The 2007 Word of the Year has been selected! Did you cast your vote? (I did, my choice came in 8th out of 20 words). The winner:...
This is on WRAL's website: Cleveland Road near Barber Mill Road in Johnston County is shut down after an accident involving multiple vehicles No...
How about talking action figures? Kinky Friedman says, "If you elect me the first Jewish governor of Texas, I'll reduce the speed limit to 54.95"...
A recent study of 14,000 students at 50 American colleges shows students really struggle when asked questions about how this country works. The...
Don't miss your chance to vote on Merriam-Webster's word of the year. They are offering 20 words to choose from, including old favorites...
Do any of you do the Christmas Shoeboxes for the Samaritan's Purse project? I always enjoy doing that. It's fun to pick out a variety of little...
From Harper's magazine: From a February 26 sentencing memorandum by Judge Gregory R. Todd, in the case of Montana v. Andrew McCormack. In 2006,...
Webbie, thanks for the series on growth in Johnston County. These are important issues that we, as citizens, need to think about. If we do not...
Which 4042'ers are going to have booths at the Clayton Harvest Festival? Wouldn't want to miss any!
In honor of World Rabies Day, Johnston County will be giving rabies shots for $5.00 this Saturday, 9/8, at the Pet Adoption Center.
Thanks to all of you great people, Jane has found homes for all of her kittens but one. [IMG] It's the one closest to the mom's head in this...
Three little kittens showed up at church Sunday, and they're still hangin' 'round. Pretty little tabbies, not newborns, maybe a couple of months...
Just a heads-up to all you parents: http://www.wral.com/business/story/1659286/ WASHINGTON — Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys...
I just came across this in another forum, and thought it was kind of funny. News & Observer headline: Marijuana Found in Orange County No,...
Lady Bird Johnson passed away today at the age of 94. In the rough and tumble world of politics, she was always gracious and decent. I was...
A group called Tha Commissioners has set up a MySpace page dedicated to our Commissioner of Labor, whose picture is in all the elevators. They...
I was replying to a thread on here, in the Neighborhood, and we got a big flash of lightning and the computer turned off. Well, I pulled the plug...
Any ideas? My sister's computer is acting as if cookies are disabled, but she went into security and it's set on medium, I think she said, or...
The killdeer eggs hatched yesterday afternoon. The babies were running around in minutes, they look just like miniatures of the parents - so...
The Same Day Registration bill has passed the NC house and senate, in slightly different versions, so it has another step or two to go through...
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