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NC students finding new ways of expression with Parents Bill of Rights in place
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — For the next nine months, students in school districts across North Carolina will have a new reality with the policies behind Senate Bill 49. SB 49 is also known as the Parents Bill of Rights and the "Don't Say Gay" law. The Parents Bill of...
Fayetteville: The most stressed city in North Carolina?
A recent study from WalletHub shows that Fayetteville has the most stressed residents in all of North Carolina. The study used data sets such as average weekly work hours and unemployment, divorce and suicide rates to compare more than 180 American cities, including the 150 most populated cities and at least two of the most populated cities in each state. ...
DWI Roundup: Woman strikes tree on Memorial Drive
A Greenville woman was arrested after she told police she briefly closed her eyes while driving and ran off the road, flipping the car, documents said. At 3:24 a.m. Aug. 19, Greenville Police Department officers responded to a vehicle wreck in the area of South Memorial Drive near West Moore Street, a redacted crash report said. That area is near Meadowbrook Park and Greenville Community Christian Church. The southbound vehicle...
ABC adding new warehouses to 2 stores
The Wilson County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is adding warehouse expansions to its existing warehouses at the Raleigh Road and Peppermill Drive stores. Wilson County ABC General Manager Larry Etheridge said the additions will not affect business on the front end. “We’re pretty much just adding on to some much needed warehouse space,” Etheridge said. “Customers won’t notice a difference […] The post ABC adding new warehouses to 2 stores first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Family of man with special needs who died in school parking lot speaks out: 'Took an innocent life'
The pain of losing a loved one was written all over Geraldine Alshamy's face. Her grandson, Dontarius Batts, 25, was nonverbal and autistic. He had been under the care of Roger Inge, 55, for almost 10 years. He had even been on vacation with Inge's family before.Alshamy and other loved ones can't understand why he would leave Batts in the car during an eight-hour work shift."You can't bring Dontae back," Alshamy said. "In your worst state of mind, they lock folks up for keeping animals in cars. Animals! You didn't see him more than an animal? You didn't stop to...
Multi-car crash leaves 1 dead and 3 injured in Harnett County
One person is dead, and three others injured after a multi-car crash in Dunn Friday night.It happened just before 9 a.m. in the 1000 block of Long Branch Road.According to investigators, when traveling west on Long Branch, a silver Ford Fusion crossed the center line and hit a Toyota Highlander.This caused the Toyota to roll over several times and hit a Kia Optima head-on where the car's passenger flew out of the windshield.The driver of the Ford died at the scene.The driver and passenger of the Kia were taken to a hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the Toyota was also taken to a hospital with serious injuries.No further information has been released at this time.
Before he was famous, a teenage J. Cole was a skating rink mascot in Fayetteville
Editor's note: This story, originally published in The Fayetteville Observer on Aug. 16, 2001, was written as part of the Observer's summer series "On the Job." In this installment, Round-A-Bout Skating Center employee Jermaine Cole, now Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist J. Cole, talks about his experience as the Roller Roo mascot. Cole was 16 at the time this story was published. When you're Fayetteville's premier party animal, you expect to put up with a few small problems. ...
Warriors bow 35-14 at Northern Nash
ROCKY MOUNT — A Hunt High varsity football team young in most spots showed promise but not enough to unseat host Northern Nash in Friday night’s season-opening clash at “Death Valley.” The Warriors of the 3-A Quad County Conference stayed with the 2-A/3-A Big East Conference Knights, who have played in the last two NCHSAA 3-A East Region championship games, […] The post Warriors bow 35-14 at Northern Nash first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Football highlights: Seventy-First survives; Terry Sanford QB has 5 TDs in first half
Seventy-First notched its 31st straight regular-season win in Friday's opener against historically strong Richmond Senior as DeAndre Nance accounted for three touchdowns and the Falcons held off the Raiders 35-28. In a physical battle on Loyd E. Auman Field, Seventy-First leaned on its superstars to pull ahead and controlled the ball late to...
St. Mary Health Center served with eviction notice by Basilica of St. Mary
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington’s only surgical dental clinic that offers free services to low-income patients has been served an eviction notice by the Basilica of St. Mary. It’s the latest move in months of back and forth between the Basilica and St. Mary Health Center over the space...
Fayetteville officials seeking public input to improve pedestrian safety
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Fayetteville city leaders want residents to give input on areas that are desperately in need of sidewalks and crosswalks. The City of Fayetteville is updating the pedestrian plan from 2018, which will identify where sidewalks and crosswalks are needed to create a more walkable and safer environment.
More than 500,000 claims made by people who were exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The U.S. Navy has nearly 546,000 claims from people who said they were exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune. These claims were made under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act. This is so people can get compensated from the government for any illnesses they have sustained from the water. Advocates and […]
New 64-unit apartment complex officially open
Tarek Johnson on Tuesday afternoon was upbeat about being among the first residents to settle into the new 64-unit East Haven Apartments. “It’s nice,” Johnson said. “It’s beautiful. I mean, I love everything about it.” Johnson, 33, was commenting after officials, community leaders, workers and local residents gathered under a large open tent for the official opening of a $16 million complex at the end of Glory Drive in the...
Mayor gives update on status of city manager
Mayor Sandy Roberson spoke Tuesday to an audience of Rotarians about the recent developments within the city’s leadership team with Keith Rogers Jr. having recently decided to take administrative leave from his post as city manager. Roberson, speaking at the Rocky Mount Rotary Club’s weekly luncheon gathering at the Benvenue Country Club, said that he and the City Council are committed to immediately start a search for a new day-to-day executive when the position becomes vacant. ...
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