It is not news to anyone that salmon is one of the most perfect super foods, but the multiple, incredible health benefits may still surprise you.
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Cooking with Tammy Kelly: So Hearty Vegetarian Soups You Will Never Miss the Meat!
These hearty, filling vegetarian soups are so packed with protein, fiber, and savory depth that you will not miss the meat. Not only are they hearty and satisfying, but they can also be easily prepared ahead of time, making them a great option for busy weeknights. From creamy, slow-cooker favorites to protein-packed chilis, these recipes offer a satisfying, swarm you up from head to toe feeling that makes for a perfect, complete meal.
Mike Parker: Pool of teachers drying up
In the modified words of “Cat’s in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin, “I long since retired” as a teacher. In June of 2011, I said my good-byes to students and staff at Farmville Central High School and entered the wonderful world of retirement.
Hickory Grove Church (8)
The 1841 meeting minutes of the annual Bethel Free Will Baptist (F.W.B) Conference held in Sampson County, NC, included a letter from Hickory Grove Church of Bucklesberry.
Mike Parker: Remember Dr. Carver for more than peanuts
When I taught students the importance of limiting their research topics, I told them a parable centered on Dr. George Washington Carver. The story goes something like this:
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: February is National Heart Healthy Month
February is Heart Healthy Month, a crucial time each year to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, and why;
Kristy Kelly: Did the internet rewrite our memories, or did we rewrite the internet?
A reader, that I will refer to as Lee, emailed me with the kind of question that sounds silly until you realize you have wondered the same thing in the cereal aisle.
Jason McKnight: Snow-pocalypse 2026: The Snow’s Unmistakable Message
A foot of snow in Kinston! That was quite a sight. It was beautiful. It was arresting. It was cold. To think that precipitation fell not as drops of water, but as crystals of H2O which piled up on each other to lay down a white blanket of beauty.
John Hood: Fiscal Storm Is About to Hit Us
RALEIGH — You may not be interested in federal deficits, but federal deficits are very interested in you.
Mike Parker: Attitudes caught, not taught
Is solving our community relations problems an important goal? What do problems with race relations and our city-county rift mean in our everyday world? The answer to the first question is “yes.” The answer to the second question, in a word, is “much.”
Hickory Grove Church (7)
The earliest known reference to Hickory Grove Church of Bucklesberry is a church letter submitted to the Bethel Free Will Baptist (F.W.B.) Conference in 1841. Historically significant, this letter confirms Hickory Grove was organized as a church congregation by that year. Although associated today with the Methodist denomination, the 1841 church letter also provides undeniable proof that Hickory Grove has not always been a Methodist work. Without question, the church's origin is indisputably F.W.B.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Napa Cabbage or Chinese Cabbage
The winter season is also the season for fresh Napa cabbage. Napa cabbage grows best when the days are short and mild, it is an oblong shaped head that consists of tightly arranged crinkly, thick, light-green leaves with prominent white veins. The innermost layer leaves feature light yellow color.
G.I. Joe’s Celebrates Black History Month
Black History Month is important because it recognizes, preserves, and honors the contributions of Black people that have often been ignored, minimized, or erased from mainstream history. Join G.I. Joe’s Living History Museum in celebrating Black History Month February 15th, at 2:30pm.
John Hood: Without Us, the Sun Also Rises
RALEIGH — I’m an early riser. I have been since early adulthood — long, long before any hungry children, or a certain German Shepherd, came along to command my early-morning attention.
Mike Parker: First African American published poet bore name of slave ship
Phillis Wheatley’s name is probably better known by many high school students today than it was during my generation. Frankly, I never heard of Phillis Wheatley when I was cracking the books in my American literature class in 1967. I became familiar with a few of her poems as I constructed my syllabus for Major American Writers at East Carolina – at least two decades ago.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Tis the Season for the Daikon Radish
The Daikon radish is a winter vegetable usually sown in mid to late summer and harvested in the cooler months. The Daikon radish can be found in a variety of shapes and colors and boasts a characteristic crispness and snap when served or eaten raw, but totally changes to something more like a potato when cooked. It is said that the Daikon is much milder and less peppery than the familiar red radish.
Kristy Kelly: Good Morning, Kristy. Here’s How to Fix Yourself
I’ve become obsessed with watching yoga videos. Not because I can do them, but because I haven’t been able to bend that way since I was a toddler. The yogis are on a journey toward enlightenment, and I’m clearly on a vastly different journey of stiff joints and bad decisions.
G.I. Joe’s Military Living History Museum
G.I. Joe’s is a local museum of military pictures and related items. From day one we thought of it as a bridge. We want it to be a connecting bridge between Lenoir County veterans and their local community. A place where space was offered for recognition and reflection and camaraderie.
Mike Parker: Place names reflect Kinston’s history
Most citizens who drive through this city have little awareness that the street names preserve and reflect the city's history prior to the American Revolution. In December of 1762, the General Assembly passed an act to establish the town of Kingston on land belonging to William Herritage at Atkins Bank. Herritage, for whom Herritage Street is named, donated the first 100 acres of what became “Kingston” and later “Kinston.”
Hickory Grove Church (6)
The exact year that Hickory Grove Church was established remains uncertain. Nonetheless, historical records available online, not readily accessible until recently, confirm that it was organized as a congregation about two decades before the construction of its building in 1860. The definitive evidence, buried deep in various church conference meeting minutes, indisputably indicates Hickory Grove had formed as a church assembly by 1841.