Month: September 2026

Goodwill Community Cupboard is a brand new 7,600-square-foot market (at the flashing traffic signal on Hwy 33) offering healthful foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, proteins, non-perishable foods, and additional food staples. Goodwill’s goals are to reduce food deserts across eastern North Carolina, remove barriers…

By Sarah Taylor | Cypress Coast Care Each incident is serious. Unfortunately, thirty-six million falls are reported each year. Falls are the leading cause of accidental death for people over 75. In the United States, an older adult dies from a fall every 20 minutes….

The Compass commends Laurie Buckhout for her stellar performance Thursday night, Sept. 10 at the Republican Mid-Term National Convention in Dallas, Texas. She will receive our vote in the coming election for North Carolina’s First Congressional District. We urge our readers to also support this…

Carolina Heritage Theater invites you to celebrate our nation’s 250th with a tale of the American Revolution – G. B. Shaw’s “The Devil’s Disciple.” A one-night-only show at the Old Theater in Oriental. It’s 1777 and the wars are fierce in New England—not just between…

The economic term ‘Elasticity of Demand’ measures how much consumer demand changes when a price changes. How It Works on a Ferry: Elastic Demand: If the ferry raises its toll and people stop driving or use a different route, demand is elastic. Total revenue might…

By Dr. Dawn Baldwin Gibson | Senior Administrator | Peletah Academic Center for Excellence For more than 15 years, Peletah Ministries has been committed to serving and rebuilding communities across Eastern North Carolina. When hurricanes and other disasters have impacted our region, Peletah has been there—providing food…