Tag: Holidays
Family uses holiday decorations to uplift North Carolina neighborhood
One Burlington family is trying to make these tense times a little bit brighter.
People put Christmas lights up to spread cheer amid coronavirus pandemic
As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, people are finding a creative way to stay positive: digging out their Christmas lights.
States offer oyster shell, Christmas tree recycling
South Carolina's Department of Natural Resources is calling for citizens to recycle used oyster shells and discarded Christmas trees through programs aimed at promoting growth of marine life.
‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ producer Lee Mendelson dies on Christmas day at 86
Lee Mendelson, the producer who changed the face of the holidays, died on Christmas day.
Bibles, gift bags given to inmates in New Hanover jail
Christmas came early for inmates at the New Hanover County jail as they got a special surprise Monday morning.
NC native Christina Koch celebrate the holidays in space
NC native Christina Koch and her fellow astronauts are celebrating Christmas on the International Space Station.
More than 50 injured in 69-car pileup in Virginia
Fifty-one people were injured, two critically, in a 69-car pileup on a Virginia highway on Sunday, state police said.
NC principal dresses, hides around school as ‘Elf on a Shelf’
It was the last week before winter break for elementary students in Union County and the school principal had quite the plan to help them get in the holiday spirit.
Holiday tipping: Why we do it, and how much to give
For many, the winter holidays bring a slew of rituals that are tiresome, expensive or stressful, and one ritual that's often all three: The year-end tip parade.