The founder of Getty Oil, J. Paul Getty was declared to be the richest man in America in 1957.

Three best-selling romances -- each with heroines making a fresh start -- are among this month's new reads at the Camden County Public Library.

BELHAVEN - New York Times best-selling author Audra Watkins will be in the waterfront town of Belhaven for a talk about “I Walked 444 Miles to Make a Memory” in February.

Three authors who specialize in writing about North Carolina will be guides on a boat tour of local waterways this spring to celebrate the "Old Albemarle."

Sara Foster talks about “Foster’s Market Favorites: 25th Anniversary” on North Carolina Bookwatch Sunday, Dec. 31, at noon and Thursday, Jan 4 at 5 p.m.

For 25 years, owner Sara Foster has made Foster’s Market in Durham a favorite for food and fellowship. Her new book…

I like to spend a few weeks in the summer on a lake in down east Maine. At night intermingled with the ring of hungry mosquitoes, loons call to each other. I love that eerie sound.

Loons are migratory waterfowl that look somewhat like large ducks. They have pointed bills, bright red eyes and black…

I have only started to read "The Goodliest & Most Pleasing Territory," and already I am finding a new appreciation for my home county of 30-plus years.

Last week’s edition contained some memorable moments from the lighter side of news in 2017. Here are some more happenings that stood out this year in the Albemarle Life section.

HISTORIC MILESTONES

Museum's 50th

The Museum of the Albemarle marked the 50th anniversary of its founding with…

Lauren Shannon, a senior at Northeastern High School, was selected to perform in the National FFA Band.

WASHINGTON  — Art director Momo Pixel moved to Portland, Oregon in 2016, and confronted a challenge she had never experienced before: Strangers reaching out to grab or stroke her long braided hair, often without her permission.

"I would be walking down the street visibly mad," Pixel…