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Student, 15, starts his own reading campaign

Nolan Davis has always enjoyed a good book. "I like to read, pretty much anything," he said. "When I was little, my parents would read to me, but mostly I just always liked to read." The 15-year-old now realizes that...

Wreaths will go on veterans' graves

PIKEVILLE -- The public is invited to a Saturday ceremony at the town cemetery to pay tribute to the 116 veterans interred there. The noon ceremony is one of the hundreds of Wreaths Across America events being held simultaneously...

Cookie drop

Hannah Palmer, 9, opens a container of cookies Tuesday before dozens of volunteers arrive to assemble boxes that will be delivered to more than 500 airmen at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. This is Hannah's first year helping with...

Fremont STEP proposal gets final approval

FREMONT -- The Fremont Small Town Economic Prosperity grant team met Tuesday to give final approval on a plan for how the town will spend the $100,000 in grant funding from the state. The North Carolina STEP program allocates $25,000...

Empty Stocking Fund 2013

*Shirley and Arthur Raiford Jr., $25, in loving memory of our daughter Melanie Raiford Griggs *Billy and Ann Thornton, $125, in memory of Mark and Edwin Parks, Jessie and Maggie Thornton and in honor of Margie Parks *Thurman C. Futch...

Getting a view of the world

As a U.S. and world history teacher at Spring Creek High School, Scott Hardy enjoys giving his students a glimpse of what the rest of the world is like. And while a virtual tour from his classroom is fine,...

Just in time for the holidays

Springs Creek students Daniel Ludlum and Joshua Best load up boxes of fresh holiday fruits Monday afternoon. The fruit was sold by students to raise funds for their school....

Post office on Cashwell to be open on Saturdays

The U.S. Postal Service has announced that it will extend retail hours in a number of select postal offices across the state during the last two weekends before the Christmas holidays. The Berkeley Station at 100 Cashwell Drive is...

Crime of the Week

On Nov. 11, a representative of the T-Mart No. 2 convenience store, located at 301 W. Grantham St., reported that on Nov. 10, a known subject damaged the business, freezer door and the store's security camera when they attempted...