Within my head tossed several ideas to write of for this issue; I kept drifting back to politics. No, dear reader, I can’t do that to you! The entire point of me being here, in black and white before you, is to try and lift you up. Describing how sausage is made...
There are plenty of Jimmy Buffett fans in Caroline County. I sat with some in the North Caroline High School band room as us students attempted to learn "Grapefruit Juicy-Fruit" on the guitar. I have attended myriad concerts of his with locals and bumped in to others...
Perhaps I don’t know you, but of this I’m sure: you’ve been there, walked those streets, and met its citizens. Mayberry, USA. You have stood within its businesses, its courthouse, maybe even its squad car! In your mind, at least, you could be there even now. It was on...
Caroline County native Wayne “Ty” Reese has been making moves and spreading joy with his Uncle Grandpa character busting out all over the country. He recently won Live with Kelly and Ryan’s Virtual Dance Trivia contest and has racked up over four million views on...
What is endometriosis? If you ask a doctor, endometriosis is defined as a painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus — the endometrium — grows outside your uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves your...
Thousands daily pass that nondescript patch of woods near my home; surely, they pay it little mind. Briers and brush tangle with a mix of native trees. As I type this, January is about to give way to February and that acreage appears particularly brown and lifeless....
Say what you want about Valentine's festivities, but for me, February has long been about the return of NASCAR. The Daytona 500 is a high holy day for many to be sure, but it is actually a culmination of several weeks of racing events at that track as well as an...
Chad Dean Hikes Across Caroline County Readers may be familiar with the creative non-fiction book A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson that chronicles the aging travel writer’s abortive attempt to complete all 2,200 or so miles of the Appalachian Trail. Robert Redford...
While walking the halls and attending her classes at North Caroline High School this past semester, Bailey Bodine perceived that many of the teachers just didn’t look as happy as they usually did. The events of the last two school years seemed to have taken a toll on...