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WILMINGTON — David Lee Jones Sr., 85, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2021, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. He was born Sept. 18, 1935, in New Bern. He was the son…

Odyssey of the Mind teams to compete in World Finals  Onslow County Schools’ Odyssey of the Mind (OM) teams recently competed in the OM state finals. Dixon Elementary team won first place and Blue Creek Elementary team placed third. Odyssey of the Mind is an academic competition program open to 6th, 7th and 8th graders in which teams are formed to creatively solve a variety of long-term problems. Both teams will go on to compete virtually at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals.   Columbia College dean's list   Kathryn Pilkenton of Jacksonville and Tony Johnson of Midway Park were re...

May 22—Legendary bluegrass guitarist and musician Tommy Edwards, a North Carolina native who on Friday received the state's highest honor, has died. He was 75 years old. Born July 20, 1945 in Siler City, Edwards was said to be as old as bluegrass itself. It was the same year that Earl Scruggs joined Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and ushered in the new genre. Throughout his life, Edwards gained ...

How is Longleaf Pine in the mountains of northern Alabama connected to anything in our area? Posted: May 19, 2021 8:47 PM Updated: May 20, 2021 1:30 AM Posted By: Chad Evans Still working on this..... Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) is a beautiful pine of large cones & seeds & very long needles native to the southern U.S. (mostly Deep South). At one time, it completely dominated the Coastal Plain from Missississippi to North Carolina.  Longleaf thrives on disturbance.  Its seeds do not go very far, as they are bulky & heavy & the trees grow extremely slow, especially in the first 5 years ...

Soon after they got the news five months ago, Betty and Gary Greves started packing. The boxes stretch up toward the living room ceiling now in their rental off Player Avenue. They’ve called this place home for over 23 years. It was a place the Greveses hosted family reunions. But now, their landlord's son is moving into the house and the landlord, Mark Blasingim, said he's signing it over to him. By default, the Greveses have to go. The couple has been searching for a new place to live ever since, and they say their hunt has been far from easy.