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Ahead of July 4th, North Carolina’s best beaches ranked
With July Fourth festivities just around the corner, many North Carolina residents will be searching for the perfect beach destination to watch fireworks in the sand. Luckily, there is no need to travel out of state to find an ideal beach getaway.
Three arrested on death by distribution charges in Pamlico County
ORIENTAL, N.C. (WNCT) — Pamlico County Sheriff’s detectives arrested three people in connection to a man’s death on December 7. The body of Chris Eugene Boyd, 60, of Grantsboro, was found on a fishing boat at Garland Fulcher’s Seafood in Oriental. An autopsy showed Boyd died as a result of fentanyl toxicity.
Well water test history must now be shared with home buyers
Residential property disclosure statements in North Carolina now include a question about testing for contaminants in private wells, thanks to work by the NIEHS-funded University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center and collaborators. The decision by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, effective July 1, requires sellers to indicate whether dwellings supplied by private well water have ever had the water supply tested for quality, quantity, and pressure and, if so, to provide the date of the test.
For many in NC, it took years to rebuild after past hurricanes
As floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew surrounded Dorothy Moore's Red Springs home of 39 years, all she could do was turn to the heavens."I'm standing there and the water's just rising, and it's coming really fast," Moore recalled. "And I'm like, oh, my God. And I just started praying."Matthew left her roof in shambles, with water damage throughout the inside of her home."To have all that water come and all that damage and not be in a flood zone, that was, that was something else," Moore said.Structurally, the foundation, the bricks, were split.She tried to rebuild, but then Hurricane Florence came...
Oriental enters Phase I of water conservation emergency
ORIENTAL, N.C. (WNCT) — The Oriental Water System is declaring a Phase I water conservation emergency. Due to peak water demand with the increase in the summer population and water use linked to dry weather conditions, increased lawn and vegetable/ garden watering, pool filling and unchecked leaks. Oriental residents are requested to conserve water for […]
New app tackling food waste released to North Carolina
DURHAM, N.C. — An app aimed at cutting food waste is now available in North Carolina. It’s dubbed the "Too Good To Go" app, and it says it’s helped over 15,000 food businesses save over 12 million meals from going to waste across the United States. The...
Tillis: No place for politically motivated prosecutions
(The Center Square) – Both Republican and Democratic North Carolinians in Congress were quick with fiery reactions to the SCOTUS ruling released on Monday, which granted former President Donald Trump “total immunity” for official actions taken as president. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis summed up the prevailing Republican position on the ruling. “Presidents should never be subject to politically motivated prosecutions by partisan state officials like Alvin Bragg,” Tillis posted on...
Federal lawmakers launch investigation into North Carolina Board of Elections
(The Center Square) – Actions of the state Board of Elections in North Carolina are being investigated by the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. This is after the board denied ballot access to three political parties, even though each exceeded the number of signatures required to qualify. In a letter from the Judiciary Committee and the House Administration Committee,...
Fireworks, parades set for 4th of July celebrations in WNC
(WLOS) — Western North Carolina is ready to celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, with several fireworks shows and parades on tap for this week. Below is a list of events scheduled for this holiday week. Asheville. Independence Day Block Party, sponsored by Ingles (July 4): This is an all-day...
Ware Creek Rosenwald School fundraiser to be held Friday
A fundraising event will be held on Friday, July 5 at the Ware Creek Rosenwald School in Blounts Creek. The social mixer will include guest speaker Lucretia Moore, whose maternal grandparents and some of her mother’s siblings attended the school. There will also be an open discussion about the school’s history and current plans for […] The post Ware Creek Rosenwald School fundraiser to be held Friday appeared first on Washington Daily News.
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