All in Columns
Did you know that nearly one out of 11 citizens of this county are U.S. military veterans? In fact, according to the United States Census Bureau, Lenoir County veteran population is more that 2.5 percent higher than the state as a whole. More than 4,000 veterans live in this city and county. Nationwide, roughly 18 million veterans are still living in our nation.
Pears peak in late October and should be abundant at Farmers Markets and Roadside Stands in Eastern North Carolina. Pears are a powerhouse fruit, loaded with fiber, vitamins and beneficial plant compounds. Sadly the number of pear trees have reduced over the past several years as a result of the weight of the pears and the occurrences of heavy wind and hurricanes.
An abundance of land awaited the earliest settlers who arrived in the unsettled backcountry of Bucklesberry in the early to mid-1700s. Defined by Historian and author Dr. Lindley S. Butler, PhD, backcountry was a "term used during the early settlement and colonial periods for the vast interior of North Carolina, located away from the coastline and including both the modern day Piedmont and Mountain regions."
As part of sorting through items so we know what to keep and what to toss, Sandra has been going through the thousands of photos we have taken and maintained throughout our married years. She has found a ton of photos of our kids when they were small, and we have a starry host of pictures of our grandkids.
Gourd-for-the environment, I wish I could take credit for that statement but I lifted it from a recycling webpage. Anyway, it turns out that filling up the landfill with your discarded and partially rotten pumpkins is actually a very bad idea.
As I was working on completing the writing assignment my son gave me - “Dad, I Want to Hear Your Story” - some of the prompts asked me to outline the events that took place near the time of my birth in 1950. As I looked at the advancements made since then, I started wondering what changes had taken place in my mother’s life.
In case you missed it, on Wednesday night October 2nd, of the Lenoir County Fair Kelly Tyndall, Family and Consumer Science Agent for the Lenoir County Center of NC Cooperative Extension conducted the Casserole Cook-off.
The third Saturday in October has become another major event day along Herritage Street. Three events will allow people to eat, run or watch races, and then enjoy music while celebrating the life of a Kinston entrepreneur.
RALEIGH — The devastation wreaked on North Carolina by Hurricane Helene will take weeks to assess, months to clear out, and years to repair or rebuild. Second only to the value of the lives lost will be the exorbitant fiscal and economic costs of our recovery.
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I have to admit turnips are not my favorite, I have tried them every way possible and still no luck, but the greens, those I love!! Turnip greens, in my opinion are the better half”! Turnip greens can add flavor and texture to many dishes, and the health benefits are greater than the actual turnip.
Wow Women. When you get women fired up, they show up in droves. Consider the impact of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. It is a group of women with magnitudinal influence.
As we mourn the deaths and grapple with the destruction inflicted on our state by Hurricane Helene, I submit that the storm has brought out much that is good about North Carolina — and much that is vile about social media.
I told some of my friends that I had to be at least 1,700 years old because I had seen three 500-year flood and two 100-year floods – all courtesy of hurricanes. I am getting ready to put in my claim as the new Methuselah.
I am usually not a pageant guy, but on Saturday, Sept. 21, I found myself in the Lenoir County Performing Arts Center at Kinston High School to watch the competition for Distinguished Young Woman of Kinston and Distinguished Young Woman of Lenoir County.
Butternut squash is a kitchen hero. It tastes delicious, is nutrient-dense, and is easy to use!
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not the downfall of modern civilization, nor is it the savior. It has been an integral part of modern technology since the dawn of smart phones with predictive text, and has seen an explosion in popularity with entities like Open AI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.
A 1924 article in The News and Observer claimed that colonization in Bucklesberry began in 1825. This article was followed three years later by a 1927 publication from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Authors R. C. Jurney and W. A. Davis reported the results of a Lenoir County soil sample survey, which suggested, to the contrary, that colonization ensued much earlier.
Until Cathy Holder met with me recently, I did not know Kinston High School – and before that Grainger High School – has had a course in Bible history since 1942. This year marks the 82nd year the class has existed in Kinston. Since 2017, all three high schools have offered the course. The Bible History class in our area is the longest-running public high school Bible class in the entire state.
You may be hearing more and more about the Mediterranean and Blue Zones Diet; research indicates that the Mediterranean Diet has proven to be the healthiest way to retain lifetime longevity and good health! You may have recently been hearing about the eating the way they do in the Blue Zones.
