A Yankee in the South
In the process of obtaining my facebook fix in between two appointments, I decided to seek refuge at the Richlands library. I pulled at the locked doors only to find that on Thursdays, the library doesn’t open until 10am. So what does one do on a beautiful morning in Onslow County with no major emergencies nipping... »Out of the dark(room)
I stopped by James Sprunt Community College the other day. I worked there for … a bit, and I wanted to say Hi to old chums. Then I went home and got online and met up with some folks I knew in high school. One was actually a junior high school friend.
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School has started!
Without any children of my own, (unless you count my two Chihuahuas Bella and Beau) I haven’t been able to share in the excitement and sometimes fear my friends talk about when their children leave for their first day of school. But walking into elementary, middle and high schools this week, for photos and stories,... »Sharks vs. Gators
I know it was Shark Week on the TV recently, but I didn’t know they informed the sharks. A 300 pounder washed up on Carolina Beach. Another in New Jersey apparently wanted some SPF 30 and swam up on shore. But I’ll bet my alligators against those vultures of the deep. (Disclaimer: I am a... »Tornado, Here I Come!
Last week the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for parts of Duplin County. I was sitting at my desk at the Wallace Enterprise eyeing the Doppler Radar on my computer trying to find the “hook” meteorologists says visibly exists with a forming tornado. Although my fellow co-workers advised me the storm was set... »Date night in Warsaw
My husband and I enjoyed our first “date night” in Duplin County. My weekend work assignment was to cover Warsaw’s Pickin’ in the Park, so with a can of OFF! Bug Spray and my husband in tow, we went on our weekend adventure. I am amazed daily how I feel less like an outsider and more... »Nicest police officer
Well, still no lightning photo, but I have not given up hope. I did meet one of the nicest police officers I have ever encountered. Willa Currie at the Wallace Police Department. Every week when I pick up the police reports she always asks me how I am doing and if I am getting along... »My first week
During my first few weeks as a Staff Writer for the Wallace Enterprise, I got lost in Kenansville for an hour, before realizing I was actually in Beulaville, met a man named “Smitty” selling hotdogs and came face-to-face with crack cocaine-this of course being a summary of events. I am not a local. Born in... »Bambi becomes a dear
Bambi and Barbara Richey were scared of each other. Richey grew up on a farm and yet was never allowed to have a dog. So she was afraid of them. Bambi, a walker hound of uncertain age, was afraid of people. And then the two met. In an effort to overcome her fear of dogs, Richey had volunteered... »Remembering Lisa
Lisa Wollman Bolick passed away last week from ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. I’d rather drown, or be strangled to death or maybe be set on fire. Those are fast ways to die. This is a slow chipping away. Your brain is intact, but your body slowly stops cooperating until … you die. Lisa and I... »Meet the Locals
Erica C. Pinket
New York native, and proud resident of North Carolina.
Deb Norton
A second-generation journalist, Deb Norton has worked for a number of publications and spent several years as a public relations specialist before joining the Pender Chronicle.
Lori Kennedy-Stewart
"After working in radio and television for several years, I realized I had missed my calling. Writing is what I love to do and I enjoy taking photos of just about anything. Just ask my co-workers. I look forward to my daily drives from Hampstead into Wallace. There is so much history in Duplin County and so many stories to be shared."
Deb Norton
A second-generation journalist, Deb Norton has worked for a number of publications and spent several years as a public relations specialist before joining the Pender Chronicle.
Lori Kennedy-Stewart
"After working in radio and television for several years, I realized I had missed my calling. Writing is what I love to do and I enjoy taking photos of just about anything. Just ask my co-workers. I look forward to my daily drives from Hampstead into Wallace. There is so much history in Duplin County and so many stories to be shared."
Lori Kennedy-Stewart
"After working in radio and television for several years, I realized I had missed my calling. Writing is what I love to do and I enjoy taking photos of just about anything. Just ask my co-workers. I look forward to my daily drives from Hampstead into Wallace. There is so much history in Duplin County and so many stories to be shared."
Lori Kennedy-Stewart
"After working in radio and television for several years, I realized I had missed my calling. Writing is what I love to do and I enjoy taking photos of just about anything. Just ask my co-workers. I look forward to my daily drives from Hampstead into Wallace. There is so much history in Duplin County and so many stories to be shared."
Lori Kennedy-Stewart
"After working in radio and television for several years, I realized I had missed my calling. Writing is what I love to do and I enjoy taking photos of just about anything. Just ask my co-workers. I look forward to my daily drives from Hampstead into Wallace. There is so much history in Duplin County and so many stories to be shared."
Deb Norton
A second-generation journalist, Deb Norton has worked for a number of publications and spent several years as a public relations specialist before joining the Pender Chronicle.
Deb Norton
A second-generation journalist, Deb Norton has worked for a number of publications and spent several years as a public relations specialist before joining the Pender Chronicle.
This article is a "gem"....really well said.
Linda Suarez September 3, 2010
"I am glad that I went against my own grain and allowed myself to be open to the many gems ...
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