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A new year for rural North Carolina

By Patrick Woodie In 2018, it was a tale of two North Carolinas: a story showing both our ...

Community Columns

Write Again … About those words

This language of ours — English — seems to be in a constant state of flux. Such an ...

Community Columns

How do I prune my Scuppernong grapes?

This is one of the more frequent questions that I receive this time of year. However, before I ...

Editorials

Black history is Beaufort County history

Roots run deep in Beaufort County. From end to end, this place is rich with history. From historic ...

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23rd East Carolina Wildlife Arts Festival just around the corner

On Feb. 8-9, in downtown Washington, the popular East Carolina Wildlife Arts Festival returns. Nearly 30 exhibitors, wildlife ...

Opinion

A matter of public safety

This week, a group of North Carolina politicians came together to right a wrong. N.C. Attorney General Josh ...

Editorials

Lock it up

A sad story came out of La Grange last weekend. According to investigators, a mother was watching a ...

Opinion

It was OK because Dad did it

As a young boy growing up, my dad would tell me many stories about his youth growing up ...

Editorials

Check on your neighbors

It doesn’t take a newspaper or a weather report to state the obvious — it’s cold. If all the ...

Opinion

The disaster averted

It’s the most-watched televised event every year. It’s a time to gather friends and family together to celebrate ...

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