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THP: 15-year-old sustains fatal injuries after crashing in Carter Co.
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A 15-year-old was fatally injured in a crash in Carter County Tuesday evening, according to a crash report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP). The THP said the crash took place in the 1500 block of Powder Branch Road at around 6:38 p.m. According to the report, a 15-year-old driver […]
Lifelong Ashe residents to start estate planning business
ASHE COUNTY — For some people, retirement just means the opportunity to find something else to do. That’s what lifelong Ashe County natives Pam Barlow and Ben Hurley have discovered with their recent decision to start Strategic Estate Planning of the High Country, LLC. Barlow, who just announced her decision to retire as Ashe County Clerk of Superior Court, will join Ben Hurley and his wife, Grier Hurley, forming the business as a way to help individuals make some of the most important decisions they...
Barlow to retire from Clerk of Superior Court
JEFFERSON — Pam Barlow has decided that this will be her final year serving as the Ashe County Clerk of Superior Court with her retirement set for Dec. 1. Barlow, who was born and raised in Ashe County, graduated from Ashe Central High School, Wilkes Community College and first began working in the Ashe County Clerk of Court’s office in 1996. Barlow was first elected as the Ashe County Clerk of Superior Court in 2006 and will hold that position until her retirement later this...
N.C. landlord accused of breaking into tenants’ home and killing their cat
MORGANTON, N.C. (TCN) -- Officials recently arrested a man on suspicion of breaking into his tenants’ home, killing their cat, and referencing the incident in a live video on social media. The Burke County Sheriff’s Office initially received a report of breaking and entering and animal cruelty on July...
Camp seeks to inspire medical careers for children of color in Charlotte
This week marked the fourth annual Kid Doc Summer Camp hosted by Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital at the Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy. The camp was founded in 2021 by Dr. Nikita Lindsay, a pediatrician at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Rock Hill Pediatrics, to increase the number of children of color interested in a medical career.
VIDEO: NFL Fans All Made The Same Cruel Joke After Strange Clip Surfaced Of Panthers QB Bryce Young Arriving At Training Camp
A video of Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young arriving at the team’s facility for training camp has gone viral for the wrong reason. Fans thought the diminutive QB looked more like a child headed to class than an NFL player as he showed up with a red T-shirt, shorts, sneakers, and an oversized backpack that didn’t do him any favors as it made him look smaller than he is.
Belk Deleverages as KKR, Hein Park Take Control
Belk Inc., the privately owned regional department store, has deleveraged and has new owners.Moody's Predicts Rise in Retail Debt Defaults On Tuesday, the Charlotte, N.C.-based Southeastern regional department store chain revealed that it deleveraged with its first and second lien lenders and its primary owner, the Sycamore Partners private equity firm. Through the transaction, certain of Belk’s existing lenders, including funds associated with global investment firm KKR, and Hein Park, an investment management firm focused on distressed debt, will take over a controlling interest of the business from Sycamore. Sycamore acquired Belk in 2015 for $3 billion. It previously had been owned...
$8.4M mansion leads Charlotte’s top home sales in June
The local businessman announced a week ago he’s selling controlling interest in the Charlotte Checkers, and his south Charlotte mansion that just sold for a record-breaking $8.4 million was Mecklenburg County’s most expensive home sale in June.
Parents, employees question spending at closed Charlotte school
It’s been about two months since a private school in Charlotte with 300 students announced it would not continue to operate in the fall. Some parents told the Charlotte Observer they weren’t surprised Northside Christian Academy closed and questioned the school’s spending. The Observer’s Rebecca Noel wrote...
Carolina Panthers are the NFL's most miserable fanbase, study finds
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have the most miserable fans in the NFL, according to a new survey that examined fan happiness of every professional sports team in North America. The survey, which was organized by Casino.org, found that 65% of Panthers fans believe there's no chance the...
Hundreds of Charlotte flights delayed
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nearly 25% of flights into and out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Monday are experiencing delays, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. By 4 p.m., Charlotte was experiencing 422 flights either delayed arriving or departing Charlotte, according to FlightAware. Photos submitted to WCNC Charlotte from...
Driver leads police chase through Charlotte, scrapes by another car at airport
Deputies chased a stolen car Tuesday morning that was driving erratically through York County. The driver, who police said was a minor, led a chase into Charlotte where they drove in the wrong direction and even hit a car at the airport.
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