“There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, and there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want. The generous man will be prosperous, and he who waters will himself be watered.” — Proverbs 11:24-25
The message to Catholic traditionalists in Southwest England was blunt, yet pointed.
One of the perks of being president of the Albemarle Area Association of Realtors is getting to choose the recipient of the funds raised at the group’s annual dinner social.
There are many tools that home gardeners use that are not much different from those used by farmers except for scale and cost.
At the Southern Historical Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill, I found a remarkable collection of oral history interviews from the North Carolina coast during the Great Depression.
“But, I don’t understand.”
Years ago, you could get feedbags made of cotton. They came in bright colors and pretty patterns. Believe me when I say they were beautiful.
My friend Steve has a new neighbor downstairs. She threw a loud party right after moving in. Apartment walls are thin in New York City. It was like being trapped in an echo chamber.
Karen VanOverberghe and her fiance Marc Sugar had planned to move to Perquimans County sometime in the future.
Museum of the Albemarle’s newest exhibit will tell the story of the first enslaved Africans to be brought to the New World.
Museum of the Albemarle’s Junior Docent program began 15 years ago but it doesn’t feel like that much time has passed at all. It seems like only yesterday I was one of the many students beginning the program in the summer of 2006.
One of my favorite verses in Scripture is John 10:10, where Jesus reminds us that the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but He came that we may have life and have it to the fullest.
Prolific Poet Carl Sandburg
Editor’s note: The following is a condensed version of a recent sermon delivered by the Rev. C. Renee Edwards, pastor of Mt. Hermon and Woodland United Methodist churches.
EDENTON — In the wake of the announcement that Todd’s Pharmacy is selling its stores to CVS Health, independent pharmacies in the area say they are hanging on amid rising economic pressure.
During the first years of European settlement, women in North Carolina wore many layers of clothing.
Is there any tougher question in life than, “What are you looking for?”
Editor’s note: The following story is part of a recurring series on students who’ve attended College of The Albemarle.
Family meals: Do they really matter?
Chances are almost everyone reading this was angry at least once this past week. We all struggle with moments of anger, whether we are faced with a small annoyance or an overwhelming situation.
An avid reader, Venetia Huffman has always found joy in turning the pages of a book.
RALEIGH — James Haines, Pasquotank County Farm Bureau member, has been selected to receive the North Carolina Farm Bureau’s R. Flake Shaw Scholarship, the organization’s top academic award.
Elizabeth City State University’s Department of Education is partnering with a statewide program to attract more high school students from North Carolina into the teaching profession.
My whole purpose here is to get you to read a book, and that book is “Jayber Crow” by Wendell Berry.
When you boil it all down, human demands of God are really pretty simple — we just want the pain to go away. We want the hurt to stop. We want the suffering to end.
GREENVILLE — Members of Concerned Citizens of Eastern North Carolina are voicing their concerns about critical race theory and how to keep it from being taught in schools.
Mid-Atlantic Christian University has hired Rodney Wooten as its full-time library director.
Keeping children active and cool during the summer can be a task.
Jorge Colon “JC” Nieves is a big believer in the power of exercise and nutrition to change a person’s life.
F or from the creation of the world the invisible things of Him are clearly seen, being understood through the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse. — Romans 1:20
EDENTON — North Carolina’s highest civilian honor was presented earlier this week to retired Chowan County Tourism Director Nancy Nicholls.
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HERTFORD — It was Charles Woodard’s 75th birthday but there were 150 different recipients of gifts at Woodard’s Pharmacy Friday, July 2.
A new exhibit commemorating the arrival of the first Africans in English North America will open at Museum of the Albemarle early next month.
While Mirracle Burnham’s new house in Elizabeth City is in some ways a “miracle,” it’s mostly a testament to hard work — including Burnham’s own.
When you boil it all down, human demands of God are really pretty simple — we just want the pain to go away. We want the hurt to stop. We want the suffering to end.
“Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.” — Romans 13:1
Do you have a preference for a particular person — one whom you respect and admire, one for whom you care or even love? And do they reciprocate your feelings? Then, there you have it: a friend. A good friend is not grown in haste, for you have heard it takes a long time to grow an old friend.
Editor’s note: This is a condensed version of a recent sermon by the Rev. Brad Giffin, pastor at Towne South Church of Christ.
We are now well into the summer vegetable gardening season, and that means we should be in a regular habit of disease and insect monitoring.
In the summertime, our thoughts turn to family vacations and memories of summers from long ago.
Have you ever found yourself in the midst of a crowd whose energy becomes your energy, and you can feel yourself being moved, perhaps even in a direction you would not necessarily have chosen for yourself?
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