I recently read about a Rocky Mount native who has started her own cat magazine. 

This in itself hardly seems remarkable, as many magazines already exist celebrating all things feline. What sets this particular publication apart is its content, which its owner insists — tongue firmly in…

You won't see the best Super Bowl ad because CBS refuses to run it. It's a commercial for medical marijuana from a cannabis company called Acreage Holdings. No doubt we will see an ad like this, somewhere, in the near future.

It should make you wonder how marijuana got so popular without…

She may have never been an administrator or a classroom teacher, but that did not stop Daisy Woolard from teaching the countless students that crossed her path in the Martin County school system. Most of her career was spent at Farm Life Elementary School. “I just love children and I loved…

There is a secret about North Carolina’s early colonial days, something even more disturbing and horrifying than traditional slavery.

I learned about it reading UNC-Wilmington professor David La Vere’s “The Tuscarora War: Indians, Settlers, and the Fight for the Carolina Colonies.…

ROCKY MOUNT — A Rocky Mount native who's a graduate of Harvard University – and who also holds a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – is having a bit of fun as a cat lover living in New England.

Molly Bales, 30, of Boston, and two others have co-…

Several times in the past, this column has featured a number of grass species, and with good reason, for the grass family (Poaceae) is surely the most important one there is, in terms of human significance. Grasses are overwhelmingly important as a food source: wheat, oats, corn, barley, and rice…

Capsules of movies playing locally. New releases are indicated with an asterisk.

A DOG’S WAY HOME — A dog travels 400 miles in search of her owner. (1 hour, 36 minutes) Rated PG. 

A STAR IS BORN — A musician helps a young singer find fame, even as age and alcoholism…

Babe Hardy began his acting career in Jacksonville, Florida, which was the center of the movie industry before it found its way to Hollywood, California.

Born as Norvell Hardy, Babe added his father’s name to his movie credits to become Oliver Hardy. His first film was a 1914 comedy called…

Next week, people will celebrate the Chinese New Year. For those that may not know about this holiday, here are some facts. This annual celebration starts on the new moon that occurs between January 21st & February 20th. The 2019 Chinese year will starts on February 5, 2019 and ends on…

Q “I was served a glass of kombucha. I didn’t want to look dumb, so I didn’t ask what it was. Can you tell me what it is and is it good for me?” JF, Greenville

A I smiled when I read your email, so many people could have sent your question. Although it’s a drink of…