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Aug. 6 Community News
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (357+ words) Email announcements at least a week in advance to [email protected]. Haddock Chapel FWB Church, 1548 Ivy Road, Winterville, will hold its quarterly meeting and celebrate homecoming at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Pastor Robert D. Wilder will preach. Lunch will be served following the service....
See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (281+ words) Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, takes part in a fitness class as he visits Eastern Market on election day, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Detroit. Ayase of Yoasobi poses for a portrait on Friday,…...
The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (531+ words) Revelers react to fireworks shooting off a traditional "Torito" during town festivities in Tepexpan, Mexico, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. A migrant who crossed from Morocco into Spain holds a sign reading, in Spanish, "asylum" as he lines up for food distribution on…...
Tom Campbell: America is in the midst of a reading recession
2+ day, 33+ min ago (416+ words) Can you remember the name of the last whole book you read? How long ago was it? If you can’t remember, you aren’t alone. An American Time Use Survey of 236,000 by The National Endowment for the Arts revealed that only…...
John Hood: Local newspapers play essential roles in their communities
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (584+ words) reflector.com It was 40 years ago this week that I wrote my first column for North Carolina newspapers. Still in journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill, I was interning that summer at two outlets based in Nash County: the Spring Hope…...
Festival celebrates music, community
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (360+ words) The Silver & Gold Steppers line dance group entertained attendees at the Back Street Music Festival Saturday in Wallace, a 25-year tradition of celebrating music and community. This mural, depicting a farmer with downtown Wallace’s Herring Barber Shop in the background,…...
Teach and Inspire Your Kids by Exploring History as a Family
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (140+ words) No matter what piece of history families choose to delve into together, they should take the time to discuss with their kids what they’re thinking and feeling about everything they’re discovering. Then together they can figure out what lessons from…...
Lib Campbell: Decline of letter writing a true loss for all of us
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (553+ words) Virginia Evans’ New York Times Best Seller book this summer is a simple, feel-good book and a reminder of the power of letters in the world. On the jacket cover of the book, a critic wrote, “I finished this wonderful…...
De Beers Group debuts Desert diamonds in Shanghai
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (99+ words) Over 200 industry leaders, trendsetters and cultural figures gather at The Orbit to celebrate the much-anticipated launch event De Beers Group celebrates the Asia debut of Desert diamonds at The Orbit, West Bund Shanghai. "Desert diamonds captures the untamed beauty and…...
Change my mind: a few opinions
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (576+ words) I always enjoy the memes where someone is sitting at a table and the sign says “Change my mind” and they make some sort of outrageous statement. They usually don’t involve anything too pertinent to real life, at least the…...