This week marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day, when more than 160,000 Allied troops landed on the heavily fortified beaches of Normandy, France to fight Nazi Germany. Throughout the week, military and civilians alike held ceremonies across the world to remember the heroes and the fallen.

The U.S.…

River City Community Development Corp. will host its 18th annual Juneteenth celebration at Sheep-Harney Elementary School auditorium on Wednesday, June 19.

Marianne Smith Vargas hopes plenty of area residents decide to Dine Out to Help Out on Tuesday.

A number of remembrance ceremonies were held Thursday in honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

The largest was held at the site of the invasion in Normandy, France, where French President Emmanuel Macron hosted U.S. President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Theresa May and other world…

A classic car show set for Saturday is geared toward raising funds to help support area hospice care patients.

Last week I wrote about angel trumpet, an ornamental plant in the potato family. Jimsonweed is a very close relative and a weedy plant some people think is attractive enough to be used that way. In fact, numerous nurseries sell it.

It has similar looking flowers to angel trumpet, but they are…

Sixty-eight percent of U.S. households own a pet , according to the 2017-18 National Pet Owners Survey. About 85 million families in all.

That’s a pretty good target audience for a movie.

This proved true in 2016 for a heartwarming animated adventure called “The Secret Life of Pets.…

If you’ve previously run short of time getting to all the First Friday ArtWalk venues, this month’s downtown arts showcase is probably the one to attend.

 Elizabeth City State University has been named a Military Spouse Friendly School for 2019-20, according to Victory Media, creator of the Military Friendly program.

Since 2009, the Military Spouse Friendly Schools list has been a resource for military spouses when it comes to choosing colleges…