BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — Despite online rumors, the post office in rural Back Bay remains open, and there are no plans to close
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Meals: Working to feed local students while schools remain closed due to the coronavirus
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — On Friday, March 20, public school employees stood outside Birdneck Elementary School. Throughout the morning, families drove up
BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE CREEDS — A nostalgia for the sight of freshly turned soil, an interest in retro machinery and a willingness to wear red
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Republican Greg Murphy, a physician from Greenville who served in the North Carolina House of Delegates, won the special election to
Ed. — This originally ran in the Aug. 23 print edition. BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — Holly Veber was on a mission trip to Chile
A big turnout for this year’s Peach Festival, which benefits charitable work in the island community
BY SHELLY SLOCUM KNOTTS ISLAND, N.C. — The very first Knotts Island Peach Festival took place July 27-28, 1987. Thirty-two years later, people gathered on
A big turnout for this year’s Peach Festival, which benefits charitable work in the island community
Ed. — This story originally ran in the Aug. 9 print edition. BY SHELLY SLOCUM KNOTTS ISLAND, N.C. —The very first Knotts Island Peach Festival