by Beacon Media | Sep 16, 2024 | Local Organizing, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina Politics, Public Health, Reclaiming Rural
Combating gun violence takes empathy, commitment The mayor of an Eastern, N.C., town offers lessons on how a town went from a gun violence epidemic to a milestone anniversary of no gun deaths. By Weyling WhiteBeacon Media One day in 2019, we were celebrating my...
by Dawn Daly-Mack | Jul 26, 2024 | Dawn Daly-Mack, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina Politics, Politics, Public Health, Reclaiming Rural
I live in Northampton County, a rural community. We don’t have an urgent care center. Our story of what it’s like to receive healthcare is a common one in rural communities like ours: When people get sick, or need to see a specialist, they often have to go all the way...
by Jeremy Markovich | Jul 4, 2024 | History, Jeremy Markovich, North Carolina, North Carolina Community
The time in 1994 when Dennis Anderson and the Grave Digger crossed a body of water. At precisely 10:28 a.m on July 4, 1994, Dennis Anderson drove up to the Poplar Branch Landing boat ramp in Currituck County to attempt something that hadn’t been tried before or since....
by Jeremy Markovich | Jun 13, 2024 | Environment, History, Jeremy Markovich, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Reclaiming Rural
This place is not nearly as great, dismal, or swampy as it once was. In 1763, long before he became president, George Washington became an investor in the Dismal Swamp Company. The goal? Cut down trees, sell the logs, drain the swamp, turn it into farmland, and grow...
by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton | Jun 11, 2024 | Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, LGBTQ+, Local Organizing, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina Politics, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, U.S. Politics
The real reason we’re being told to hate Pride Small town pride events showcase the best of us. Why do some want to stoke hate? By Gwen Frisbie-Fulton Beacon Media From Sylva to Wilson, from Boone to Shelby, small towns across North Carolina are celebrating...
