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NASA Invites Public to Submit Names to Fly Aboard Next Mars Rover
NASA (May 21, 2019) -- Members of the public who want to send their name to Mars on NASA's next rover mission to the Red Planet (Mars 2020) can get a souvenir boarding pass and their names etched on microchips to be affixed to the rover.…
Grandfather Mountain State Park Makes Big Changes to Camping Policy
LINVILLE, NC (May 21, 2019) -- Starting June 1, 2019, Grandfather Mountain State Park’s 13 campsites will become available for advanced reservation with a fee, consistent with the camping policy of all other North Carolina State Parks.…
Historical play at Chapel Of Rest celebrates Daniel Boone’s wife
LENOIR, NC (May 18, 2019) -- Rebecca Boone met and married her famous husband, Daniel Boone, in the Yadkin Valley, and a play coming to Lenoir will celebrate her experience of Boone family life.
Love Makes a Home: The Life of Rebecca Boone…
Education Foundation Inc. of Caldwell County presents scholarships
LENOIR, NC (May 17, 2019) -- The Education Foundation Inc. of Caldwell County presented the following scholarships to West Caldwell High School seniors (from left) Nicholas Good, Austin Roberts Memorial; Sierra Ramsey, the Elizabeth S.…
Granite Falls Women’s Enrichment Association May 2019 Newsletter
GRANITE FALLS, NC (May 22, 2019) — Here is this month’s Granite Falls Women’s Enrichment Association May 2019 Newsletter (courtesy of Linda Crowder)…
State vet encourages livestock owners to vaccinate before peak rabies season
RALEIGH, NC (May 20, 2019) -- Summer is peak rabies season and State Veterinarian Doug Meckes is encouraging North Carolina livestock owners to consider having their animals vaccinated against the disease.
“This year we have seen a rise in…
Attorney General Josh Stein Gets Temporary Restraining Order Against Out-of-State Payday Lender
RALEIGH, NC (May 21, 2019) -- Attorney General Josh Stein was granted a temporary restraining order against the Miami, Fla.-based online payday lender Approved Financial, Inc. in a case he filed on May 15, 2019. The case alleges illegal,…