Monthly Archives: April 2021
Everybody Else’s History | Old screen door brings back wonderful memories
By Lisa Rice
ALLIANCE – Welcome back to ‘Everybody’s Else’s History.” Last time, we took a look at a ‘Granny Bench,’ which is a unique relic from yesteryear! Many people ask me what my favorite item is in my man cave. I don’t even have to think about it! I got it from my uncle and aunt. You’ll see it in this week’s photo. Yep! A screen door!
My uncle built his house in the early 70s. About a year ago, he and his wife were going to do some remodeling. The first thing to go was that screen door. I went to see them one day and immediately saw that the screen door was GONE! Oh, no!! I asked about it in a very panicky voice…
Lightning strike destroys ancient oak
VANCEBORO – On the corner of his parking lot, Chad Braxton of Kite’s Grocery stands next to a fresh scar on the trunk of this massive tree – evidence of Mother Nature’s power after a strike rocked the town on a Wednesday evening several weeks ago.
“It sounded like a bomb went off,” recalled Braxton, who also serves as mayor of the small Hwy. 17 community. “The next day we found bark on the ground more than 50 yards away.”
Few things in town are older than Kite’s Grocery, founded more than 60 years ago by Braxton’s grandfather, Gus Kite, who passed away in 2006.
“Yeah, I remember working the cash register…
First in a two-part report | Wireless radiation from cell phones causes health problems, say lawsuits
EVERYWHERE USA – A lawsuit has been filed in Louisiana by the family of Frank A. Walker, a man who died of brain cancer after using a cell phone for years and years. The list of defendants is lengthy as it includes not only the manufacturers of the phones Walker used and the service providers, but the cellular phone trade industry association as well. But this lawsuit isn’t the only one in play today.
A lady in the Lake Tahoe area is suing the joint California and Nevada planning group for cell phone towers in that area as she is affected by the radio frequency signals from those towers. The basis of her l…
Two-Part Resolution requires explanation
EASTERN NC – Any attempt to regulate ‘navigable waters’ in this part of the state can be a sticky wicket. Four towns – New Bern, Bridgeton, Oriental, and Trent Woods – learned that the hard way this week!
Monday night, the Pamlico County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a two-part Resolution: A) The commission expressed disapproval of proposed state legislation (Senate Bill 279); while, B) endorsing another piece of proposed state legislation (House Bill 161).
Neither bill has yet to be approved by the General Assembly.
The state Senate bill has a hyper-local focus, allowing t…
Inmates receive stimulus checks
By Patti Mason | News Analysis
NEW BERN – The latest stimulus package approved by Congress, and signed by President Biden, does not prohibit inmates and prisoners from receiving a $1,400 stimulus payment.
Last year, in the first two stimulus packages, the IRS tried to prevent stimulus checks from going to inmates. However, a federal judge overruled that effort.
Like everyone else, prisoners still have to meet eligibility requirements for what is known as an Economic Impact Payment:
1) U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or qualifying resident alien.
2) Valid Social Security Number, o…
Arapahoe says ‘no’ to vaccine passports
ARAPAHOE – Earlier this month, elected officials in this small town voted unanimously against any requirement for a so-called vaccine passport. In doing so, the five member board empowered Mayor Kenny Heath to draft a resolution to that effect, which is to be transmitted to the Governor and to the General Assembly, no later than Monday afternoon, April 26.
In a brief interview this week, Heath said the vote was not intended to downplay the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations. Rather, it emphasizes the town’s commitment to harmony in the community.
“Of course, the vaccine is extremely impor…
Attacking our 2nd Amendment
By Dexter Liu | News Analysis
WASHINGTON, DC – Joe Biden and the Democrat Party do not trust you to be good moral citizens. They don’t trust you with your Constitutional Liberties, including the one that grants you the right to keep and bear arms. The evidence is undeniable. Why else would they want to restrict your access to guns or to take them away altogether? Why else do they have 25,000 armed troops and razor wire fencing in Washington D.C.?
What they want is against the Constitution. The American Left has so corrupted our public discourse and dumbed-down our understanding of the justice sys…
Border is a mess, says Congressman Greg Murphy
US/MEXICO BORDER – Friday, April 9, I saw this situation first hand. Because of the administration’s removal of the ‘Stay in Mexico’ Policy, there has been an essential green light for immigrants to come to the US since the inauguration.
If you don’t believe me, ask the agents we spoke with. There have been thousands upon thousands of unaccompanied minors that have come into this country. Some as young as 2 years old with a phone number written on their chest. Other young girls and boys by themselves simply scared to death.
Because Customs and Border Patrol agents have been reassigned from thei…
Rally planned in Town of Beaufort to oppose government sale of water utility
Carteret County For Public Water | www.CC4PW.org
TOWN OF BEAUFORT – The State of North Carolina has been pushing for consolidation and regionalization of Water & Sewer systems to help reduce costs, rates, and improve water quality. In December of 2019, Carteret County received a grant to study a possible merger of the Water System with the Town of Beaufort.
Now, private entities – Aqua NC and Carolina Water Services – are trying to purchase the system.
Aqua NC is owned by Essential Utilities. Carolina Water Services is owned by ICONIX Waterworks. These companies helped pass HB 351 in 2…
1st Choice announces Ultrasound
By Regina Kemble, Executive Director | 1st Choice Pregnancy Resources
ALLIANCE – 1st Choice Pregnancy Resources of Pamlico has not only come into existence but has met what was originally slated as a long-term year goal: Acquisition of Ultrasound Technology.
A generous donation is the foundation of a $15,000 matching grant, specifically to fund purchase of the unit itself and associated necessities. We are so very grateful, and are working to fund the remaining $3,000 balance.
This is a window into the womb! A look at life. And, an opportunity to gaze at a preborn human being in its earli…
