ENC Features

Onslow County Students Turn Trash Into Treasure

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:33:27 +0000

We explain how some Onslow County students are doing their part to help the environment by transforming their Styrofoam lunch trays into recyclable material.

Onslow County students are taking a bite out of grime, working to recycle the Styrofoam lunch trays their schools throw out every day. And, boy, do they throw out a lot of trays. According to Onslow County’s Solid Waste and Landfill Assistant Director Lisa Rider, the school district goes through over 19,000 trays in a single day. To make matters worse, the trays can remain in the landfill forever.

A New Program Puts Coastal Scientist In the Classrooms of Local Schools

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:13:26 +0000

This week, we talk about a new partnership between the Institute of Marine Sciences and local schools where coastal scientists become teachers for a day.

Last week, a group of third grade students in Beaufort were learning about coastal habitats, food web dynamics and the different kinds of marine life found along the North Carolina coast. But the lesson wasn’t being taught by teachers. Instead, graduate students from the Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City offered a unique, hands-on lesson about our coastal ecology. Tiller School third grader Jack McMann.

House Bill 146: Back to Basics

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:46:35 +0000

We explore House Bill 146, known as the “Back to Basics” bill, which would make learning cursive writing and the memorization of multiplication tables a requirement in North Carolina public schools.

Craven County Cuts Congregate Meals Program in Havelock and Harlowe

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:33:24 +0000

Plans to cut funding for the Congregate Meals programs in Havelock and Harlowe are proposed. We’ll explain how the decision was reached and explore a possible solution.

So, what exactly is the congregate meals program?

“Essentially a meals program that is provided to three centers that are run directly by craven county and then a fourth facility that is run by the city of Havelock and between those four centers we’ve been able to accommodate meals to several dozen people throughout the county on a daily basis, Monday through Friday.”

Kinston Non-profit Teaches At-Risk Youth Agriculture Skills

Jared Brumbaugh — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:25:01 +0000

Kinston Non-profit Teaches At-Risk Youth Agriculture Skills

Eastern North Carolina's Hurricane Outlook for 2013

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 31 May 2013 16:17:16 +0000

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Local Emergency Management Are Preparing For Active Hurricane Season

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 31 May 2013 16:10:19 +0000

Whether it’s storm surge models or hurricane warnings and watches, distributing information to the public is top priority during hurricanes or tropical storms. Local elected officials, weather service offices, the media, and County Emergency Management offices all play an integral role in keeping the public safe during severe weather. This week, Lee Jenkins examines how county emergency management help keep the public informed before, during and after a storm.

Sexual Assault in the Military and Camp Lejeune's Prevention and Response Program

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:08:31 +0000

Reports of sexual assault in the military are at an all-time high. We speak with Senator Kay Hagan and the program manager with Camp Lejeune’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program to find out what’s being done to assist victims and reduce military assault.

Sexual assault in the military is making national headlines.

"Not only is it shameful and disgraceful, its going to make and has made the military less effective than it can be."

Music and Conversation with "Coyote's" Marcy Brenner

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:47:47 +0000

The band “Coyote” has multiple concerts set for this weekend in our area: Friday night at the Trent River Coffee Company, Saturday night at Clawson's Restaurant, and Sunday at Swanfest. For more information, visit: http://events.publicbroadcasting.net/pre/events.eventsmain

Expediting Disability Compensation Claims for Veterans

Jared Brumbaugh — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:04:50 +0000

The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced they’re implementing an initiative to expedite disability compensation claims for Veterans who have waited a year or more.

Non-Profit Group Creating Fish Habitat for the Cape Fear River

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:00:41 +0000

A project to help restore declining fish populations is underway along the Cape Fear River. We’ll explain how crushed granite will be the basis for a new fish habitat.

Underwater Fishing Tournament Targets Invasive Fish Speices

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:21:30 +0000

An underwater fishing tournament takes place later this month. Divers are hoping to snag as many non-native, invasive lionfish as they can for a chance at winning some prize money.

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Local Scientist Discovers Rapid Water Quality Testing Method

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:22:32 +0000

We talk to a local scientist who developed a new method of rapidly detecting polluted water that’s likely to become the standard in the United States.

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Kinston Charter School Faces Closure

Jared Brumbaugh — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:22:35 +0000

A charter school serving close to 200 students in an economically depressed area of Kinston is facing closure. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has recommended Children‘s Village Academy’s charter be revoked because of cash flow problems and increasing school debt. Find out what Children‘s Village Academy is doing to stay open.

Goldsboro High School Receives Prestigious Science Award

Jared Brumbaugh — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:15:18 +0000

We speak with a Goldsboro High School teacher who received a prestigious technology award for UV radiation and bacterial cell growth research.

Native Americans in ENC Honor Heritage and Ancestors

Jared Brumbaugh — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:50:35 +0000

Native American descendants from New York state and eastern North Carolina honored their ancestors at a recent ceremony in Snow Hill. We talk about the Battle of Nooherooka fought between settlers and the Tuscarora people in the 1700’s.

ENC Strawberry Season Gets A Late Start

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:19:04 +0000

Fracking Waste in ENC?

Jared Brumbaugh — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:28:49 +0000

We report on the recent proposal to send fracking waste water to eastern North Carolina for storage.

Strange Arctic Bird Appearing Along Our Coast

Jared Brumbaugh — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:20:35 +0000

An unusual number of arctic birds called dovekies are turning up along the coast often injured and malnourished. We speak with a local wildlife sanctuary about this phenomenon and why the birds are dying after being rehabilitated.

It’s a sign of spring and warm weather… birds returning to eastern North Carolina after spending the winter down south. But for one species, making the journey back home has become perilous. The dovekie, a small arctic bird resembling a penguin only stands an average eight inches tall, but it makes a thousand mile journey every spring.

Easter Recipies with Eddy Browning

Jared Brumbaugh — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:15:33 +0000

Just in time for Easter, Eddy Browning shares an authentic southern recipe that you may never heard of.