70% of NC adults have received 1st COVID vaccine dose
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced a significant milestone in the fight agai...
ECU begins clinical trials for Merck’s COVID-19 pill
GREENVILLE — Researchers at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine are enrolling subjec...
Let’s get this thing done
I threw around ideas in my mind for the topic of this column, but in the end, I settled on a tired o...
‘It can’t happen here,’ Down Under edition
Clever tweets tend to morph in content and meaning over time. I don’t know where this one originated...
Church, health department partner to encourage vaccinations
ROCKY MOUNT — Because Nash and Edgecombe counties have a low percentage of fully vaccinated people, ...
Cawthorn rallies school mask mandate opponents
SMITHFIELD — A western North Carolina congressman joined Johnston County residents on Tuesday to pro...
Johnstonians protest mask mandate
SMITHFIELD — A congressman from Western North Carolina joined Johnston residents on Sept. 14 to prot...
Avoiding another failed school year
There’s no sugarcoating it: More that 50% of North Carolina’s schoolchildren failed to achieve grade...
Biden's mandate goes too far
RALEIGH — I got the COVID-19 vaccine shortly after it became publicly available. I did so because I ...
Coronavirus cases up in Nash County
NASHVILLE — Nash County saw nearly 500 new coronavirus cases in a single week this month. From Sept...
Health officials urge flu vaccinations as COVID-19 cases remain high
RALEIGH — Public health officials with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services are urging N...
Health officials urge flu vaccinations as COVID cases remain high
RALEIGH — Public health officials with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services are urging N...
Vaccinations, masks create safe learning environments
As a pediatrician serving eastern North Carolina, as well as a father to school-aged children, I tru...
Biden's vaccine mandate isn't about COVID-19
“We’ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin,” President Joe Biden said as he announced his...
Lying leaders can’t be truth police
If you think the federal government should act swiftly to remove coronavirus fibs and falsehoods fro...
Pandemic squeezes liquor supply
SMITHFIELD — Shortages of liquor, labor and glass have combined to thin the shelves at Johnston ABC ...
Southern Nash High School has most new coronavirus cases
NASHVILLE — Southern Nash High School is leading its school district in new COVID-19 cases since the...
COVID-19: Technocracy flowered, then failed
History is littered with social and political movements which, while failing to survive as movements...
Nash vaccine numbers barely moving the needle
NASHVILLE — Nash County’s COVID-19 vaccination rate has inched up 1% in the past week, according to ...
Vaccinations are the path to normalcy
As we enter the final days of summer, our state is seeing a significant increase in COVID-19 cases, ...
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Grant underwrites farmers market programs
NASHVILLE — The Nash County Farmers Market received a $2,000 grant from the DeLeon Carter Foundation...
Plot twist or tease? NC film industry shows signs of resilience
North Carolina’s film industry is on the cusp of a major turning point. Various film and television ...
Museum to launch living history program
KENLY — The Tobacco Farm Life Museum has received a federal grant to create a living history program...