Common mullein is that tall fuzzy leaved plant that many people confuse with lamb’s ear. Once plants begin to flower, the two bear fewer similarities. Mullein has taller flower stalks with yellow flowers and those of lamb’s ear are pink to purple.
Mullein is a biennial well adapted to…
Despite large size, mullein a useful drought-tolerant weed/Lifestyles-Columnists/2018/07/20/Mullein-is-a-useful-drought-tolerant-weed.html11
It was delighted to learn that reruns of “The Johnny Cash Show” are now being shown on Sunday nights.
I had started to say “the Old Johnny Cash Show” but then I realized the only Johnny Cash Show there ever was is old — it aired in the late 1960s and early 1970s.…
'Johnny Cash Show' reruns remind me why I love country music/Lifestyles-Columnists/2018/07/19/Johnny-Cash-Show-reruns-remind-why-country-music-attractive.html11
CAMDEN — The Camden County Education Foundation is holding a dance and silent auction next month to raise money for student scholarships and mini-grants for teachers.
The event, scheduled for Aug. 18 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., will be held at the Elizabeth City Shrine Club, located at the…
Camden Education Foundation to host dance Aug. 18/Lifestyles/2018/07/19/Camden-Education-Foundation-to-host-dance-Aug-18.html11
District staff Joanne Sanders, Leigh Austin, Rachel Benton and Kelly Cowell were recently recognized by the Board of Education and Superintendent Larry Cartner for participation in a K-3 Formative Assessment Pilot through the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
Team recognized for Formative Assessment Pilot/School-life/2018/07/17/071718ECPPSschoolnews.html11
A Perquimans County school bus transporting teachers and administrators rolled into Wynne Fork Court last week honking loud enough to get the attention of neighborhood residents.
Bus brings Summer Reading on A Roll/School-life/2018/07/17/071718perquimansschoolnews.html11
Ask local gardeners which of their prized, petal jewels is their favorite and you’ll receive multiple responses.
Avid gardeners know each season can yield a different beauty. As long as potted plants can be rearranged or new flowerbeds raised, the garden scene can change. Thanks to our…
Beauty blooms even in the summer heat/Lifestyles/2018/07/15/Beauty-blooms-even-in-the-summer-heat.html11
The year was 1894. America’s future greatest poet was a 20-year-old Dartmouth dropout. He was unpublished and unemployed. His girlfriend had just rejected his marriage proposal (probably for the reasons aforementioned.) He was down and out and wanted to end his life. The setting he chose to…
Visit to Elizabeth City altered Frost's course/Lifestyles-Columnists/2018/07/15/071518albemarlecolumn.html11
