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Girls Just Wanna Swing Clubs
A new season of The Girls Golf Club of Whispering Pines is on the horizon, and will commence once school is back in session. The Club is LPGA and USGA affiliated, and open to girls aged 6 to 17. It costs just $40 per girl for the year plus two community outreach days. Golfers are invited to bring their own clubs, but there is also plenty of equipment available for newcomers.
Council OK’s Buffalo Road homes
SMITHFIELD — A deeply divided Town Council has said yes to new homes on Buffalo Road near Smithfield Middle School. When the request first surfaced in January, the council fretted mostly about density — 222 single-family homes on lots of just 4,200 square feet. Council members worried too about drainage, fearing stormwater from the subdivision would swamp homes in neighboring […] The post Council OK’s Buffalo Road homes first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Sheriff’s Office breaks up cockfighting outfit
The Granville County Sheriff’s Office put a halt to a major cockfighting ring in southern Granville County on Saturday. GCSO acted on intelligence gathered from credible sources to execute a search warrant on Lawrence Road near the intersection of Feedoo Road, according to a press release from the GCSO on social media According to reports from WRAL News, a deputy […] The post Sheriff’s Office breaks up cockfighting outfit first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Coastal North Carolina Prepares for Minor Flooding and Rain
Wilmington, NC – North Carolina residents can expect increased humidity and showers throughout the week. The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a minor tidal flooding alert for areas along the lower Cape Fear River, with flooding anticipated during the late afternoon and early evening high tide. According...
Three White Supremacists Sentenced for Plotting to Destroy Power Grid
The men “planned and trained to attack America’s power grid to advance their violent white supremacist ideology,” the government said. A press statement from the Department of Justice says that the three men who planned a white supremacist attack on an energy plant in Idaho or one of the states nearby were sentenced on July 25.
Driver involved in crash killing Garner family did not appear in court; in hospital
The driver involved in a Garner crash that killed an entire family did not appear in court Monday as expected.His attorney said he was in the hospital.This would have been 25-year-old Jordan Porter's first court appearance. There was an arraignment scheduled earlier this month, but his attorney waived his appearance.Garner Police Department said in May, Porter was driving while impaired to work when he hit the Cambell family's car on US 70 Hwy near New Rand Road. Tyler, Susan and their 8-year-old Miles all died from their injuries.Search warrants reveal that Porter's wife told investigators he had drank 2-3 beers...
'She has a God-given talent': Inside Jordynn Parnell's summer as a top softball prospect
South View softball's junior pitcher has taken her successful two years in high school and capitalized on her talent throughout the summer. As a member of Mojo of the Carolinas 18 and under softball team, South View's 15-year-old Jordynn Parnell is taking the softball world by storm after a successful summer. During her travel...
Keaton Vo Signs With Men’s Golf Team
July 29, 2024 | Men’s Golf Keaton Vo, a rising junior, is joining the University of North Carolina men’s golf program after playing two seasons at the University of Texas. The Austin, Texas, native competed for the Longhorns in 20 stroke play tournaments and three match play events as a freshman and sophomore. He averaged 72.90 strokes per round and went 8-6-2 in match play. Vo competed in the Big 12 Championship, NCAA regionals and NCAA Championship in each of his two seasons. He carded a 68 in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Bath Regional and a 4-under…
WCC’s Dental Assisting class honored at pinning ceremony
GOLDSBORO — The Dental Assisting class of 2024 from Wayne Community College has graduated from their program. The new graduates were honored at a formal ceremony where their instructors presented them with pins, signifying their entrance into the dental field. The 17 graduates are Ally Sutter, Clinton; Katelyn Parker,...
12 weeks: What's the latest on Liberty soldier killing utility worker in Moore County?
CARTHAGE — Nearly 12 weeks after a Fort Liberty special operations soldier shot and killed a utility worker at his home, officials remain mum on the pending investigation, and court records in Moore County show no charges have been filed against the soldier. In a May 22 news release, Moore County Sheriff’s Office representatives said a Fort Liberty soldier shot and killed Ramzan Daraev, 35, of Illinois and originally from the Russian republic of Chechnya, about...
Daily Drop: This is Power Echols' Defense
North Carolina opens fall camp Monday night, and as the Tar Heels get into it, one thing is clear: This is Power Echols’ defense. In today’s Daily Drop, we discuss Echols saying this is his D, and the support he has on that claim from the most acclaimed UNC defender.
UNC, NC State football searching for end to ACC football title drought. Is this the year?
North Carolina and NC State have more in common in football than they’d like to admit. This year, the Wolfpack is a trendy pick in the ACC. Neither school has won the league in more than 40 years.
Pittie Mom Can’t Stop Crying For Her Puppies After Being Abandoned At Shelter
When Cinnamon – a red nose Pitbull girl – was dumped at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control shelter in North Carolina, she was absolutely heartbroken. She had been abandoned without her babies, and every time anyone stopped to talk to her, tears filled her eyes. This...
Medical debt relief of up to $4B possible for 2M North Carolinians
(The Center Square) – As much as $4 billion in debt for up to 2 million North Carolinians accumulated over the past 10 years can be eliminated, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says. The state Department of Health and Human Services will have responsibility to execute enhanced Medicaid reimbursement payments through the Healthcare Access and Stabilization Program. Lawmakers approved it last year. The debt relief proposal was...
Too few retailers check IDs when NC kids buy tobacco. That could jeopardize federal substance use treatment funds
North Carolina is teetering on the edge of losing roughly $5.4 million in federal funds for combating the opioid epidemic and supporting substance use disorder treatment. If the state doesn’t slash youth tobacco access, it could forfeit funding. But North Carolina’s tobacco laws have made that difficult. To...
Lifeguard severely injured saving 7-year-old boy from drowning says he would do it again
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (WTVD) - A young man working as a lifeguard is being hailed as a hero after he nearly lost his life saving a 7-year-old boy from drowning. Youssef Bounagui has been hospitalized for over a week after he was injured saving a 7-year-old boy from drowning. It’s been difficult for him, and he’s going to have to learn to walk again. But he says it was all worth it.
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