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Elkin mayor calling it quits
DOBSON — As the candidate field continues to grow for 2024 municipal elections across Surry County, one top official confirmed Thursday that he is stepping down. “This is my last term,” Elkin Mayor Sam Bishop said. “I’ve decided after eight years, I’ve accomplished what I wanted to accomplish,” added Bishop, whose present four-year term ends late this year. ...
4-star Bryce Davis commits to Clemson football, Dabo Swinney over South Carolina, Georgia
CLEMSON — Clemson football added its second edge rusher in the 2025 class with the commitment of four-star defensive lineman Bryce Davis on Saturday. The 6-foot-3, 245-pounder from Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, is rated as the No. 64 player nationally and the No. 3 prospect in the state by the 247Sports Composite. Davis...
UNC pays to settle open meetings lawsuit over Board of Trustees' athletics budget talk
UNC-CH Board of Trustees chair John Preyer on closed session and athletics. The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill must pay $25,000 and its Board of Trustees must reaffirm its commitment to the state's open meetings laws as part of a settlement agreement over allegations that the university violated those laws.
NC state senate candidate hosting meet and greet in Norlina
NORLINA, NC — Members of the public are invited to a Meet and Greet for state Senate candidate Tare “T” Davis (D-Warren) on Saturday, July 27, at 11 a.m. The event is being held at Seven Springs Farm and Vineyard, 332 Axtell Ridgeway Road, Norlina. Light refreshments will be served.
Stroman On Sports: EA Sports College Football, Olympic Preview, and More
UVA and UNC Faculty Member, Sports Business Expert, and Host of “If You Only Knew,” Deborah Stroman spoke with 97.9 The Hill and Chapelboro.com News Director Brighton McConnell on Friday, July 19. She discussed the release of the new EA Sports College Football game in the era of NIL. She also previewed the upcoming Olympics, including what she is most excited for going into the games.
Thousands without power in Siler City
SILER CITY, N.C. — Thousands are in the dark in Siler City Friday. According to the Duke Energy power outage map, around 1.8 thousand people are without power. Duke Energy said the outage was caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging their equipment. Power is estimated to be restored...
Volleyball Earns 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award
July 17, 2024 | Volleyball LEXINGTON, Ky. – Announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) on Wednesday afternoon, the North Carolina volleyball team has received the 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award. Carolina is one of 347 of Division I schools to earn the award and one of 13 ACC schools to earn it for the 2023-2024 season. This is the second year in a row that the Tar Heels have garnered the academic honor and third time in program history (2024, 2023, 2020). The award, which was initiated during the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball...
July 23 soccer match will impact campus traffic and parking
International soccer teams Manchester City and Celtic FC will be in Chapel Hill the evening of Tuesday, July 23, to play a game in Kenan Stadium as part of the 2024 FC Series. This will be the second-ever international match at Kenan Stadium. We expect this game to draw a...
EXCLUSIVE: Henderson Councilwoman apologizes for posts about former President Trump: 'I'm sorry'
Councilwoman Geraldine Champion has regrets after posting online that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was staged. She called it fake news because people in the audience did not run away."I felt like Mr. Trump had orchestrated this for the purpose of getting more votes. I did not believe he had been shot. The public official didn't make that statement. The private citizen did," said Champion. "The piece I'm sorry about is I didn't wait until I got the full report."Champion only wanted to speak with ABC11 Eyewitness News to clear her name. She took to Facebook...
How much public drinking is enough?
Our thanks to Alamance County’s commissioners this week for not joining the rush to expand the consumption of beer and wine in public places. The commissioners were uniformly disinterested in a proposed ordinance that would have changed county policy to permit beer and wine sales at special events on the premises of county-owned facilities like Cedarock Park.
Two presentations to share findings from Saluda Grade Trail study
FOOTHILLS—After a year-long, in-depth study of the proposed Saluda Grade Trail, two presentations will be held next month to share its findings. Organizers invite the public to attend and learn more about this project. The North Carolina meeting will be held on August 6 at Polk County High School at 6 p.m., and the South […] The post Two presentations to share findings from Saluda Grade Trail study appeared first on The Tryon Daily Bulletin.
North Carolina drought continues even with rain in the picture
Agricultural damaging drought continues in North Carolina, though rain during the week has helped. Severe drought grips all or parts of 26 more counties spread across the state and 49 more have moderate drought. That’s 77 of 100, and 21 of the rest are abnormally dry. In Monday’s crop progress and conditions report, corn remained...
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