Harvey Knowles reached into his pocket and retrieved his simple flip phone. After punching in a number, he activated the speaker phone and waited. When someone answered, Knowles didn’t say anything. Instead, he began playing Happy Birthday on his harmonica. As he approaches his 95th birthday on Aug. 3, it is impossible to guess just […]
WALLACE — A law enforcement officer receives a call to respond to a public location, such as a school, where someone is making threats to others. Often, calls to 911 regarding these situations are quick and without details. That means the officer is walking into a situation blind, not knowing what or who they are […]
Swannie Turner was honored for her 25-year blood drive legacy When a Red Cross blood drive was held in Pink Hill on July 8, the goal was to collect 45 pints from donors. They exceeded that goal, collecting 60 pints. Collecting more blood than expected is not unusual in the small town of only 470 […]
WARSAW — Earl Rouse never wanted to leave home. “I enlisted running away from the draft,” he said with a laugh. Born and raised in Warsaw, Rouse graduated from James Kenan High School and enlisted in the Coast Guard in July 1965. He chose the Coast Guard because the recruiter promised him that he would […]
MOUNT OLIVE — The soft rustle of crops in the breeze and the expansive farmland that stretches across both sides of Manly Grove Road serve as gentle reminders of the steady pulse of work that characterizes life on the farm. Nestled along the back roads of Mount Olive, Insight Agronomics stands as a quiet outpost […]
Tucked in the quiet backroads of Turkey, North Carolina, a family found not just land — but purpose. Nestled within 1,300 acres of gently rolling farmland, Jaclyn Smith, her husband Reid, and their three children have created a home here. What started as a small operation using their land in Clayton to explore the possibilities […]
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