I love receiving a gift just as much as the next person, but to me, the card is the best part. Greeting cards, for whatever reason, are...

Volume III, Issue 17 is now released! Click on "Click to View" to enlarge the e-newspaper copy or Click Here. If the above two links do...

President Trump wants to buy a firearm with his name on it (wouldn’t you if your name was engraved on it?). While visiting a gun shop in...

By Rachel Lane Mary Ann Lane (neé Creech), age 83, went to be with her Lord on September 23, 2023. She passed away unexpectedly at Novant...

The Tidewater region of North Carolina is a captivating landscape defined by its unique and distinctive geographic features. Located on...

Clear off the hearth, sweep the stoop, and sharpen the carving knives: the annual “Pumpkin Patch” at Hampstead United Methodist Church...

By Jeanne Mangus Anyone who has ever walked down the ramp at Access #5 to the beach has seen Mr. Bill Makey, known as Surfer Bill,...

I often talk about my life with my dogs and their love, companionship, laughter, and even tears. Buddy is a toy Manchester Terrier who...

After almost 30 years, Judy Bradshaw has turned off the “Open” sign for the last time at the Hampstead DMV location. Accompanied by her...

NEW BERN, N.C. – A Holly Ridge man who sliced a witness’ throat and stabbed a child, was sentenced to 240 months imprisonment followed by...

It’s been a busy year at our hospital, and an especially busy summer. To date in 2023 we’ve cared for one-hundred forty-seven turtles and...

On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, deputies responded to a shopping center at 75 Balsam Road and Piney Green Road in reference to a shooting...