Hundreds of residents visiting the new Lowe’s and not buying anything? They just wanted to see the store and make sure it was “for real.” ... A photo of Columbus County native Chesley Ward releasing a pintail duck in Edenton on page 18 in the February edition of Wildlife in North Carolina magazine? ... Old dogs lying in warm sunspots at Lake Waccamaw, Nakina, Chadbourn, and St. James? Warm resting places were at a premium with the freezing temperatures. ... Brenda Nealy, Dixie McKee, Dianne Leonard of Chadbourn and Ann Cartrette of Beaverdam spending the weekend together in Georgia?… Chief District Court Judge Jerry Jolly and District Court Judge Napolean Barefoot Jr. celebrating birthdays Tuesday at Pizza Village?…