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Meet Scotty Henley of the Turnage Theater

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Scotty Henley of Turnage Theater

Scott Henley travels through time, living in today’s world filled with electronics and digital magic while venturing back to bring voices from the past alive again to entertain audiences throughout Eastern North Carolina from the stage at the resurrected Turnage Theater in Washington.
Henley, of Greenville, is the Tournage Theaters Foundation Executive Director and he… »

The Moody Crewe

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The Moody Crew Pirates

What young boy hasn’t dreamed about growing up to be a pirate? Well, for the men (and women) of the Moody Crewe it is a dream come true.
This energetic group of living historians travels through Virginia and North Carolina teaching about the Golden Age… »

Tommy Moore of New Bern Sets Guinness World Record For largest barbeque bun sandwich

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Tommy Moore of New Bern is the world record holder

New Bern restaurateur Tommy Moore set the Guinness World Record for largest barbeque bun sandwich during July 4th festivities at Union Point Park in New Bern by cooking up a 1,336 pound super sandwich that included a 459 pound bun.
The sandwich, which included a massive… »


Now THAT’S a sandwich!

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Tommy Moore (left) and Glen Snader (right) will attempt to set a record July 4, 2010 in New Bern, NC

Well-known New Bern restaurateur Tommy Moore will attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the largest Barbeque Open Sandwich during July 4th festivities at Union Park in New Bern.
It will take 40 people, a fork lift truck, thousands of pounds of barbeque pork and cole slaw, home baked buns and a custom-built, … »

Keeping neighborhoods safe and quiet

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Carlton Dawson, Greenville NC code enforcement officer

By Alexandria Lee Bradford
A family is worried about a dead tree in the vacant lot next door, a college student’s ceiling is molding and the landlord hasn’t done anything to fix it, a newly-wed couple are living next to a home with 6 broken-down cars in the yard.
Each of these people need help with… »

Preserving our natural waterways

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Keeping our rivers and waterways clean

The Pamlico-Tar River Foundation
By Kelly Jochim
Development Coordinator
Pamlico-Tar River Foundation
From a pine-covered ridge you enjoy the colors of the day reflecting in the water across the marsh and creek. It is easy to overlook the grasses that border the water. Despite their peaceful appearance, the complex ecosystem of grasses, marsh, and creek is busy converting organic… »