By Lisa Stites I can’t explain how nerve-racking it is to stand in front of a group of people and spell. I don’t like standing up in...

By Jan Morgan-Swegle We inherit many things from our parents. We look like them, we practice the values we learned from them and...

By: Jan Morgan-Swegle When we take our children out in public, we want them to “be good.” We know that their actions are a reflection...

The Art League of Leland (ALL) will host It’s ALL Art, its 4th annual art exhibition and sale, May 31 – June 3 at the Leland Cultural...

Whether it’s music students performing at a school concert, bands rocking it out for a crowd, or volunteer musicians playing and singing...

STORY BY JOE JANCSURAK PHOTOS BY ELIZABETH PENCE PHOTOGRAPHY AND LELAND NC GELLYBALL A low-impact version of paintball—gellyball—is...

By: Jan Morgan-Swegle One of my favorite quotes comes from Michelle Obama when she was addressing the audience at the “Let Girls Learn”...

By Jan Morgan-Swegle Whether it’s the ocean, Cape Fear River, or various inlets in the area, there is always a calming peace when it...

Head into Boiling Spring Lakes on George II Highway and you will see a series of small businesses dotting the landscape. These are the...

STORY AND PHOTOS BY JOE JANCSURAK As a teen-age youth in Vermont, Casey Northrup drew and designed cars, and car logos. He even made up a...