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The city of Havelock will celebrate Arbor Day by planting about 50 trees at the Havelock Recreation Complex off Fontana Boulevard. Volunteers are being sought to help plant the trees. Holes will be dug in advance, and mulch and water will be available. The...
The Boys and Girls Club in Havelock has scheduled a series of fundraisers in the coming months. The first is a catfish fry scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Havelock Moose Lodge on Main Street in Havelock. The plate includes fried catfish,...
I knew something was strange. I hadn't seen my birds around lately, nor had I heard them. I have been detailing my journey through nature for about a month now, ever since I discovered two birds had built a nest in a flower wreath arrangement we have...
For Alphonso Jones, one size definitely doesn't fit all. Respect for individual expression led Jones, a Marine corporal stationed at Cherry Point, and former Marine Nydrew Brown to create Living By Standards Clothing Co., a brand that breaks ranks with...
For Presidents Day, the students in Sherry Pollock's third-grade class at Roger Bell Elementary created a card for President George W. Bush and mailed it to the White House. They never thought they would get a response. "I was shocked and speechless,"...
After a week out of town on vacation, I thought for sure that I would see baby birds peaking out from a nest two birds constructed in a flower wreath on my front porch. But, I returned to find that nothing had really changed. Eggs are still...
Jack Deaton knew the signals of a surface-to-air missile site from his training. Still, his first real encounter with one in the skies over Vietnam startled him. "It scared the crap out of me," said Deaton, a radar reconnaissance airman for the Marine...
Nathan Green's pig cooking recipe is a legacy, passed down from generation to generation. He will be one of the more than 80 cooks featured in the upcoming Newport Pig Cooking Contest. A resident of Havelock, Green has been cooking competitively for...
An after-school club for children and teens is opening its doors to prospective members next week. Those interested in learning about the Havelock Boys & Girls Club are invited to visit the Webb Boulevard facility for free as members and leaders...
Carly James climbs the ladder, squints into the sun and drives a nail through two thick pieces of plywood. She can't imagine spending her spring break any other way. "It's an amazing opportunity," said James, a senior at Siena College. "You're not just...