Here?s a sample of today?s bountiful catch of engaging headlines, this one from the McDowell News in Marion:

?Speaking nerd lands man a book deal?

Meanwhile, over at the Shelby Star we find this precarious situation:

?Superior Court log at full tilt?

Funny, I thought they had replaced that old log courthouse in Cleveland County by now. Still, look out below . . .

And finally, this story from today?s Salisbury Post deserves more extensive quotation:

Hat’s entertainment

Just how do you describe the sound of a kazoo?

The ladies clad in purple and red at the “hoot” at Lowerstone United Church of Christ’s recreation complex Sunday night had some interesting answers.

“A duck,” says one.

“A sick bee,” another says.

“A dying cow,” one offers.

Whatever, members of two eastern Rowan County Red Hat Society clubs played their hearts out on tunes like “Love Me Tender”and “God Bless America” under the church’s shelter.

The concert was the first ever and “may be the last,”said Wanda Kluttz, queen mother of the group.