going camping sometime between Christmas and New Year’s Day. The fathers in the family take the kids away so ... Read more

3 weeks ago by Beaufort County Cooperative Extension.

Protecting others by following the rules

There are many things that I am proud of but one is for certain, being born and raised in Washington, N.C. is one that I ... Read more

3 weeks ago by Harold Robinson.

In memory of Marc Basnight

If you are newly arrived in eastern North Carolina, you may not recognize the name of Manteo resident Marc Basnight other than in connection to ... Read more