N.C. Pesticide Board announces recent case settlements

The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following 35 settlement agreements for the following counties, plus Richmond, Va.: Bladen, Burke, Caldwell, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Harnett, Henderson, Iredell, Lenoir, Mecklenburg, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pitt, Robeson, Rutherford, Sampson, Surry, Union, Vance, Wake, Wayne and Yadkin.

Jason McKnight: On Christmas Carols & Hope

Everyone has a favorite Christmas Carol. My grandmother, who has seen 101 Christmases, loves Silent Night. It fits her personality: warm, inviting, hospitable. What’s yours? And while we’re at it, why are Christmas Carols so well-loved? What is it about this collection of Hymns and Songs that mean so much to so many?

Kristy Bock: Loss of Hope

Earlier this month, and for the third time, a fire ripped through a house in Kinston. A house on Glenwood Avenue didn’t even make the local news. However, this morning, as I sit here in my warm home preparing for Christmas, I can’t help but shed a few tears for the house on Glenwood. For the House of Hope that will no longer be built there.