As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, I embarked on a series of personal columns detailing my journey toward improved mental well-being. Having spent a lifetime in survival mode, envisioning the future's potential remains a challenge for me.
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Mike Parker: Reading about my ‘mid-life crisis’ made me feel even older
The other day I was skimming some of my old columns when I came across one that made me feel genuinely ancient. I wrote this particular column in 1991 – right around the time my oldest daughter Sara was preparing to leave the state – and me – to start a new life with her husband.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Freshen Up Your Spring Recipes with Mint!
Several years ago, I purchased fresh mint from the Master Gardeners at the very famous Annual Plant Sale, and to my surprise and delight the mint has returned each year looking better than the year before!! The very popular fresh herb is currently in season and is no longer used just for Derby parties and making julips!!
Kristy Kelly: The complex role of churches in my life
As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, I embark on a series of personal columns detailing my journey toward improved mental well-being.
Jessica Anderson: How Does Your Garden Grow?
I’ve seen them all tilled up in the side yard, perfectly organized in rows in raised beds, thrown into open space in the flower bed, or even in a collection of mismatched pots on the back deck!
Mike Parker: The 'Fourth' was with us
Saturday, May 4th, was a special day for my family. At 11 a.m., granddaughter Haley received her Bachelor’s degree in Archeology from East Carolina. Haley graduated “Summa Cum Laude” – “with highest honors.” Her granddad – me – received my undergraduate degree “Thank you, Lawdee.”
Lesley Rigsby: Words have lasting effects
Have you ever had someone tell you, “You can’t do that, or you’re not going to make it”? I still remember my first-grade teacher saying to me, “You can’t do that.” The words we speak have lasting effects. They can build a person up or they can quickly tear them down.
Kristy Kelly: Rock bottom resilience
As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, I embark on a series of personal columns detailing my journey toward improved mental well-being.
Mike Parker: Girl Scout Troop chosen to distribute biking helmets
In 2007, the North Carolina Department of Transportation began a program called the “Bicycle Helmet Initiative.” The primary goal of the Bicycle Helmet Initiative is to reduce child and youth bicycle fatalities and serious injuries, including head trauma.
Theresa Parker Pierce: Swimming Lessons
As the weather warms up, my thoughts drift to swimming in the summer. I grew up in Kinston, North Carolina but spent weekends and summers in Swansboro on the White Oak River in an old Air Stream trailer. Water safety was not optional.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Kentucky Derby at Home
Celebrate the 150th running of the legendary Kentucky Derby at home with your own “Run for the Roses” themed party! The Kentucky Derby makes for the greatest of all theme parties, from the invitation, to the hats, and the julips and red roses to the menu. Here are some recipes for serving traditional Derby snacks!
Mike Parker: “A Snapshot of Kinston & Lenoir County during WWII” debuts May 10
“A Snapshot of Kinston & Lenoir County During WWII,” Cliff Tyndall’s eagerly anticipated new book, will debut on Friday, May 10, with a series of activities hosted by the Queen Street Deli. The book signing will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Shrimp, The “Most” Popular Shellfish
Seafood, and many of types of seafood are consumed in larger amounts when the weather warms up, most of us still do not eat as much seafood as is recommended. Here are some suggestions for changing that and some reasons to start with shrimp.
Kinston EPIC Center Director Lesley Rigsby shares inspiring journey
Hello everyone, I am Lesley Rigsby, the new center director at the EPIC Center in Kinston. I was born and raised in Kinston and love this town. I have been a registered nurse for 19 years in the Family Birth Center at UNC Health Lenoir, here in Kinston, and have dedicated my career to educating and caring for pregnant women.
Mike Parker: ‘Clara Barton’ celebrates National Nurses Week
On Thursday, May 2, the Friends of the CSS Neuse Museum will combine education and celebration as the CSS Neuse Civil War Museum hosts a first-person presentation by Carolyn Ivanoff on Clara Barton. The program will begin at 6 p.m.