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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...
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...
SFGA Plays At Lakewood Country Club
The Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played a two-net score Texas Scramble format Tuesday at Lakewood Country Club in Salemburg with 40 members playing. Next Tuesday’s tournament is at Vineyard Golf at White Lake. The winners this week were:. 1st Place — 114 — Dennie Pait, Bill Rudin, Craig Gore,...
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