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Have you ever wanted to find your roots. My family has an ongoing project that can trace our family tree back to the 1800’s. Here’s an opportunity to discover your family history and start your own family tree. A workshop on genealogy research gets underway Wednesday, October 30, 2 p.m. at the North Raleigh Library, […]
The City of Raleigh is reminding residents that they now must pay vehicle property taxes along with registration renewals at the same time. The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) this year launched its Tag and Tax Together Program, which allows vehicle owners to conveniently pay both their local vehicle property taxes and state […]
A Raleigh second grader was recently bitten by a copperhead snake when he picked it up. He assumed it was a toy because it wasn’t moving. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says copperhead bites are not very common and that fall is a transitional time for snakes. According to the NC Wildlife Resource Commission, […]
Join Jodi Berry on location Friday, October 25, from 10am-3pm broadcasting from the Durham County Department of Public Health, Human Services Building, 414 East Main Street Durham for TALOTTD. The Durham Diabetes Coalition has teamed up with Radio One Raleigh to host the local Tom Joyner’s Take a Loved One to the Doctor (TALOTTD) event. […]
The Durham Business & Professional Chain (The Chain) presents its Business Awards Luncheon Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Sitar Indian Cuisine,3630 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham NC from 12n-2p. The luncheon will honor four accomplished and deserving Durham entrepreneurs. The Chain is Durham’s oldest African American business advocacy organization now in its seventy sixth year of […]
The Durham Public School Board is expected to discuss Superintendent Eric Becoats’ school system-issued credit card today. This will be a closed-door meeting, according to WNCN. The chair of the School Board Heidi Carter said she is “disturbed” by the spending she saw in Becoats’ credit card statements. Expenses charged to the card include rental […]
FYI…North Carolina tax payers spent $19,000 to re-do Governor McCrory’s bathroom at the State Capital building back in July. Why? Because it smelled bad and needed some new tiles and paint. The governor’s spokesperson said that there was poor maintenance under the previous governor…she noted in her statement that the previous governor was a Democrat. […]
Johnathan Watkins, a member of The Boys Mentoring Network in Raleigh learned that the WIC program was going to be disbanded due to the current government shut down. Johnathan reached out to his mentor, Wade Harris, founder of The Boys Mentoring Network with an idea to help babies in the Raleigh area to continue receiving […]
A Cary woman has come under fire for her Halloween decor. Her yard consists of grave stones, cobwebs and a figure dressed in a hoodie and hanging from a noose with its hands tied behind its back with rope. Some say it’s racist, others say it’s harmless Halloween fun. The homeowner says she didn’t mean […]
The Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) invites the public to celebrate Halloween by attending the annual Halloween Spooktacular. The night of fun and fright will take place on Saturday, October 26, from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Central Recreation Center, located at 302 West Tryon Street in Hillsborough. […]
