Move left, move right, move forward, move back, speed up your ball, slow it down!

Few things in the fishing world are as exciting as the strike on a top water bait.

During the summer of 1982, the punk rock band, The Clash, released what would be their only hit to reach number one, a song entitled, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”

At the time, there was apparently a lot of questions concerning the content or the motive behind the lyrics written by Mick Jones, as he would soon leave the band.

Our Albemarle region has many unique characteristics that stand out in our state but one of the industries that shines for our area is the boat building industry that has been around since Black Beards day.

One of the points I always share when trying to sell the game of bowling is it’s a sport for all, whether short or tall, male or female, or young or just young at heart; and even though that’s true, we’re still dealing with rolling a heavy object 60 feet down a 42-inch wide lane.

Right now just off our coast we have some of the best cobia fishing available to anyone who knows how to fish for them.

I remember it like it was yesterday. September 4, 1984.

I had aged out of the youth bowling program and had no adult team to bowl with. Back then, for a new bowler to join a league, someone had to either move or die. I don’t know what caused an opening on this night, but I walked in the back…

This time of year the water temperatures move up or down daily with fluctuations as large as 10 degrees is a few hours but if you know how to read the temps and use them to your advantage you can increase your catch ratio and find the fish you want.

One of the responsibilities that parents take most seriously is protecting their children from injury, whether it is buckling seat belts in a car or wearing a helmet while riding a bike.

With the final few leagues ending this past week, I thought this would be a good time to turn back the clock and recognize some of the top local performances of the season.