Around Town
BEAUFORT — The N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort and the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras will be closed Monday, Jan. 18 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Cabbage is an important Southern food, and this leafy vegetable grows well in certain sections of North Carolina.
NORTH CAROLINA — The hit television reality show “American Pickers” is set to film in North Carolina with co-stars Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and their team.
Is pizza a Southern food? Sabina Montevergine, an editor at La Cucina Italiana magazine, says “yes, in a way....” The birthplace of the modern pizza is in “southern Italy.”
By Rebecca Jones, special to the News-Times
By Rebecca Jones, special to the News-Times
NEW BERN — The New Bern area USCG Auxiliary flotilla will hold its first safe boating class of the season Saturday, Jan. 30 virtually via ZOOM from 9 a.m. to noon.
MOREHEAD CITY — The Crystal Coast Republican Women (CCRW) will hold their first general meeting of 2021 on Friday, Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. at GOP Headquarters, 4350-K Brandywine Crossing (next to Mike Toler Automotive).
MOREHEAD CITY — The Carteret County Gamma Zeta chapter of the women educators’ honor society Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG) met at the History Museum of Carteret County in Morehead City Dec. 10 with a focus on the fight for women’s rights.
By Rebecca Jones, special to the News-Times
By Rebecca Jones, special to the News-Times
In the North Carolina mountains, there’s a name that echoes eternally – O’Barron Delaney Calhoun of Spruce Pine.
Fried catfish is more than just another Southern food – it pairs with fried chicken to form a delicious blend of “creek and coop” (a good-eatin’ alternative to “surf and turf.”)
NEW BERN — This is the fourth year for the New Bern Historical Society’s Gingerbread House Contest but the first time it was virtual.
By Rebecca Jones, special to the News-Times
Blasts of winter weather should arrive right on schedule this year in the Banner Elk community in the North Carolina mountains. The first four weeks of winter are expected to feature colder than normal temperatures and snow.
ATLANTIC BEACH — The Penguin Plunge at Atlantic Beach will bring in the new year with a virtual event for its 18th annual iteration.
By Rebecca Jones, special to the News-Times
SMYRNA — Smyrna Pentecostal Holiness Church, under the leadership of Pastor William O’Neal, hosted a live Nativity drive-thru Dec. 18-19. Titled, “What is Truth,” the production was under the direction of the children’s ministry, discipleship ministry and pastoral team.
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Symphony is launching its newest community engagement initiative, a project called “One State, One Score.”
NORTH CAROLINA — To help its staff and volunteers celebrate the holidays, the North Carolina Maritime Museums will operate on a limited schedule over Christmas and the New Year.
Ten “choose & cut” Christmas tree farms are within easy driving distance of Spruce Pine, which is known as the heart of “perfect Christmas tree” country.
Below are a few letters to Santa, copied here before being mailed on to the North Pole.
GREENVILLE – On Dec. 1 for the sixth consecutive year, UScellular kicked off The Future of Good program, highlighting young people who are helping create positive change in their local communities.